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January 23, 2013

Newark mayor Cory Booker creates The Caliber Collection, bracelets made from seized guns

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January 23, 2013

Celebrities and everyday citizens reflect on President Obama's 2nd term

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January 23, 2013

First lady wears Naeem Khan to National Prayer Service

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January 17, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama debuts hairstyle with bangs on new Twitter account

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January 17, 2013

theGrio’s guide to the 2013 black inaugural experience

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January 17, 2013

Lawyer Kenneth Thompson, advocate for victims in high-profile cases, throws hat into ring for Brooklyn DA

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January 10, 2013

President Obama to be sworn in using Bibles of Dr. Martin Luther King and President Lincoln

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January 9, 2013

Are blacks to blame for the popularity of reality TV?

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January 9, 2013

Body of Shaniesha Forbes, 14, identified after being discovered on Brooklyn beach

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January 8, 2013

MSNBC’s huge ratings attributed to 61 percent increase in black viewership

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January 4, 2013

Study shows instilling black children with 'proud, informed, and sober' racial pride enhances learning

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January 3, 2013

Fantasia states on Instagram: 'Gay marriage is legal, but yet I'm judged'

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December 21, 2012

Security company sues George Zimmerman, his wife and his attorney for $27,000 in unpaid fees

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December 21, 2012

What's next for Rhonda Lee, meteorologist fired for Facebook comment on natural hair?

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December 21, 2012

9-year-old Brooklyn rapper memorializes Sandy Hook tragedy with his song 'Stop Da Violence'

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December 19, 2012

On the Sandy Hook tragedy: The God we know

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December 19, 2012

Lunch lady allegedly fired for giving needy student free lunches gets her job back

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December 17, 2012

Innocent Brooklyn man freed after year in prison

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December 12, 2012

Independence Party of New York accused of faking member numbers through voter confusion

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December 12, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama drops off 900 gifts for annual Toys for Tots drive

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