October 2009

10/30/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Wrap Up

By Shartia Brantley

6:41 PM on 10/30/2009

VIDEO - TheGrio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly preview of money matters and market updates for our community...
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Bernice King elected first female president of SCLC

By theGrio

12:24 PM on 10/30/2009

ATLANTA (AP) -- The Rev. Bernice King has been chosen to head the civil rights organization co-founded by her father, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr...
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7-year-old boy dragged by school bus

By theGrio

11:24 AM on 10/30/2009

VIDEO - Seven-year old Chisano Mutts is lucky to be alive after he was dragged nearly a block by his school bus...
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Cheerleading squad quits after alleged racial discrimination

By theGrio

10:50 AM on 10/30/2009

VIDEO - The cheerleading squad and coaches at Portland, Oregon's Lincoln High School have resigned. Principal Peyton Chapman confirmed that coaches Tori Cotton...
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Black artist's painting worth a surprise fortune

By theGrio

9:51 AM on 10/30/2009

VIDEO -They say a picture's worth a thousand words. For a Kentucky doctor, his newly purchased painting is worth dollars, possibly 250 thousand of them...
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How 'Rumble in the Jungle' shook up the world

By David Steele

9:30 AM on 10/30/2009

OPINION - For better or worse, the world - boxing and otherwise - has never been the same. It was one of the most memorable boxing matches of all time.
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Barbershop Buzz - executive compensation; how much is too much?

By Terrence Romney

8:45 AM on 10/30/2009

Executive Compensation - "How much is too much".
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Haitian prime minister fired by senate

By theGrio

8:36 AM on 10/30/2009

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- A Senate vote to remove Haiti's prime minister early Friday threatens to destabilize the political climate in the storm-torn nation and complicate efforts to attract much needed foreign investment...
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American Airlines launches travel site for black Americans

By Michael E. Ross

8:28 AM on 10/30/2009

OPINION - American Airlines has quietly jumped into the increasingly crowded niche travel market with BlackAtlas.com, a portal tailored to African-American travelers...
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Survivors say personal responsibility is key to beating breast cancer (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

7:53 AM on 10/30/2009

VIDEO - "Cancer was really foolish to attack my body," said Lesa Francis, who was diagnosed with breast cancer last December...
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Bernanke ignores history of black and white wealth rift

By William A. Darity and Darrick Hamilton

7:50 AM on 10/30/2009

Bernanke responded that the source of the problem was the lack of "financial literacy" and "financial education" on the part of blacks
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sgt. Crowley spotted together

By theGrio

4:50 PM on 10/29/2009

Boston TV station WBZ is reporting on its website that Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Sergeant James Crowley were seen together at a bar in Cambridge, MA...
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Madonna promises to bring light to Malawian village

By theGrio

3:35 PM on 10/29/2009

MPHANDULA, Malawi (AP) -- Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization...
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Shaq takes a shot at becoming an Ohio deputy

By theGrio

12:35 PM on 10/29/2009

Shaquille O'Neal is looking to continue a sideline career in law enforcement now that he's in Ohio playing for the Cavaliers.
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'Baggy pants' students reach agreement with bar

By theGrio

11:35 AM on 10/29/2009

Six black students from Washington University who say they were turned away from a Chicago bar said Wednesday they've reached an agreement with the business that will help them combat racial discrimination.
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Pregnant woman rescued from crashed car

By theGrio

10:10 AM on 10/29/2009

When they made it into the water they found a woman seatbelted inside. She had no pulse and was not breathing. Technically, she had drowned and was dead. And then they noticed, she was pregnant...
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Fox News and White House on speaking terms again

By theGrio

10:10 AM on 10/29/2009

The network confirmed a Politico report that Fox news executive Michael Clemente met at the White House on Wednesday with Robert Gibbs, President Barack Obama's press secretary.
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Magic has lost his luster with beef against Isiah

By Roland Laird

8:31 AM on 10/29/2009

OPINION -- As a rabid fan of 1980s NBA basketball, I was saddened to read last week that the friendship between Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas...
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Southern states 'opted-out' of civil rights too

By David A. Love

8:30 AM on 10/29/2009

OPINION - The Republicans have been reduced to their hyper-conservative core, which is united in a hatred of government...
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New black characters make Halloween options less scarce

By Beti Gathegi

8:29 AM on 10/29/2009

OPINION - For African-Americans this Halloween, it seems that there are more options than ever before.
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