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Slideshow: TheGrio's most uplifting stories of 2010
8:05 AM on 12/30/2010
SLIDESHOW - These inspiring stories touched our hearts this year, and we definitely do not want to forget them...
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'Voices of Destiny' shout out from city of Compton
6:16 PM on 12/21/2010
VIDEO - At Compton's Greater Zion Church Family, Pastor Michael Fisher uses the power of music to help transform a city plagued by poverty and crime...
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Homeless man uses Internet to advocate for cause
5:32 PM on 12/20/2010
VIDEO - Erick Sheptock lives in a downtown D.C. shelter where he shares a 15-foot-by-18-foot room with eleven other men...
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Holidays are officially here! Obamas light up Xmas tree
1:28 PM on 12/10/2010
VIDEO - The Christmas tree was lit by thousands of bulbs and it is sure to light up city and bring the Holiday cheer to the White House...
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Mary J Blige's fragrance sends 25 women to college
3:51 PM on 12/07/2010
VIDEO - Mary J Blige empowers women not only through her hit songs such as "Real Life" and "No More Drama" but also through her new fragrance, "My Life"....
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Marsalis: Jazz helps you 'overcome tragic things'
2:03 PM on 12/03/2010
VIDEO - The Artistic Director of Jazz at Lincoln Center also discussed the inspiration behind his upcoming album...
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Bullet necklace gets sixth grader suspended
12:04 PM on 12/03/2010
VIDEO - Rob Smith wore the necklace to school for show-and-tell and now his parents fear that the situation has been blown out of proportion...
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Cosby takes message about education to the streets
4:12 PM on 11/24/2010
VIDEO - On Tuesday, Cosby went door to door with the superintendent of New Haven, CT to encourage children to stay in school...
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Slideshow: Rappers who have stayed out of the slammer
8:23 AM on 11/24/2010
SLIDESHOW - Here are some of those artists who, despite some of their mention of drugs in lyrics and "misdemeanor" behavior, have managed to stay out of jail...
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Denzel is 'Unstoppable' in his new upcoming film
3:00 PM on 11/09/2010
VIDEO - "I did everything that was asked of me," said Washington, "I ran on top of the train, I ran between cars...It'll never happen again."...
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Singer Dionne Warwick chats about life as she sees it
1:13 PM on 11/02/2010
VIDEO - In this interview with Meredith Vieira, the legendary Warwick talks about her new book, her first hit and her singing career...
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Slideshow: Rutgers rallies behind paralyzed player
5:42 PM on 10/29/2010
SLIDESHOW - LeGrand suffered an injury during the team's game against Army on Oct. 16 at the New Meadolands Stadium...
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Brandy 'holding out for a hero' in her love life
4:43 PM on 10/26/2010
VIDEO - "I haven't been in a serious relationship and been in love in 6 years," Brandy said, "so it's been a little while for me..."
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Kanye: Taylor Swift, others didn't deserve Grammys
1:12 PM on 10/22/2010
VIDEO - Kanye West claims that his complaints are not particularly about him, but about "things being fair for once."...
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Greene dodges questions, blames DeMint for recession
3:28 PM on 10/12/2010
VIDEO - Democrat Alvin Greene is unemployed, living with his parents, and has recently been indicted for showing pornography to a South Carolina college student...
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Slideshow: Faces of 'One Nation Working Together'
9:19 AM on 10/04/2010
SLIDESHOW - The rally was composed to labor union workers, progressives, gay activists, teachers, students, retirees and more...
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Rodney King to marry juror from police brutality trial
6:55 PM on 09/07/2010
theGRIO REPORT - King recently proposed to Cynthia Kelley who pushed to reward him $3.8 million dollars during his trial...
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Sidibe's mom steals spotlight on 'America's Got Talent'
12:27 PM on 09/03/2010
VIDEO - The Oscar nominee's mother says that she did not only contribute to the show but that it has helped her career by giving her exposure...
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Nancy Grace asks 'Who pushed Whitney Houston underwater?'
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Valentine's Day: Has technology made love letters obsolete?
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Black hair salons pamper women for Valentine's
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CBC Chair Emanuel Cleaver denies he called Obama budget 'nervous breakdown on paper'
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Rapper Too Short, in XXL column, gives boys advice to 'turn girls out'
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Valentine's Day: theGrio's favorite black romantic movies (SLIDESHOW)
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Whitney Houston and Brick City breakout artists: Music stars who call Newark home (SLIDESHOW)
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Presidential PDA: Barack and Michelle Obama's most romantic moments (SLIDESHOW)
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Slideshow: theGrio's best break-up songs of all time
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Grammy Awards 2012: Best and worst red carpet fashion
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New York magazine published picture of Obama evolving from ape to human
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Jeremy Lin's race matters and that's a good thing
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Are Democrats too eager to abandon President Obama?
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Nicki Minaj Grammys backlash: Has the rapper put her career at risk?
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Interracial relationships in the post-'Loving v. Virginia' age
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