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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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Is it ever ok to discipline someone else's child?
8:29 AM on 03/08/2011
OPINION - Too many kids are not being taught the proper respect and values at home, or how to conduct themselves in public...
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Biden on black history: 'A lot more to do, but damn, we've come a long way'
10:51 AM on 02/16/2011
theGRIO REPORT - Vice President Biden welcomed over 120 elected African-American officials and their guests to their official residence in honor of Black History Month...
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How Obama rose to the occasion as 'Comforter-in-Chief'
9:03 AM on 01/13/2011
OPINION - This speech will go down in the annals of politics as one of the most inspiring, compassionate and reflective of our time...
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Obama has an opportunity to unite US through tragedy
8:52 AM on 01/10/2011
OPINION - We need our president to lead by example, use his bully pulpit and help us to come out of this dark political abyss of heated speech and rhetoric...
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Why Gov. Barbour had to free Scott sisters
9:14 AM on 12/30/2010
OPINION - After taking a major media pummeling for his comments and under increasing pressure to do something about the unjust double-life sentencing of two black sisters...
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Michael Steele: 'My job is to win back the White House in 2012'
10:12 AM on 12/14/2010
THEGRIO Q & A - theGrio was able to secure an exclusive first interview with Steele about an hour after he announced his plans to run for a second term as RNC chairman...
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Did Palin go to Haiti in search of black votes?
9:16 AM on 12/13/2010
OPINION - I hope her visit to Haiti teaches her that there is a big difference between campaigning and governing...
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Tim Scott: Blacks vote Democratic because of past, not future
9:06 AM on 12/09/2010
theGRIO Q&A - Scott has made headlines because he is the first black Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina since Reconstruction...
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Obama family values on full display in 'Of Thee I Sing'
8:28 AM on 11/16/2010
OPINION - The Obamas represent a tangible and real change for the better in our public dialogue and perception of black families...
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It's time for 'Colored Girls' to move beyond the pain
10:54 AM on 11/14/2010
OPINION - My concern is that once again black men are not seeing the proverbial forest for the trees...
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Midterms not about Barack but 'the Benjamins'
8:14 AM on 11/03/2010
OPINION - This election was not about socialism, a president who was illegitmate, or black, or any of the other nonsense we have heard spewed in the last two years...
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Why are Dems bullying the black candidate?
1:10 PM on 10/29/2010
OPINION - Meek could have had a good shot at winning in Florida if he had been given the support and exposure that he has certainly earned as a good foot soldier...
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Why Anita Hill's story still hits a nerve
8:34 AM on 10/21/2010
OPINION - To see this accomplished black female lawyer vilified as a lying, bitter, scorned woman picking on a nice black man married to a white woman was just jaw dropping...
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Why the campaign trail is wrong path for first lady
9:00 AM on 10/11/2010
OPINION - As the first lady kicks off her 2010 Campaign tour this week it could tarnish her image and perhaps, unwittingly damage her brand...
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Why Bishop Long's wife shouldn't 'stand by her man'
8:42 AM on 09/27/2010
OPINION - I hope that Vanessa Long does not join a long list of other humiliated and silenced wives like Silda Spitzer, Gayle Haggard and Dina Matos McGreevey...
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'No Wedding, No Womb' puts black women on notice
8:11 AM on 09/21/2010
OPINION - Black women have had to "redefine" the rules of the game when it comes to becoming mothers and building families...
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Mo' money means mo' problems for married women
11:49 AM on 09/14/2010
OPINION - My advice to the sisters (of all hues) is to keep doing that which makes you feel fabulous and successful, but be mindful that men do not share our wiring...
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Census: Minorities now surpass whites in US births
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'The Boondocks' is returning for 4th season
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Judy Smith: How the woman who inspired 'Scandal' redefined black female power players in DC
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Gospel singer, pastor Marvin Winans assaulted, carjacked in Detroit
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Autopsy: Trayvon Martin killed by single gunshot fired at 'intermediate range'
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Tyra Banks sticks up for women's 'flawsome' features in open letter to Vogue
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Ms. Jackson if your nasty: Janet Jackson's top 10 videos
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Slideshow: Butt-kicking women of color on big screen
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Slideshow: The top 25 'black don't crack' celebrities
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Jada Pinkett Smith steals fashion show as hubby Will promotes 'Men in Black 3'
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Are Chris Christie and Cory Booker too close for comfort?
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Bayard Rustin: Black Americans can't ignore openly gay icon's contribution to civil rights movement
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Does Jay-Z's gay marriage endorsement matter in the black community?
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Shonda Rhimes' 'Scandal' presents blueprint for survival of blacks on network TV
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Newsweek's 'first gay president' Obama cover: Daring or desperate?
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