contributors - Sophia A. Nelson
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Aretha Franklin proves love and marriage are possible at any age
3:00 PM on 01/07/2012
TheGrio LIFE&STYLE -- Aretha Franklin has found love at 69 years of age and I think in doing so, the Queen of Soul teaches all of us "never married" sisters and those starting over again at any age that love is always possible...
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Black ex-Republican: My former party is clueless on race
6:00 AM on 01/06/2012
OPINION - President Lincoln would grimace at what the GOP has become and so would many of the great leaders that build it into a formidable party pre-1972; before Nixon's southern strategy...
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Melody Barnes trades White House for family life
2:30 PM on 12/23/2011
OPINION - Melody C. Barnes, President Obama's Domestic Policy Council Director; gave a private, farewell interview to five members of the national media at the White House on Wednesday as she prepares for a new and exciting chapter in her life...
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Kobe and Vanessa Bryant's divorce: Basketball wives' 'glamorous life' backfires
8:09 AM on 12/19/2011
OPINION - The old adage hell hath no fury like a woman scorned, is about to take on new meaning in the life of basketball superstar Kobe Bryant...
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From Herman Cain to Eddie Long: High-profile Atlanta black marriages fail publicly
10:14 AM on 12/05/2011
OPINION - This past weekend was very eventful on the high-profile 'Atlanta black marriage' front...
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Serita Jakes has her 'own wings' and is ready to soar
6:01 AM on 11/24/2011
theGRIO Q&A - We know her as the wife of Bishop TD Jakes, the gifted pastor, orator, best-selling author, successful movie producer, and the founder and spiritual leader of the Potter's House ministries in Dallas, Texas...
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Are minorities and women being settled into silence?
4:32 PM on 11/03/2011
OPINION - Your biggest fear as a potential complainant is that you will be professionally black-balled and isolated, or worse branded 'crazy' and a non-'team player'...
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Sexual harassment claims may sink Cain campaign
10:42 AM on 10/31/2011
OPINION - Conservatives and Tea Party activists who like Cain will not take kindly to allegations that he sexually harassed in anyway young women in his employ...
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Is Obama unbeatable despite economic unrest?
8:01 AM on 10/27/2011
OPINION - The 2012 GOP primary field is simply not ready or able (at this juncture anyway) to truly take on President 'Terminator' Barack Obama...
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Affirmative action 'bake sale' at Berkeley smells of racism
8:22 AM on 09/28/2011
OPINION - The controversy that has erupted on UC Berkley's campus, and spread to a few others is a symptom of a problem that runs much deeper than college admissions...
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Marian Wright Edelman: HBCUs 'more important now than ever'
8:58 AM on 09/23/2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with Edelman for a one on one interview about the state of education and black America during a recent Public Policy Town Hall aimed at improving the quality of life of all citizens...
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Melody Barnes: 'Smart infrastructure' will save black jobs
6:01 AM on 09/13/2011
theGRIO Q&A - In advance of the larger roundtable that the White House convened today, theGrio was able to speak with White House Domestic Policy Adviser to the president, Melody Barnes...
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After 9/11, one man's journey from loss to love
6:00 AM on 09/11/2011
OPINION - When we think of 9/11, we rightly remember the tragedy and abject horror of the day. Yet, I believe that the single greatest lesson and take-away from September 11, 2001 for us all, is the redeeming and nurturing power of love...
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Why black women can relate to Condi Rice's cries
8:45 AM on 08/30/2011
OPINION - I can tell you first hand it is painful and degrading and I am not surprised at any human being (male or female) who might cry in the face of such unprofessional treatment...
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Why black women were crucial to civil rights movement
6:04 AM on 08/25/2011
OPINION - A long list of 'unsung' black heroines marched, sat, rode, bled and died in the struggle for equality during the civil rights movement...
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The 'two Micheles': Obama, Bachmann held to different standards
6:00 AM on 08/20/2011
OPINION - The facts tell us that despite all of our newfound status, education and accomplishments, black women in America, including Mrs. Obama, still have to deal with racial stereotypes...
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How race has put Strauss-Kahn's accuser on trial
1:56 PM on 08/09/2011
OPINION - The 800 lb elephant in the room, however, is the issue of her race and status and how that may impact the prosecution's decision to go forward or not...
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Why I confronted Cornel West: Words matter
6:06 AM on 08/05/2011
OPINION - The question is not whether we should call Obama out when he errs, but in what forum, manner and place we do so.
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Michelle Obama gives hope to young black women
12:20 AM on 05/15/2011
OPINION - Young black women in their 20s and 30's especially look up to Mrs. Obama. She gives them tangible proof and hope...
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Why Obama can't escape America's great 'birth defect'
11:29 AM on 04/28/2011
OPINION - We cannot grow stronger, richer and faster as a nation if we continue on this course of hate and prejudice...
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Barack Obama campaign to hold fundraiser at the Apollo
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Shopping habits of African-Americans revealed by Nielsen research
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New Orleans Saints vs. Detroit Lions: Struggling cities are ready for some football
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Jakadrien Turner mother: Texas teen wrongfully deported to Colombia back in US
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Nelson Mandela to miss ANC's 100th year celebration
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Aretha Franklin proves love and marriage are possible at any age
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Color of Change: Obama administration should investigate the banks
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Robert Traynham: Rick Santorum's rise not a surprise to those who know him
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Rick Santorum and Newt Gingrich push welfare, food stamp falsehoods
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Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne 'swagger' promoted by Florida literacy company
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