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Rangel represents hope lost in Harlem
Rangel represents hope lost in Harlem

OPINION - At the end of the day it is the people of Harlem that really matter and no matter how this works out for him, it's a sad time for them...

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Essence's white fashion editor caught up in off-color controversy
Essence's white fashion editor caught up in off-color controversy

OPINION - The furor over Essence magazine's hiring of a white fashion editor is shortsighted and disheartening on so many levels...

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How familial DNA can help crime victims
How familial DNA can help crime victims

OPINION - Familial DNA searches could reduce the number of black crime victims by putting more perpetrators behind bars, and solve cold cases affecting our communities...

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New film exposes naked truth of Hefner's civil rights activism
New film exposes naked truth of Hefner's civil rights activism

REVIEW - Did you know that the NAACP gave Hugh Hefner a special award? What about the fact that Alex Haley conducted the first interview for the magazine?...

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Slideshow: Stars who should run for political office
Slideshow: Stars who should run for political office

SLIDESHOW - Inspired by Wyclef's potential presidential run, here are theGrio's picks for performers who should give politics a try...

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Urban artwork takes center stage in NYC
Urban artwork takes center stage in NYC

VIDEO - Off the beaten path, there is another art scene -- one where many up-and-coming artists are thriving, just waiting to make it big...

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theGRIO SPEAKS

Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III

Political Scientist & Radio Host

Rangel represents hope lost in Harlem

9:10 AM on 07/30/2010

OPINION - At the end of the day it is the people of Harlem that really matter and no matter how this works out for him, it's a sad time for them...
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Lola Adesioye

Writer and Social Commentator

Essence's white fashion editor caught up in off-color controversy

9:04 AM on 07/30/2010

OPINION - The furor over Essence magazine's hiring of a white fashion editor is shortsighted and disheartening on so many levels...
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Shamara Riley

Editor of BookerRising.net

How familial DNA can help crime victims

9:01 AM on 07/30/2010

OPINION - Familial DNA searches could reduce the number of black crime victims by putting more perpetrators behind bars, and solve cold cases affecting our communities...
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Shanta N. Covington

theGrio Contributor

New film exposes naked truth of Hefner's civil rights activism

8:41 AM on 07/30/2010

REVIEW - Did you know that the NAACP gave Hugh Hefner a special award? What about the fact that Alex Haley conducted the first interview for the magazine?...
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Dr. Boyce Watkins

Author and Finance Professor at Syracuse University

Is Obama's media blitz brilliant or will it backfire?

10:47 AM on 07/29/2010

OPINION - The age of the Internet requires a new style of connected interaction and leadership that makes our president touchable for those whom he claims to represent...
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Monique W. Morris

Author and Social Justice Advocate

Why the battle over immigration reform is far from over

8:40 AM on 07/29/2010

OPINION - While the most contentious parts of the debate in Arizona is on pause, the broader argument is just gearing up in other states and it is far from over in Congress...
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Mike McCray

Music Contributor

Prima donna or just proud? The Dez Bryant dilemma

8:25 AM on 07/29/2010

OPINION - Few things infuriate fans like a kid who's lived half as long, making 100 times as much, refusing to do something so trivial...
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Angela Burt-Murray

Editor-in-Chief, Essence

Essence: White editor won't diminish our love of black women

2:40 PM on 07/28/2010

OPINION - The things I think should most upset people and inspire boycotts and Facebook protests, often seem to go relatively unnoticed...
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Marc Morial

President and CEO of the National Urban League

Urban League at 100: Pledging to put black America back to work

1:02 PM on 07/28/2010

OPINION - The nation's economic recovery depends upon a commitment to creating family-sustaining jobs and the education and training to prepare for them...
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Recovery loses speed as consumers turn cautious

By theGrio

11:03 AM on 07/30/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumers spent less, companies slowed their restocking of shelves and the nation's trade deficit dragged more on the economy in the April-to-June quarter...
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Black Eyed Peas' 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6M downloads

By theGrio

10:21 AM on 07/30/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - The milestone was announced Friday and confirmed by Nielsen SoundScan. For the group's leader, will.i.am, the moment is about much more than the song...
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Doctors: More blacks must participate in medical trials

By theGrio

9:24 AM on 07/30/2010

VIDEO - Medical oncologist Dr. Sandra Swain is leading a new initiative at Washington Hospital Center to recruit more African American patients in trials...
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Mother's death in NYC fire is ruled a murder-suicide

By theGrio

4:14 PM on 07/29/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - A single mother apparently slit the throats of her three children, then sat with them and her toddler in their burning home until she died from smoke inhalation last week...
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Caught on tape:Store clerk disarms would-be robber

By theGrio

4:05 PM on 07/29/2010

VIDEO - The manager of a Chicago cell phone store says it was just instinct that prompted him to spring into action and fight off an armed robber Tuesday evening...
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Florida tax collector makes calls more pleasant

By theGrio

3:34 PM on 07/29/2010

VIDEO - You pick up the phone to call a business or government office and you're stuck listening to a pre-recorded message, but Darlene Spence was tasked with creating a new greeting...
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Black journalists react to Sherrod vs. Brietbart

By Jennifer H. Cunningham

3:04 PM on 07/29/2010

theGRIO REPORT - Some African-American journalists and public relations professionals expressed mixed feelings over Shirley Sherrod's plans to sue...
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Ethics panel accuses Rangel of 13 violations

By theGrio

2:40 PM on 07/29/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Sixty years ago I survived a Chinese attack in North Korea and as a result I haven't had a bad day since," Rangel told reporters earlier Thursday...
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Convicted DC sniper claims conspirators in interview

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 07/29/2010

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Convicted DC sniper Lee Boyd Malvo tells actor William Shatner on a cable TV special that he and his partner tried to recruit fellow shooters for their 2002 spree...
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Mom, kids rescued after near-drowning in pond

By theGrio

1:25 PM on 07/29/2010

VIDEO - A Minnesota mother and her two children are alive and well today after the vehicle they were in crashed into a pond...
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Police officer runs over homeless woman with car

By theGrio

1:12 PM on 07/29/2010

VIDEO - She's identified as 48-year-old Joann Burton. Her family doesn't know how long she had been sleeping in the park but says the bad economy had been tough on her...
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Barbershop Buzz: Is Rangel's reputation ruined?

By Terrence Romney

12:17 PM on 07/29/2010

VIDEO - As the ethics controversy evolves, has the 80-year-old congressman's legacy been irrevocably damaged?...
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