contributors - Camilo Smith
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Respect for MLK can't be swept away by storm
6:00 AM on 08/28/2011
theGRIO REPORT - The postponed memorial dedication didn't dim the attitude that this was a triumphant moment for African-Americans...
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Is 'planking' harmless fun or fundamentally offensive?
12:04 PM on 06/29/2011
theGRIO REPORT - The concept of planking is becoming more and more visible in references made on Twitter by members of the hip-hop community
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What's behind Bill O'Reilly's beef with hip-hop?
2:37 PM on 06/17/2011
OPINION - Hip-hop's embrace of Bill O'Reilly and his caustic invectives is just as bad as this man dissing the culture and its progenitors...
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