September 2009
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Supreme Court to decide if local gun laws violate 2nd Amendment
4:49 PM on 09/30/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to decide whether strict local and state gun control laws violate the Second Amendment...
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6-year-old boy pleaded for his life; details emerge from trial
2:28 PM on 09/30/2009
A 6-year-old boy pleaded with his captors -- a man and his adult son -- as they stripped and sexually assaulted the child inside a mobile home before strangling him, a prosecutor told jurors Wednesday...
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Paul Pierce aims to curb childhood obesity
12:43 PM on 09/30/2009
VIDEO - Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce is concerned about the rate of childhood obesity. One-third of American kids are either overweight or obese...
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Michelle and Oprah make case for Olympics in Chicago
10:54 AM on 09/30/2009
VIDEO- The mayor, the president, the first lady and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some around town hope...
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Michael Jackson's estate sues "Heal the World Foundation"
10:00 AM on 09/30/2009
Michael Jackson's estate on Tuesday sued a foundation that bears the name of one of his most famous songs, "Heal the World." The federal court lawsuit claims...
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Two sides of Chicago: Olympic dream vs. violent nightmare
9:40 AM on 09/30/2009
OPINION - As Chicago aims to paint a picture of itself as a safe, clean and cosmopolitan metropolis, many of its working class neighborhoods on the south and west sides represent a rather stark contrast.
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$6,000 reward offered for info on Chicago beating suspects
9:32 AM on 09/30/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - Authorities in Chicago are offering $6,000 for information that leads to more arrests in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old honor student...
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Florida woman goes from liposuction to life support
8:47 AM on 09/30/2009
VIDEO - Rohie Kah-Orukotan went into the Weston Med Spa in Weston, Florida on Friday a healthy mother of three just looking to shed a few pounds...
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Obama: president or product?
8:30 AM on 09/30/2009
OPINION - Nine months after his ascension to the White House, President Obama is still an international phenomenon and quite possibly the greatest marketing tool of all time...
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Violent America makes for violent youth
7:36 AM on 09/30/2009
OPINION - We should abhor the actions of the young men who killed 16-year-old Chicago student Derrion Albert, but we should not be so quick to label it just another "black-on-black" inner city crime...
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Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich launch school tour in Philly
4:37 PM on 09/29/2009
The Rev. Al Sharpton and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich don't agree on much, but a meeting with a group of inner-city charter school students on Tuesday...
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NFL star Thomas Jones on life and love
1:52 PM on 09/29/2009
From essence.com> Forget all the stereotypes you've heard about Black ball players. In his quiet and humble way, New York Jets' Thomas Jones is redefining what it means to be a sports star as he takes care of his family and friends, finishes his Masters degree in education and builds...
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Nas' message about Chicago beating death
12:27 PM on 09/29/2009
From Bossip.com> Nas has hit the blogs regarding the 16 year-old honor student that was beaten and killed. The youth really should take heed to this message: Dear Young Warriors fighting the wrong wars! Killing each other is definitely played out. Being hurt from the loss of a love one...
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Fourth teenager arrested in Chicago beating death
11:49 AM on 09/29/2009
CHICAGO (AP) - A fourth teenager is due in court after being charged in the fatal beating of a 16-year-old Chicago honors student, who's described by family as a "great kid" who loved school...
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USC football player has throat surgery after freak accident
11:25 AM on 09/29/2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Southern California tailback Stafon Johnson is unlikely to play again this season after a falling weight bar crushed his neck and larynx...
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Finding a job while having an "ethnic" name
8:46 AM on 09/29/2009
OPINION - Does your name matter when it comes hiring decisions? Many times it does, and it even more so when you factor in race. In fact, the way names of people from different races are perceived...
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Don't throw out ACORN over a few bad seeds
8:33 AM on 09/29/2009
OPINION - ACORN has worked diligently to register individuals from disenfranchised neighborhoods, help construct schools, find affordable housing for the poor, and more.
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Raphael Saadiq says long live R&B, death to Auto-Tune
8:18 AM on 09/29/2009
VIDEO - Saadiq talks about the state of R&B today and why a reunion with his old bands isn't happening anytime soon.
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Giant banner of Obama as the Joker angers NAACP
7:39 AM on 09/29/2009
VIDEO - Emotions run high at a protest over a banner that depicts President Obama as the joker from batman. Some call it racist and disrespectful...
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Derek Luke talks new series, acting and dreams
7:00 AM on 09/29/2009
VIDEO - It's been nearly seven years since actor Derek Luke made his film debut in "Antwone Fisher." Recently, he portrayed Sean "Diddy" Combs in the biopic "Notorious."
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- 11-year-old caught in the middle of health reform mudslinging
- Heavy rains swamp camps holding Haiti's homeless
- Prosecutor pursuing 'all black people should leave Wal-Mart' remark
- Man posing as cop sexually assaults woman
- Rangers manager: I used marijuana, amphetamines
- Obama skips Asia trip to push health care bill
- Presidential disrespect goes prime-time in Obama's Fox interview
- Baller-in-chief: Obama's 'March Madness' bracket scores well
- Conservatives use abortion issue to court African-Americans
- Will Michael Jackson's new music be a thriller for fans?
- Could 2010 be the year of the black Republican?
- Five reasons Tiger will come roaring back
- Robert Townsend turns serious with 'Diary of a Single Mom'
- DMX sentenced to six months in Phoenix jail
- Oprah to appear in sex-abuse, defamation trial
- Slideshow: TV's black child stars - where are they now?
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Jackson estate lands largest recording deal ever
- Maryland trying to secede from the South
- Obama effigy hung at RI school with fired teachers
- Paterson claims he made initial scandal leak
- Obama signs jobs bill: 'By no means enough'
- House Dems on track for vote on $940 billion health bill
- Ed Secretary: Ban NCAA teams with low grad rates
- Ex-porn star reveals purported Tiger texts
- The 15 most memorable 'March Madness' moments
- Tiger's aura gone, probably for good
- Coach on coke: Rangers' Ron Washington tests positive for drugs
- Tiger's return may be most watched golf event ever
- Arenas: 'I deserve to be punished' for gun prank
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Lawmakers fight to finish health reform
- Kucinich switches vote, will back health reform
- Late-innings hardball in health care push
- Michelle Obama talks to anti-obesity food giants
- It's 'do or die' week for health care reform - how did we get here?
- Obama delays Asia trip to deal with health care
- Made in America: Black-owned businesses blaze trails on our soil
- GOP questions Boys & Girls Clubs' executive salaries
- Is the average single black woman really worth just $5?
- 'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Barbershop Buzz: Should 'No Child Left Behind' be left behind?
- Teen dies after being pushed into traffic
- Children help mother deliver fourth child
- Missing woman's body found stuffed into bedframe
- Congressional Black Caucus calls current jobs bill 'inadequate'
- Paterson's press secretary resigns amid scandal
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
- TheGrio Reflects: Malcolm X rails against complacent civil rights activists
- TheGrio Reflects: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
- TheGrio Reflects: Muhammad Ali on Vietnam
- theGrio Reflects: The Story Of Emmett Till
- theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad
- theGrio Reflects: The 14th Amendment is adopted
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