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TheGrio's 100: Will.i.am, musician and political force
10:00 AM on 02/09/2010
TheGrio's 100 - The co-founder and frontman of the Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas, raised in Los Angeles in a family with a largely absent father...
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TheGrio's 100: Gina Prince-Bythewood, moving others through films
5:00 AM on 02/09/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Without having neatly-packaged shows ready-made in front of her, as a child, Gina Prince-Bythewood developed an appreciation for literature, reading voraciously...
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TheGrio's 100: Drake, Mixtape master turned rap superstar
5:00 AM on 02/07/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Drake personifies the DIY creative experience...
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TheGrio's 100: Darius Rucker, chart-topper breaking country music's color barrier
10:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Years from now, musical historians are likely to look back on 2009 as a year when Darius Rucker made history...
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TheGrio's 100: Beyoncé Knowles, American icon for generations to come
5:01 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Groomed for a life onstage, she made her breakthrough inch by inch in talent shows and contests in her native Texas...
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TheGrio's 100: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Hollywood's next leading man
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Chiwetel Ejiofor is shaking up Hollywood. The breadth of his range and possibilities as an actor demonstrates a major shift ...
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TheGrio's 100: Mary J. Blige, no more drama, just the music
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Has it really been almost 18 years since What's the 411...
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TheGrio's 100: Charles King, from mailroom to Hollywood mogul
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - As an agent at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Charles King has parlayed a passion for the business, a feverish work ethic...
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TheGrio's 100: Shonda Rhimes, Grey's Anatomy mastermind
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - She describes herself as a "writer, mother, sleeper, dancer, baker, procrastinator," but Shonda Rhimes also keeps us glued to the TV, hearts racing...
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Baseball great Curt Flood gave us a remarkable Christmas gift
8:18 AM on 12/24/2009
OPINION -- It wasn't the usual kind of Christmas present you'd expect an employee to give his boss at the end of a productive year...
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Paul Mooney's 'Black Is the New White' is an ode to Richard Pryor
9:27 AM on 12/09/2009
REVIEW - Much of the book is a tale of two dudes: Mooney is the industrious teetotaler eager for a breakthrough in the entertainment world; Pryor is the erratic genius...
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Minority groups want audacity from Obama on job creation
8:41 AM on 12/03/2009
OPINION - The absence of jobs may be made worse by Obama's reluctance to take a more aggressive, personalized approach in pursuit of more public-works projects...
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In honoring veterans, Obama contemplates future casualties
8:30 AM on 11/11/2009
OPINION - President Obama confronts not only the sobering force of Veterans Day, but also the challenges directly tied to a pending decision which may involve asking thousands...
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For race, what a difference a year makes - and doesn't
9:05 AM on 11/04/2009
OPINION - In Grant Park one year ago, a multigenerational, multiracial crowd celebrated the change they could believe in: a nation finally living out the true meaning of equality and opportunity...
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American Airlines launches travel site for black Americans
8:28 AM on 10/30/2009
OPINION - American Airlines has quietly jumped into the increasingly crowded niche travel market with BlackAtlas.com, a portal tailored to African-American travelers...
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Can a more colorful late night lineup attract an audience?
9:25 AM on 10/23/2009
OPINION - Next month, late night television will reach outside of its customary comfort zone and break with old habits...
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- Black Caucus wants more from Obama
- NY attorney general recuses self in Paterson probe
- Obama gives $1.4 million Nobel prize to charity
- NJ man accused of raping, beating five daughters
- Ex-wife of Mandela creates firestorm by publicly criticizing icon
- Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
- Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
- How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
- Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
- DMX back in jail for alleged probation violation
- McNabb, T.O. teaming up again - for TV show
- D'Angelo accused of soliciting sex in NYC
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- Lil Wayne gets year behind bars on gun rap
- Mo'Nique's win is one of Oscar night's 'Precious' moments
- Once-revered SC lawmaker freezes to death alone
- Foreclosure rates up by smallest amount in years
- Obama renews support for Haiti, warns that 'dire' crisis isn't over
- Wife of Rep. Conyers sentenced to 37 months in prison
- Senate passes jobless aid, business tax breaks
- Despite setbacks, Obama remains more popular than Congress
- Muhammad Ali visits Giants clubhouse
- LA Angels' Hunter calls black Latino players 'imposters'
- Disgraced ex-sprinter Marion Jones finds new life in WNBA
- Vick met by protests while receiving Courage Award
- Allen Iverson going through 'tough times'
- An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
- 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
- Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- Alzheimer's cases rising among blacks, Hispanics
- 10-year-old becomes health care reform lobbyist
- 'Fired up' Obama pitches health care reform to public
- White man posing as black doctor, makes house calls
- CDC enlists celebs to launch social media fight against HIV/AIDS
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Minority firms get less stimulus money
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- Fewer Americans fall behind on home loans, end of foreclosure crisis possible
- Colorado Africans forced out of Wal-Mart jobs, claim discrimination
- Cash strapped Kansas City to close nearly half of its schools
- Chicago woman maintains massive black history archive
- Pit bull home invasion results in death of dog
- Obama enters home stretch on health care reform
- NYC b-boys hope to be discovered dancing on subways
- Obama supporters rally for health care reform votes
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Black music without borders: Five artists you need to hear
- 'Ameriville': Stories of Hurricane Katrina still alive onstage
- Sade's return is worth the wait
- Aid groups struggle to get food, water to Haitians
- 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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