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February 1, 2012
VIDEO - Back in 1974 a young Al Sharpton appeared on 'Soul Train' with Don Cornelius, and Rev. Sharpton's idol,…
January 30, 2012
SLIDESHOW - On this date in 1934, the Apollo Theater in New York City's Harlem district opened as a showcase…
November 7, 2011
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Hip hop heavyweights known as much for their fiery political lyrics as for their bass-pounding beats…
November 1, 2011
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Trustees who say they were unjustly removed from the charitable trust of the late soul singer…
October 30, 2011
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - James Brown's charitable trust had withered to just $14,000 and his estate was saddled with…
October 28, 2011
AIKEN, S.C. (AP) - James Brown's former manager has been sentenced to three years of home confinement on charges he…
October 17, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The "Godfather of Soul" was among several honorees to receive their award posthumously...
July 30, 2011
During his brilliant, troubled life, James Brown always called his own shots. So it wasn't a surprise that Brown set…
June 1, 2011
SLIDESHOW - In honor of Black Music History Month, here are 25 songs that speak to music's ability to evoke…
April 27, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Collins, who was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997, released his latest…
February 1, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - A new exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York will highlight these and…
December 23, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Motown was founded, Michael Jackson denied child molestation allegations and the Godfather of Soul died; this is an…
December 17, 2010
SLIDESHOW - George Washington freed his slaves, Ol' Dirty Bastard died and Booker T. Washington was commemorated on a coin;…
August 11, 2010
From Rolling Stone: Phelps “Catfish” Collins, the legendary funk guitarist who played with James Brown and Parliament/Funkadelic, died Friday in
April 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian Museum is bringing New York's Harlem to the nation's capital with the first-ever exhibit focused…
February 16, 2010
These albums introduced new textures and ideas into pop culture...
October 30, 2009
OPINION - For better or worse, the world - boxing and otherwise - has never been the same. It was…