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TheGrio's 100: Darius Rucker, chart-topper breaking country music's color barrier

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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

By Michael E. Ross

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?

By Michael E. Ross

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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