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TODAY — President Obama once again proved his comedic chops at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner over the weekend, even when technical difficulties got in the way.

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ATTICA, N.Y. (AP) – Valentino Dixon’s colored pencil drawings evoke carefree days on the links, dewy greens, open spaces, fresh air enlivened by flowers and crisply trimmed fairways…


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theGRIO’s 100 – Nick Cave, 53, is a Chicago-based visual artist whose “Soundsuits” are bringing the fine art world a new appreciation of sound, performance and movement…

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theGRIO’s 100 – Solange recently reintroduced herself to the spotlight with the release of her new digital EP ‘True’..

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theGRIO REPORT – R&B singer Frank Ocean says that his first official album, the acclaimed ‘Channel Orange’, may also be his last, according to The Guardian…

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NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge in New York has given two years of probation to an artist who created the ‘HOPE’ poster that came to symbolize Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign…

Lifestyle
theGRIO REPORT – In an attempt to show that human beings are more than just black, brown and white, Angelika Dass placed her subjects in front of a wall painted in a Pantone color..

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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s untimely death in 1988 has not ended the reverence that art collectors have for his work…

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theGRIO Q&A – theGrio spoke with Glenn Ligon about art and self-expression, and the evolving place of black artists in the rarefied fine art community. Here is what he shared…

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SLIDESHOW – Did you ever think it would be possible to see your favorite deceased artist perform again?…

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NEW YORK (AP) – Estelle said she left the United Kingdom to pursue her career in America because performing rhythm & blues music back home was too tough…

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WASHINGTON (AP) – The first family wrapped up a busy weekend with a walk Sunday to the Corcoran Gallery of Art…

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 54th annual Grammy Awards…

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TheGrio ENTERTAINMENT — The legendary rock n’ roll artist, born James Marshall Hendrix, was born on November 27, 1942. Had he not died of a drug overdose on September 18, 1970, he would have turned 69 years old today.

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NEWS ONE – A new exhibit by Dominican artist Manuel Tony Peralta aims to explore the issues of skin color, hair texture, self-esteem and what it means to be Latino and black…