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Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)

7:23 AM on 12/25/2009

OPINION - There's a lot of misinformation about Kwanzaa. Kwanzaa is really the story of a people; where we were, where we are, and where we are going...

Africa sees massive growth in mobile web usage

By theGrio

12:00 PM on 12/24/2009

From the deserts of Libya to the plains of Tanzania Facebook is fast becoming the continent's most visited mobile site as Africans use their phones to access the internet, according to a new report.

Senate health care overhaul is far from the perfect Christmas gift

By Rani G Whitfield

8:24 AM on 12/24/2009

OPINION - In November, former President Bill Clinton gave Senate Democrats some no-nonsense political advice in regards to health care reform: just pass something...

Baseball great Curt Flood gave us a remarkable Christmas gift

By Michael E. Ross

8:18 AM on 12/24/2009

OPINION -- It wasn't the usual kind of Christmas present you'd expect an employee to give his boss at the end of a productive year...

Senate passes landmark health care overhaul with 60-39 vote

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7:39 AM on 12/24/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The U.S. Senate has passed President Barack Obama's landmark health care overhaul in a climactic Christmas Eve vote...

First African-American in space among four joining Hall of Fame

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5:47 AM on 12/24/2009

Two astronauts who were off the planet during separate American tragedies over the past decade...

Michael Vick wins Eagles' courage award

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3:47 PM on 12/23/2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Michael Vick's peers appreciate his tough journey back to the NFL. Vick won the Ed Block Courage Award, voted on by his teammates on the Philadelphia Eagles, after the once-disgraced star quarterback returned...

Fiancee of late Bengals' Henry: He changed my life

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2:39 PM on 12/23/2009

WESTWEGO, La. (AP) -- Chris Henry's fiancee wept as she spoke about the late Cincinnati Bengals receiver Tuesday, saying that while she often got credit for helping him stay clear of trouble, he changed her life as well...

Sunday morning TV talk shows need to break color barrier

By theGrio

1:52 PM on 12/23/2009

Three years ago, Stephanie Jones, who heads the National Urban League Policy Institute, criticized the "paucity" of blacks on TV's five leading Sunday morning news talk shows.

The 10 most important black films of the decade

By Cheo Tyehimba

10:20 AM on 12/23/2009

OPINION - For most readers, every "best of" list has a few near misses and at least one curious "WTF?" item that suggests the reviewer...

Blacks without banks count on check cashing alternatives

By Alex Presha

10:06 AM on 12/23/2009

VIDEO - Nearly one third of African-Americans use financial services like check cashing places in addition to their banks, a recent FDIC study says. But one in five black households don't have a bank account at all...

Caught on tape: Officer uses racial slurs in argument

By theGrio

9:56 AM on 12/23/2009

A uniformed Houston police officer, while moonlighting as security, was found using foul language and racial slurs.

Black advocates want more help for the unemployed

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9:44 AM on 12/23/2009

PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- In the battle against black unemployment, places like the Opportunities Industrialization Center are ground zero...

NFL finally comes to on impact of head trauma

By Milton Kent

9:36 AM on 12/23/2009

OPINION - On October 28, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell was slammed about a House Judiciary Committee hearing room like a quarterback facing a blitz.

Woman held in Hawaii after Michelle Obama threat

By theGrio

8:25 AM on 12/23/2009

HONOLULU (AP) - A woman accused of telling the Secret Service she would "blow away" Michelle Obama was in federal custody as the Obama family planned to travel to Hawaii...

Caught on tape: Man run over by car

By theGrio

5:01 PM on 12/22/2009

VIDEO - A Florida man is recovering after being run over during a dispute over a parking space.The brutal incident was caught on tape...

Ndamukong Suh is AP College Football Player of the year

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4:24 PM on 12/22/2009

NEW YORK (AP) - Nebraska defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh bulled past the guys who play the glamour positions and proved you don't have to score touchdowns...