November 2009
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Caught on Tape: Bouncers beat two men out side Jay-Z's club
5:27 PM on 11/30/2009
VIDEO - Police plan to file charges against several bouncers who were videotaped beating two men outside a nightclub co-owned by hip-hop star Jay Z.
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From the 'Blind Side' to the bright side
4:43 PM on 11/30/2009
VIDEO - The Blind Side tells the story of the Tuohy family's unlikely addition...
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Tyler Perry sued for copyright infringement
1:03 PM on 11/30/2009
'Precious' producer Tyler Perry is being sued by the estate of gospel singer/songwriter Bertha James.
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Curator of historic African-American collection dies at 62
11:47 AM on 11/30/2009
Avery Clayton, who carried on the work of his mother, Mayme Clayton, by establishing a library and museum in Culver City, Calif., for her major collection of African-American artifacts, died Thursday. He was 62...
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Supreme Court rejects death row inmate's appeal
10:24 AM on 11/30/2009
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal from a California death row inmate who was convicted in the gruesome murders of four people in 1983...
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Atlanta set for mayoral runoff election
10:13 AM on 11/30/2009
ATLANTA (AP) - The Nov. 3 election set up a hard-fought runoff battle that's expected to break down largely along racial lines when voters return to the polls Tuesday.
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Ice Cube directs L.A. Raider documentary for ESPN
10:00 AM on 11/30/2009
The same man that said the infamous line, "Stop giving juice to the Raiders...cause Al Davis ain't never paid us" on "Wrong N*gga To F*ck With" is doing just that...
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Serena faces more fines and 2-year probation for tirade
9:43 AM on 11/30/2009
Serena Williams was fined at least a record $82,500 for her U.S. Open tirade and could be suspended from that tournament if she has another "major offense" ...
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Now we know that Tiger is human
9:00 AM on 11/30/2009
OPINION - Why do we as a society so regularly expect and demand that the best of our athletes become superhuman?
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Police: Suspect in police killings may be wounded
8:50 AM on 11/30/2009
VIDEO - A suspect in the slaying of four police officers who were gunned down in a suburban coffee shop was surrounded by police at a Seattle house...
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Woods speaks up, says crash is 'private matter'
8:47 AM on 11/30/2009
WINDERMERE, Fla. (AP) -- Despite presenting his side of the car-crash story and asking that it remain "a private matter," Tiger Woods may still not be in the clear...
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Charles Rangel faces 'serious' challenge in former staffer
8:00 AM on 11/30/2009
VIDEO - Rangel has represented Harlem for nearly 40 years. His office called the challenge from Morgan, "serious." The announcement comes...
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11/30/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview
7:30 AM on 11/30/2009
VIDEO - TheGrio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly preview of money matters and market updates for our community...
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Couples are encouraged to adopt minority kids
5:37 AM on 11/30/2009
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - State and nonprofit agencies are encouraging minority families to consider adoption, as more black and mixed race children are in need...
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Layoffs lead to start-ups of new black businesses
9:40 PM on 11/29/2009
The saying "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade" seems easy until you're faced with exactly that prospect...
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Why any old job ain't good enough
9:22 PM on 11/29/2009
OPINION - It never ceases to amaze me that with all the strides people of color have made, we are still having this conversation about decent wages with health insurance and retirement security.
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Three ways unemployment is straining black families
9:20 PM on 11/29/2009
OPINION - It stands to reason that as poverty and unemployment rates increase for black men, they will experience much more anger and frustration...
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Tiger Woods cancels another meeting with police
4:39 PM on 11/29/2009
State troopers are looking for answers about the accident in which the Windermere police chief said Woods' wife, Elin, used a golf club...
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Love's lessons from loss
8:23 AM on 11/29/2009
OPINION - People say that there is no greater loss than the death of one's child. I had no idea that I would experience that pain firsthand...
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Forget holidays; caring should be year-round activity
8:16 AM on 11/29/2009
OPINION - Should we really set aside just one or two days a year to prove ourselves grateful and thankful, or to help our fellow man?
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- Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
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- The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
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- Jayson Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
- Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
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- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
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- Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
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- Obama's last stand on health care reform
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
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