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'Mean Joe Greene': Flashback to a Super Bowl ad classic (VIDEO)
8:08 AM on 02/05/2012
VIDEO - In 'Mean Joe Greene,' an irony-free, simple drama unfolds when a little kid offers his Coke to a limping 'Mean Joe' Greene, Pittsburgh Steeler's defensive tackle...
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'Soul Train' fans pay tribute to Don Cornelius on Broadway
11:17 PM on 02/04/2012
NEW YORK (AP) - About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a 'flash mob' organized through the Internet. As startled tourists looked on, they recreated one of the show's 'Soul Train lines'...
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Cecil Ash, Arizona lawmaker, wants holiday for white people
7:41 PM on 02/04/2012
Cecil Ash, a Republican from Mesa, feels that what Arizona needs now is an official holiday for white folks...
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Cam Newton wins NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award
7:27 PM on 02/04/2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award...
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New MLK assassination footage revealed in Smithsonian Channel doc
7:15 PM on 02/03/2012
theGRIO VIDEO - Smithsonian Channel has released footage from their upcoming MLK assassination doc to theGrio.com...
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Komen won't cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood
6:03 PM on 02/03/2012
NEW YORK (AP) - After three days of controversy, a renowned breast cancer charity in the U.S. said Friday it is reversing its decision to cut breast-screening grants to Planned Parenthood...
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NBA All-Star roster revealed: From Kobe to Chris Paul, LA teams dominate
5:49 PM on 02/03/2012
NEW YORK (AP) - From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping up as an L.A. story.
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Black drivers serve as decoys for US-Mexico human smugglers
4:51 PM on 02/03/2012
In a strange new twist in the fight to stop illegal immigration between the U.S. and Mexico, federal authorities are reporting that black drivers have been used as decoys to help smugglers avoid detection...
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Congress bans welfare recipients from using federal funds at strip clubs
3:43 PM on 02/03/2012
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would prevent those receiving welfare benefits from using their federal payments at strip clubs, casinos or liquor stores...
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Underground Railroad museum faces closure due to financial trouble
3:16 PM on 02/03/2012
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center could possibly be closing its doors due to financial troubles...
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Chris Rock wants to team up with Melissa McCarthy in new comedy
3:14 PM on 02/03/2012
Melissa McCarthy, the breakout, Oscar-nominated star 'Bridesmaids', is Chris Rock's ideal co-star according to a recent interview...
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Democrats sing their version of 'Lets Stay Together' for Obama
3:14 PM on 02/03/2012
Twenty five members of the Democratic caucus came together this week to sing 'Lets Stay Together' for President Obama...
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Tony Dorsett, Hall of Famer, suing NFL: 'They use you up'
2:38 PM on 02/03/2012
(AP) - Tony Dorsett traces several health problems to concussions during a career that lasted from 1977-88, and he has joined more than 300 former players in suing the NFL..
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Blake Griffin to skip slam dunk contest this year: 'Last year was hectic'
1:32 PM on 02/03/2012
Blake Griffin says that he does not have plans of participating in this years slam dunk competition during NB All-Star Weekend...
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War vet denied benefits after being declared dead 4 times
1:08 PM on 02/03/2012
VIDEO - A Florida veteran is in a battle with the federal government to prove that he is alive...
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Blair Underwood will make Broaway debut as 'Stanley' in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'
1:01 PM on 02/03/2012
Blair Underwood will be making his first appearance on the Broadway stage. He will be playing Stanley Kowalski in 'A Streetcar Named Desire'...
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Drake breaks Diddy record for Billboard No. 1 rap hits
12:24 PM on 02/03/2012
Drake has broken Diddy's record for the most number 1 rap singles on the Billboard charts, and he's only been at it for three years...
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Viola Davis in cast of big screen 'Beautiful Creatures'
12:19 PM on 02/03/2012
With Viola Davis on board, Entertainment Weekly reports, that there are hopes that this film follows in the footsteps of 'Twilight'...
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Black women donate breast tissue for cancer research at higher rate
11:56 AM on 02/03/2012
Nearly 700 women have donated healthy breast tissue to the nation's only facility to collect, catalog and analyze tissue for breast cancer research...
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French Elle sorry for article claiming Obamas gave black community a 'chic' option
11:18 AM on 02/03/2012
Elle editor Valerie Toranian published an online apology, saying the magazine was 'deeply sorry' to have caused offense...
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Jay-Z and Kanye West release 'Ni**as in Paris' music video
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Clarence Clemons' nephew to play sax on Springsteen tour
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New York Fashion Week kicks off with black models running the show
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Michelle Obama hits the road for second anniversary of 'Let's Move'
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Judge orders Florida man to take his wife out on a date
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Slideshow: Mo' money, mo' problems! 20 celeb tax cheats
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The top 10 greatest black quarterbacks of all time (SLIDESHOW)
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The 10 most memorable presidential campaign themes (SLIDESHOW)
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Angelo Dundee dead: Legendary trainer for Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard dies at 90
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Black stars shine at 2012 SAG Awards (SLIDESHOW)
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