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Obama urges those in Irene's path to prepare

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The week in pop culture: Rihanna slams sextape talk, Neighbors knock Chris Brown

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Colin Powell can set the record straight on Cheney

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Dedication of MLK Memorial postponed by Hurricane Irene

theGRIO REPORT - Organizers will need to consult with the National Park Service and obtain a new permit before they…
/ August 26, 2011

Why the hip-hop community still worships 'Scarface'

OPINION - What every rapper loves about Scarface is this -- it's the prototypical ghetto American dream...
/ August 26, 2011

Here comes Irene: Have we learned from Katrina?

theGRIO REPORT - Is there an ethnic component to the willingness, or unwillingness, of some to leave when authorities advise…
/ August 26, 2011

Zoe Saldana climbs up the A-list with 'Colombiana'

theGRIO REPORT - Zoe Saldana is back on the big screen playing an assassin fighting for the vengeance of her…
/ August 26, 2011

'One in a million': The loss of Aaliyah 10 years later

OPINION - As beautiful and talented as Aaliyah was, would she have been able to compete with today's female artists?...
/ August 25, 2011

Black Muslims should be very afraid of NYPD spying

OPINION - This is racial, ethnic and religious profiling dressed up as counter-terrorism surveillance...
/ August 25, 2011

Perry retreat co-host: MLK deserved no credit on civil rights

From TheGRIO - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will attend a retreat with a controversial evangelical "historian" who doubts Martin Luther…
/ August 24, 2011

Perry compares civil rights movement to tax cuts for billionaires

OPINION - To compare the noble goals of the civil rights movement to the nefarious political strategies of GOP hacks…
/ August 24, 2011

Does Gadhafi's fall spell doom for the Nation of Islam?

OPINION - Though Farrakhan has been a relevant voice for three decades, it is now time to hold leaders accountable,…
/ August 24, 2011

How the DSK decision is a win for culture of rape

OPINION - What we witnessed here is not justice. This dismissal is the result of an effective smear campaign...
/ August 24, 2011

Sharpton: No conflict being civil rights leader and TV host (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Sharpton sat down exclusively with theGrio's Todd Johnson to discuss his new MSNBC show...
/ August 23, 2011

'Punky' star recalls 'strange,' 'fun' with MJ in Jacuzzi

VIDEO - Soleil Moon Frye reveals she was one of the kid stars with whom Michael Jackson shared a hot…
/ August 23, 2011