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Gatorade drops Tiger Woods
1:48 PM on 02/27/2010
NEW YORK (AP) - Add Gatorade to the list of endorsement deals that Tiger Woods has lost...
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'Precious' wins big at 41st NAACP Image Awards
11:31 AM on 02/27/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The heart-wrenching tale of an illiterate and abused teen who finds hope in a Harlem classroom was named outstanding motion picture...
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Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
8:08 AM on 02/27/2010
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) -- With minutes to go until his exclusive negotiating window was to expire, Michael Jordan struck a deal late Friday...
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Student hangs noose at San Diego campus library
7:02 PM on 02/26/2010
SAN DIEGO (AP) - A student at the University of California, San Diego admitted to hanging a noose in the school library less than two weeks after an off-campus party mocking Black History Month ignited racial tensions...
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Obama to announce way forward on health care next week
6:08 PM on 02/26/2010
The White House will announce next week -- "probably closer to Wednesday" -- the president's preferred path forward for getting health care legislation passed...
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Obama signs executive order recognizing HBCUs
5:55 PM on 02/26/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama says these schools have felt the pain of the recession most acutely because they enroll a higher proportion of low and middle-income students...
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Gary Coleman suffers seizure on 'The Insider' set
5:51 PM on 02/26/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Gary Coleman suffered a seizure on the set of "The Insider" TV show on Friday and received immediate treatment from Dr. Drew Pinsky...
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Ex-NBA All-Star accused of sex trafficking
5:04 PM on 02/26/2010
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Alvin Robertson has been charged with trafficking an underage child for purposes of sex and forcing a sexual performance by a child...
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Ex-Detroit mayor may be heading back to prison
4:51 PM on 02/26/2010
VIDEO - If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick...
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Tiger seeks counsel of Presidents Obama, Clinton
4:19 PM on 02/26/2010
Tiger Woods has spoken with Presidents Obama and Clinton, according to an article at GolfDigest.com...
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GOP Rep: Blacks worse off now than under slavery
3:56 PM on 02/26/2010
Rep. Trent Franks said that because of U.S. abortion policy, "far more of the African American community is being devastated by the policies of today than were being devastated by the policies of slavery."...
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Gary Coleman hospitalized after another seizure
3:38 PM on 02/26/2010
Gary Coleman is being treated at a Los Angeles area hospital after suffering a seizure on the set of TV's The Insider on Friday, the show reports...
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NC assistant principal charged with raping students
3:07 PM on 02/26/2010
VIDEO - The assistant principal of Central Cabarrus High School is facing several charges in connection with alleged sexual contact with two students...
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White House social secretary Rogers resigning
2:34 PM on 02/26/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rogers recently came under criticism for her handling of the administration's first state dinner...
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Diversity in the arts celebrated at Image Awards
1:21 PM on 02/26/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Mary J. Blige, Morgan Freeman, and Jamie Foxx are among the stars set to celebrate diversity in the arts at the 41st annual NAACP Image Awards on Friday...
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TheGrio's 100: Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, battling breast cancer and more
1:00 PM on 02/26/2010
TheGrio's 100 - For Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, going into breast cancer research offered the double benefit...
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Accidentally released inmate caught in W.Va.
12:33 PM on 02/26/2010
BALTIMORE (AP) - An inmate serving three life terms for attempted murder was back behind bars Friday...
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Slideshow: theGrio's week in review 2/21 - 2/27
12:20 PM on 02/26/2010
Sharpton vs. Smiley, Obama vs. Republicans and Paterson vs. the polls. These are theGrio's highlight's from the week that was...
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Despite legal troubles, ex-Detroit mayor lives large
10:41 AM on 02/26/2010
DETROIT (AP) - If ever a public figure should be down for the count, it is Kwame Kilpatrick...
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Lone GOP Senator blocks unemployment benefits extension
10:21 AM on 02/26/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate failed late Thursday to extend programs for laid-off workers, jeopardizing unemployment benefits scheduled to expire over the weekend...
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- Clarence Thomas' wife's Tea Party ties are supremely disturbing
- Democrats' crack-cocaine compromise is still 'racist'
- How 'Bloody Sunday' changed America
- Three reasons why Obama should take small steps to save jobs
- Why audiences should opt-out of 'Cop Out'
- Van Jones returns: 'I'm more committed to the politics of hope now'
- Todd Bridges buries troubled past in 'Killing Willis'
- Lee Daniels: We need to get out of 'Huxtable' mode
- Slideshow: 20 films that uplifted black America
- Slideshow: 15 films that hurt black America
- 'High School Musical' star Corbin Bleu talks to theGrio about new Broadway role
- Slideshow: The 25 most influential albums by African-Americans
- Obama proposes $900 million in grants to stop school drop outs
- Charles Rangel should resign in light of ethics panel ruling
- Obama, Republicans clash at heated health summit
- Fox News contributor Angela McGlowan to run for Congress in Mississippi
- NY Gov. Paterson has mere $620G to battle $12 million-man Andrew Cuomo
- The new Obama is the old Obama
- AP sources: Woods likely to return at Masters
- Michael Jordan to buy NBA's Bobcats
- First black figure skating pair leaps over color barriers & national borders
- Slideshow: The 15 best dunkers in NBA history
- Where's the diversity at the Winter Olympics?
- Slideshow: African-Americans at the Winter games
- Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
- Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
- 'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
- Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
- How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
- Afro-centric brides on parade
- 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
- TheGrio's 100: Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, battling breast cancer and more
- TheGrio's 100: Clarence Otis Jr, serving 400 million meals a year
- 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: The 14th Amendment is adopted
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