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theGrio Reflects: The Story Of Emmett Till

12:10 PM on 12/20/2009

VIDEO - In light of the discovery of raided graves at the cemetery where he was buried, theGrio looks back at the life of lynching victim Emmett Till...

12/18/09 - theGrio & CNBC Market Wrap Up

By Shartia Brantley

4:45 PM on 12/18/2009

VIDEO - TheGrio and CNBC team up to deliver a weekly wrap up of money matters and market updates for our community...

Scientists find subconscious racism in television characters

By theGrio

1:18 PM on 12/18/2009

The scientists studied interactions between television characters. They found that even when the characters were having a positive interaction, the body language and facial expressions of white characters was more likely to be unfavorable when they were interacting with black characters

Mayor set to sign DC's gay marriage bill

By theGrio

10:57 AM on 12/18/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Same-sex marriages in the nation's capital will come one step closer when Washington's mayor signs the bill at a public ceremony...

Alicia Keys' new album proves to be under par

By theGrio

10:34 AM on 12/18/2009

REVIEW - What's unfortunate is that "The Element of Freedom," Keys' fourth studio release, does not have a jam as outstanding as her past hits. Most of the songs are mediocre...

Obama's approval rating slips but blacks show steady support (VIDEO)

By Todd Johnson

10:06 AM on 12/18/2009

VIDEO - The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows a 47 percent approval rating for President Barack Obama...

Chris Henry's missteps don't outshine memories of a good heart

By Glenn Minnis

9:01 AM on 12/18/2009

OPINION - In the ego-driven world of professional sports, it says a lot about a player, about man when all of his teammates seem to genuinely share an affinity for him.

Snoop Dogg is off-field savior for high school football team

By theGrio

8:38 AM on 12/18/2009

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Snoop Dogg is more than a rapper -- he's a football inspiration. Crenshaw High School's team is undefeated this season...

Government urges judge to reverse ruling over ACORN funding

By theGrio

8:30 AM on 12/18/2009

NEW YORK (AP) - The government has asked a federal judge to let it cut ACORN's funding, saying a report commissioned by the embattled community activist reinforces Congress' concern about misuse of federal funds...

Bankers' bonuses benefit Main Street

By Javier E. David

7:11 AM on 12/18/2009

OPINION - Amid all the sound and fury generated by banking bonuses, left unspoken are the external benefits that those amounts provide to large states.

Man exonerated after 35 years in prison

By theGrio

6:04 AM on 12/18/2009

VIDEO - A man who spent 35 years in prison has been freed after DNA evidence exonerated him of raping a child.

Oprah donates $1.5 million to inner city school in Atlanta

By theGrio

5:49 AM on 12/18/2009

ATLANTA (AP) - A private middle school in inner city Atlanta has received $1.5 million from Oprah Winfrey...

Queens city council considering naming street after Sean Bell

By theGrio

3:25 PM on 12/17/2009

Members of the Queens city council are considering naming a street after Bell in remembrance of him. They will vote on renaming a section of Liverpool Street, 'Sean Bell Way.'

Texting fan arrested for harassing Ashanti's mother

By theGrio

1:04 PM on 12/17/2009

The mother of R&B star Ashanti says she was terrorized by a crazed fan who was obsessed with her daughter.

Music executive raises $20,000 to lay Detroit's deceased to rest

By theGrio

12:00 PM on 12/17/2009

After recently launching "May WE Rest in Peace", a non-profit organization to give back to the city of Detroit, music executive Shanti Das has been able to raise $20,000 since its initial beginnings in October...

Tiger's action figure is hot stocking stuffer

By theGrio

10:22 AM on 12/17/2009

VIDEO - "We thought it was going to be bad, as soon as the scandal happened. This has been the first athlete that had a problem that we've been able to sell their product."

Police: Bengals' Henry dies day after dispute

By theGrio

10:14 AM on 12/17/2009

A popular pro football player with the Cincinnati Bengals has died after falling out of the bed of a moving truck being driven by his fiancée.

Man confesses to 1988 murder

By theGrio

9:52 AM on 12/17/2009

VIDEO - For more than 20 years Phoenix, Arizona police detectives had few clues in the murder of 78-year-old Marlon Darton.

Caught on tape: Taxi cab shoot out

By theGrio

9:51 AM on 12/17/2009

Dash cam video from a state trooper's car in Connecticut caught a dramatic shootout between the officer and a suspected gang member. The tape of the January 10th incident was just released today...

Obama's approval rating weighed down by concern

By theGrio

9:21 AM on 12/17/2009

VIDEO - It's the toughest polling news for President Obama since he took office. The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows that Americans are worried...

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