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Fantasia, Alicia Keys can't shake 'home wrecker' stigma
12:13 PM on 08/11/2010
OPINION - Whether they're rich and famous or broke and unknown, it's sad that so many women think so lowly of themselves they mess around with married men...
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An open letter to Cleveland: Lay off LeBron!
8:52 AM on 07/09/2010
OPINION - I know you're hurting, but LeBron's decision is about business -- not betrayal...
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YouTube puts natural black hair on the Net
8:10 AM on 06/28/2010
theGRIO REPORT - YouTube has now become a place where African-American women are chronicling their journey to go back to their natural roots...
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Sister Soldier Project protects black servicewomen's hair
8:14 AM on 04/07/2010
The Sister Soldier Project sends hair care products to female troops of color, who often face challenges maintaining their ethnic hair in desert areas like Iraq and Afghanistan...
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Mississippi woman could die in prison for $11 robbery
8:23 AM on 03/09/2010
"I think it would be unimaginable that two white women would be in this situation."...
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TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
5:00 AM on 03/09/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Tim King was, in his words, the "stereotypical bourgie black kid"...
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Utah lawmaker ends push to honor gun maker on MLK Day
8:00 AM on 02/23/2010
Civil rights leaders and gun makers don't mix - at least that's the message one Utah lawmaker is getting loud and clear...
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Why sexaholics get no love
8:25 AM on 02/22/2010
OPINION - Whether it's Tiger Woods or Eric Benet, no one seems to believe sex addiction is a real problem...
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TheGrio's 100: Spirit Trickey-Rowan, educating the next generation
10:00 AM on 02/06/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Whether I'm here at the historic site or through artistic means like a play, I want to keep this history alive...
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TheGrio's 100: Barrington Irving, teaching kids to soar
5:03 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrios 100 - At first I said, "What if I flew around the United States?" Then I said, "What if I flew around the world"...
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TheGrio's 100: Shirley Ann Jackson, making math and science make sense
5:03 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - pollinating the next generation of the nation's innovators...
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TheGrio's 100: Ashanti Johnson, an ocean deep love for science
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - As Johnson pursued an education in oceanography, she realized her field of study wasn't so diverse...
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TheGrio's 100: John Jackson, bridging education's racial divide
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - John Jackson was twelve years old when he moved from Chicago to the suburbs and saw a difference not only in his environment, but in his education...
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TheGrio's 100: Roland Fryer, translating education into money
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Roland Fryer "Beat the odds", but don't tell him that. This former hustler turned Harvard professor now helps change the odds for poor and minority kids...
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TheGrio's 100: Freeman A. Hrabowski III, university president and educational trailblazer
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Hrabowski looks like a proud papa scurrying around his office showing off pictures of kids he nurtured...
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TheGrio's 100: Omo Moses, equating things for next generation
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
theGrio's 100 - Omo Moses speaks like a true activist, following in the path of the great men who share his name...
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College football player tackles teammate's rare bone cancer
7:00 AM on 11/26/2009
A Boston College wide receiver discovered a new passion off the field: raising money to tackle a rare form of bone cancer known as Ewing's sarcoma...
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Are black politicians easy targets?
8:05 AM on 11/16/2009
OPINION - Sheila Dixon stands trial over allegations that she took gift cards intended for the needy.
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Women say 'adios' to black hair salons in favor of Dominicans
9:00 AM on 11/10/2009
OPINION - A growing number of African-American women are saying "adios" to black hair salons and "hola" to Dominican hair salons...
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