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Harvard's course on 'The Wire' should require 'in the hood' training
9:40 AM on 11/11/2009
OPINION - It's refreshing to know that Harvard plans to teach a class using the TV show The Wire, to begin a dialogue and hopefully create solutions to some of urban America's...
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Magic has lost his luster with beef against Isiah
8:31 AM on 10/29/2009
OPINION -- As a rabid fan of 1980s NBA basketball, I was saddened to read last week that the friendship between Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas...
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Broad attacks on ACORN are just plain nuts
9:30 AM on 09/24/2009
OPINION -- Let me be clear, ACORN's actions deserved to be exposed, and they deserve to be punished. But let me be equally clear, ACORN is not a big American problem...
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Mr. President, in this digital age, nothing is 'off the record'
6:55 AM on 09/16/2009
OPINION - No matter how the president's words reach the American public, and no matter what the topic...
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Martha's Vineyard is rooted in black history
2:22 PM on 08/22/2009
OPINION - While on the Vineyard, you're just as likely to bump into a New York City office security guard as you are Spike Lee, and more importantly you'd probably have a friendly conversation with both of them...
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Congressional Black Caucus needs a new media face-lift
8:05 AM on 08/13/2009
As the Congressional Black Caucus holds its annual policy meeting this week, the group will undoubtedly face the question...
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Vick and Forrest reflect different sides of black athletes
8:00 AM on 07/30/2009
(AP Photo/John Froschauer, File) by Roland Laird Where African American athletes are concerned, Michael Vick and Vernon Forrest represent two sides of the same coin. We all know Vick's story: super-talented football player who refused to cut ties with his past and paid a severe price for it. The idea...
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Black alums must organize, activate for community
4:50 AM on 07/22/2009
Just as alumni encourage their universities to pump dollars into various programs and university departments, black alumni need to encourage them to funnel resources into the community. The support of black alumni of universities cuts to the core of what 'Black Power' and personal responsibility can mean in the 21st...
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- Will Michael Jackson's new music be a thriller for fans?
- Could 2010 be the year of the black Republican?
- Five reasons Tiger will come roaring back
- It's 'do or die' week for health care reform - how did we get here?
- California police stop proves racial profiling is alive and well
- Is the average single black woman really worth just $5?
- Clarence Thomas' wife's Tea Party ties are supremely disturbing
- Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
- Prison shouldn't be a publicity stunt for Lil Wayne
- 'March Madness' isn't amateur, it's big league exploitation
- Too many Tigers, not enough Trojans
- Why African-Americans are more optimistic despite fewer jobs
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Oscars' 'Kanye moment' shouldn't overshadow history
- This year's Oscar nominees are rich with racial themes
- 'Brooklyn's Finest' is flawed but fiercely entertaining
- Mo'Nique won't win -- and other Oscar predictions
- Naomi Campbell allegedly assaults her driver, flees scene
- Why some people want to make a monkey out of Michelle
- How Obama and Preval can reset US-Haiti relations
- Haiti's president heads to Washington to talk aid
- Rangel's loss could be Harlem voters' gain
- Paterson should 'put the people first' and resign
- The twilight of Harlem's 'Gang of Four'
- Torii Hunter is right about blacks in baseball
- Will Roethlisberger get the Michael Vick treatment?
- An NFL without a salary cap could make fans the biggest losers
- Jayson Williams faces sentencing for NJ shooting
- Tiger's been tamed, now leave him alone
- Why we should accept Tiger's apology
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- Exhibit celebrates indelible imprint of blacks on history
- Five things you didn't know about Kwanzaa (but should)
- How black women can combat genital herpes crisis
- New studies reveal the urgency of first lady's obesity fight
- Obama's health care reform efforts stymied by politics of prejudice
- Action - not apathy - is needed from black women on HIV
- Teen pot and alcohol use rises for first time in a decade
- Obama's last stand on health care reform
- Wealth gap greatest for black and Latino women
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- 2/22/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Update
- Colorado Africans forced out of Wal-Mart jobs, claim discrimination
- 'We Are the World' turns 25: Can a remake resuscitate Haiti?
- 1/4/10 - theGrio & CNBC Market Preview
- TheGrio's 100: Mary Spio, reaching beyond the stars
- TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
- TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
- TheGrio Reflects: The genius of Ray Charles
- Kentucky's Bunning blocks jobless benefits again
- National Urban League launches 'I Am Empowered' campaign with theGrio
- 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
- Mary J. Blige's 'Stronger With Each Tear' is a gem
- The 10 most important black films of the decade
- 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: NAACP Founded
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