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Game Changers: A son builds on father's legacy of activism
3:20 PM on 05/18/2012
In 1966, at the peak of the Civil Rights Movement, national and local activists around the country united around a common theme: building opportunities for the next generation of black leadership...
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Pittsburgh choir helps black boys find their voice
2:48 PM on 05/11/2012
In Pittsburgh, the Afro American Music Institute has used music as an unexpected gateway to life skills and academic success for young black men...
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Game Changers: Milwaukee's occupy the hood
12:48 PM on 04/26/2012
Where are tomorrow's leaders who will stand up to city hall politicians and demand economic justice?
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Game Changers: Stopping the prison pipeline
1:24 PM on 04/13/2012
This system may be the reason young Black men and boys are criminalized and over-incarcerated relative to others groups...
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Game Changer, A Song for Trayvon
1:09 PM on 04/06/2012
For the Game Changers Project, a national media initiative to reframe the images and perception of black males in the media, the Trayvon Martin case hits close to home...
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Dream Chaser: Formerly impoverished teen writes novel
2:41 PM on 03/23/2012
Kyle Chais, The once homeless young man recently got his first book, "Nameless," published by Simon & Schuster...
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Public Enemy's Chuck D hosts 'Operation Skid Row' in LA
12:29 PM on 03/16/2012
GAME CHANGERS: Recently, the Los Angeles Community Action Network organized 'Operation Skid Row,' a benefit festival for the city's homeless hosted by rap legend Chuck D of Public Enemy...
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Pittsburgh arts group mentors black youth
11:42 AM on 03/09/2012
GAME CHANGERS - Being a teenager today is not easy, especially if you're a young black male in the foster care system...
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Game Changer: Filmmaker is re-framing the mainstream
7:32 AM on 01/13/2012
According to the 2005 US Census, 45% of American children under the age of 5 belong to minority groups...
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Philly hip hop producer/MC inspires through music and mentoring
1:04 PM on 10/21/2011
In Philadelphia, a city where a black male has almost as much a chance of getting a job as being struck by lightning...
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In Oakland, Oscar Grant's uncle continues the fight
12:34 PM on 10/20/2011
VIDEO - These days, Cephus "Uncle Bobby" Johnson is a regular at nearly every community event in Oakland, Ca...
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Educator maintains black-owned business for 40-plus years
5:36 PM on 08/12/2011
These are hard times. Generational shifts and a crushing economic recession have forced many black-owned businesses to merge or shut down...
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Filmmaker documents sexism, misogyny in hip-hop
5:05 PM on 08/12/2011
Byron Hurt is an award-winning filmmaker, activist and lecturer. But most of all, he is a brother who takes on issues like sexism, misogyny and hyper-masculinity in hip-hop...
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Nation's only school district to take on educating black males
6:00 AM on 07/01/2011
We've all heard the negative stats about the "achievement gap" in education for black males so often they've lost all shock value. However, rarely do we hear about programs addressing the problem at the root...
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Do you have AeroSoul?
6:00 AM on 06/29/2011
What are the stories behind graffiti art and why is the tradition so honored...
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The man who helped Air Jordan take flight
6:00 AM on 06/15/2011
Ask anyone who's ever bought a pair of "Air Jordan" sneakers the name of the man who helped launch the most successful brand in basketball shoe history...
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Game Changers - What does it take?
6:00 AM on 05/09/2011
According to the National Student Clearing House, 46% of Philadelphia's black males did not graduate from high school last year. This is absolutely unacceptable...
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Game Changers - NY1 Reporter Dean Meminger works to silence the violence
6:00 AM on 05/05/2011
Concerned with rising youth violence, President Obama launched the Forum on Youth Violence Prevention in 2010. Since then, the program focus on "youth-on youth" violence and bullying has worked to turn the tide...
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Game Changers - Black Enterprise 101
1:57 PM on 05/02/2011
According to the US Census Bureau's Survey of Business Owners, the number of black-owned businesses launched in the last eight years is triple the national rate. Despite the worst recession since the Great Depression, African Americans continue to invest in themselves. ..
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Former NOLA politician offers life lessons on stage
6:00 AM on 04/07/2011
New Orleans the second most corrupt city in the nation. In 2007, Oliver Thomas, a once-favored candidate for mayor in New Orleans, was convicted of bribery charges and sentenced to 3 years in federal prison...
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Will Smith smacks reporter who tries to kiss him in Moscow (VIDEO)
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Miami Heat shut down after Indy meltdown; scrap practice
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Rihanna talks about debut acting role in 'Battleship' and new TV show (VIDEO)
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Judge, lawyers drained Rosa Parks estate says attorney
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Slideshow: Female R&B singers turned movie stars
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Michelle Obama: Province in Italy dedicates 1,400-year-old olive tree to first lady
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Slideshow: Butt-kicking women of color on big screen
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Donna Summer dead: Remembering her greatest songs (SLIDESHOW)
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Tyra Banks sticks up for women's 'flawsome' features in open letter to Vogue
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Why Romney's wrong for the right's Rev. Wright fight
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Terrence J and Rosci Diaz may leave '106th & Park': Is there a future for the BET show?
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'The Boondocks': Black satire to make a welcome return with 4th season of Aaron McGruder show
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Donna Summer was so much more than the 'Queen of Disco'
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Are Chris Christie and Cory Booker too close for comfort?
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