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Can Ebony survive? 5 questions for black media in the digital age
8:50 AM on 09/28/2009
OPINION - Ebony Magazine had become the Black Pope of American media: Well respected, but not taken seriously. The cold, hard truth is that when people open a copy of...
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A whole bunch of G-20 racket, but is anybody listening?
6:46 AM on 09/25/2009
OPINION - No one is going to respond to protesters if they don't know what in the heck these groups are protesting about. The president is right on the money with this one...
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Race is Obama's Catch-22
5:47 AM on 09/22/2009
OPINION - If you think anti-Obama outbursts have nothing to do with Obama being black, you need to open a history book...
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U of Michigan's "optional" practices highlight need for reform
10:00 AM on 09/18/2009
OPINION -- The University of Michigan football team has a storied tradition when it comes to winning. The program is equally storied when it comes to making money by putting athletes...
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Stop hating on black female athletes
7:44 AM on 09/15/2009
OPINION - We need to stop putting black women in a box. They don't all belong in the socially dirty box, and they don't belong in the pure, sweet and innocent box.
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- Has there been an Obama effect in the fashion industry?
- Lyfe Jennings' 'I Still Believe' looks out for ladies
- 'Bed Intruder' songster turning fame into a future
- Slideshow: theGrio's 15 favorite female MC's
- Why Twitter spells trouble for some pro athletes
- Threats from Carmelo's Twitter feed stir scandal
- Obama ends Iraq combat effort: Time to turn page
- Alvin Greene dances during radio interview
- The Obamas dish on their daughters' doings
- Black Caucus Foundation to probe its scholarships
- Obama honors troops as Iraq combat mission ends
- Congressional Black Caucus bogged down by new ethics scandal
- USA Basketball needs more from its bench
- Jim Brown skipping Browns' ring ceremony in team rift
- Tiger Woods moves into new apartment in downtown Manhattan
- Nev. regulators probing Jordan son's partying
- Victorious St. Lucia soccer player shot dead in NY
- Jordan, Bobcats make donation to NC schools
- Slideshow: A black women's guide to 'Eat Pray Love'
- Slideshow: Creative cuts of Bronner Bros. Hair Show
- Aloha, Obama! A hometown tour of the Hawaiian islands
- Urban artwork takes center stage in New York City
- How African-Americans can travel on a budget
- Slideshow: Feelin' the beat at annual Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival
- Study: Depression, anxiety still affecting Katrina kids
- 11-year-old 'Lion King' actress gets blood transplant
- HIV-positive singer admits to unprotected sex in court
- Doctors prescribe swim lessons for kids this summer
- Obesity rates improve for some, continue to increase for black girls, study shows
- Fantasia's reported suicide attempt highlights stigma in black community
- War -- what is it good for when people are out of work?
- 8/30/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
- 1 in 10 Americans with a mortgage face foreclosure
- Obama's stimulus created up to 3.3 million jobs, CBO says
- 9 states, DC named 'Race to the Top' grant winners
- Carol's Daughter founder shares her business secrets
- Wendell Pierce plays dual roles as actor and activist in New Orleans
- Re-enactors keep memory of black Civil War troops
- Child trapped in blaze for 2 hours, escapes unscathed
- $47 million in grants to help Haiti's hungry
- Nigeria tailor-makes a yam-packed 'Sesame Street'
- Motivational speaker finds inspiration helping homeless
- Eddie Johnson's actions are par for course in today's politics
- Why DC's dueling rallies confirm there are two Americas
- Where has all the great black satire gone?
- 'My Mic Sounds Nice' stands up for the female MC
- Beck's meaningless rally won't make history books
- Katrina's lessons still not learned 5 years later
- 'Takers': A colorblind caper in classic mold
- 'Black August': New film puts spotlight on 'political prisoners' in US
- Sex, suicide and a new album: Is Fantasia for real?
- 'If God Is Willing' gives Katrina victims a chance to rise
- 'Lottery Ticket' has laughs but lacks class of past black comedies
- Eat Pray Love's Viola Davis does big things with small roles
- Rep. Johnson admits to awarding relatives CBC scholarships
- Southern Sudan to purge child soldiers from army
- Obama: There's 'no magic bullet' to rescue economy
- Housing shortage prices some blacks out of New Orleans
- '63 March on Washington couple returns to 'reclaim the dream'
- Paterson slammed for saying 'westernized' Muslims
- 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
- Private colleges 'act local' with financial aid
- America needs more college grads: How HBCUs can help
- New Orleans charter schools redefine education reform
- Grim graduation rates for black males highlight racial gap
- Education reform is a test America must pass
- Teachers unions are real roadblock to education reform
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