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'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
7:48 AM on 02/15/2010
OPINION - 'Ameriville', which is currently on tour, uses the colliding forces of race, class, and politics in post-Katrina New Orleans to explore America's moral zip code...
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Doing the right thing in Haiti
8:39 AM on 01/15/2010
OPINION - If you cry for Haiti, let your tears mobilize you...
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KFC feels global heat over Australian ad
11:28 AM on 01/08/2010
OPINION - Some black folks are upset by a controversial KFC ad that has many claiming the company is perpetuating racist stereotypes...
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The 10 most important black films of the decade
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...
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Spare the rod, save your child
7:42 AM on 09/23/2009
OPINION - A study of more than 2,500 toddlers found that, for poor children as young as one, spanking is not only commonplace but promotes more aggressive behavior by age two...
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Black fathers are much farther along than many think
9:10 AM on 09/17/2009
OPINON - It's clear there is a growing, yet often unacknowledged, segment of black fathers...
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Welcome to the age of "No Child Left Un-Politicized"
2:30 PM on 09/08/2009
OPINION - Forget President Bush's "No Child Left Behind," this is the age of "No Child Left Un-Politicized.
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In civil rights revamp Holder should remember the Kennedys
9:22 AM on 09/02/2009
OPINION - In May 1962, then-Attorney General Robert Kennedy was asked: "What do you see as the big problem ahead for you? Is it crime or internal security?" "Civil rights," he replied...
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Pre-K education may be prison prevention
10:35 AM on 08/24/2009
OPINION -- High quality early childhood education programs can increase likelihood of high school graduation and employment; reduce welfare dependence, school dropout rates, and crime.
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Townhall SmackDown!
10:10 AM on 08/12/2009
OPINION - What do well-intentioned town hall meetings on health care reform and the WWE's "Friday Night SmackDown" have in common? Sadly, more than you might think.
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Limbaugh, Beck, and Dobbs play in dangerous race game
12:56 PM on 07/30/2009
Don't hate the player, hate the game. Even if President Obama never publicly utters these words, I have to think that he's probably already said them to himself just to keep his sanity amid the rising undercurrent of race-fueled, anti-Obama rhetoric that is finding favor in national media outlets. Like...
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Debating race is a true American pastime
7:57 AM on 07/26/2009
Where's Rodney King when you need him? Ever since Henry Louis Gates, Jr. was arrested last week for disorderly conduct after breaking into his own home, I've been thinking a lot about King...
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My return to Africa
9:04 AM on 07/08/2009
As President Obama prepares to visit Ghana on July 10 and 11th, I am reminded of the first time I journeyed there in 1997. For me, it was a life-changing event. I was on assignment for American Legacy magazine and what begun as a curious examination of the former slave...
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Unlocking the emotional intelligence of black men
8:40 AM on 06/19/2009
I was stuck. Emotionally marooned. What now seems like a lifetime ago, I recall trying as best I could to be a more loving partner in a relationship that was speeding toward Splitsville. She wanted me to share my feelings more, engage in heavy PDA (public displays of affection), and...
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- Clarence Thomas' wife's Tea Party ties are supremely disturbing
- Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
- How 'Bloody Sunday' changed America
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Van Jones returns: 'I'm more committed to the politics of hope now'
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Lee Daniels: We need to get out of 'Huxtable' mode
- Slideshow: 20 films that uplifted black America
- Slideshow: 15 films that hurt black America
- 'High School Musical' star Corbin Bleu talks to theGrio about new Broadway role
- Slideshow: The 25 most influential albums by African-Americans
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
- Charles Rangel should resign in light of ethics panel ruling
- Obama, Republicans clash at heated health summit
- Fox News contributor Angela McGlowan to run for Congress in Mississippi
- NY Gov. Paterson has mere $620G to battle $12 million-man Andrew Cuomo
- The new Obama is the old Obama
- AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
- Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
- First black figure skating pair leaps over color barriers & national borders
- Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
- Where's the diversity at the Winter Olympics?
- Slideshow: African-Americans at the Winter games
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- TheGrio's 100: Mary Spio, reaching beyond the stars
- TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
- TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
- TheGrio Reflects: The genius of Ray Charles
- TheGrio's 100: Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, battling breast cancer and more
- TheGrio's 100: Clarence Otis Jr, serving 400 million meals a year
- TheGrio Reflects: Malcolm X rails against complacent civil rights activists
- TheGrio Reflects: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul
- TheGrio Reflects: Muhammad Ali on Vietnam
- theGrio Reflects: The Story Of Emmett Till
- theGrio Reflects: the Underground Railroad
- theGrio Reflects: The 14th Amendment is adopted
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