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Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy
9:09 AM on 03/11/2010
VIDEO - Take a ride down Broad Street in Selma, and history will greet you nearly every block...
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Rev. Frederick D. Reese remembers 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma
10:03 AM on 03/08/2010
VIDEO - Selma would provide a spark for then-President Lyndon B. Johnson to sign the 1965 Voting Rights Act...
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Lee Daniels: We need to get out of 'Huxtable' mode
12:48 PM on 03/07/2010
VIDEO - 'Precious' director Lee Daniels is "just happy" to be nominated for an Oscar...
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New film 'Blood Done Sign My Name' recreates 1970 battle against segregation
2:34 PM on 02/19/2010
VIDEO - A new film looks at how the tragic murder of a Vietnam veteran prompted a small North Carolina town's black community to stand up and fight back...
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Ad exec Tom Burrell says America has been 'brainwashed' about blacks
10:31 AM on 02/12/2010
VIDEO - Ad executive Tom Burrell has seen first-hand how images can influence consumer thoughts and behaviors...
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Tea Party movement lacks diversity, but unified in anti-government fervor
3:18 PM on 02/05/2010
VIDEO - At the first day of the National Tea Party Convention, the scene was far more subdued, but the message was clear: Federal government, get out of our way...
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TheGrio's 100: Seun Adebiyi, fighting for his life and for others
8:18 AM on 02/02/2010
TheGrio's 100 - An Olympic hopeful and a fighter; Seun Adebiyi leads the Herculean feat of increasing minority bone marrow donor registration...
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Cite Soleil's best and brightest buried in mission school
8:00 AM on 01/21/2010
VIDEO - Singing once filled the classrooms at this Salesian mission school in Cite Soleil - in Port-Au-Prince, Haiti. Now, there is only silence...
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Reporter's notebook: Haiti survivors show patience, strength
1:27 AM on 01/19/2010
DISPATCH - There are people in Haiti like you and me -- workers, store owners, craftsman, brothers, teachers, nurses. Let's not just give them one big 'devastated' label...
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Port-au-Prince school transforms into refuge for quake victims
3:10 PM on 01/18/2010
VIDEO - theGrio's Todd Johnson speaks with Marc Germaine, who has reopened a Port-au-Prince school and transformed it into a refuge for earthquake victims...
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Haitians search for family - and hope - in makeshift communities
3:31 PM on 01/17/2010
VIDEO - In Haiti, people are searching for hope in any way they can. That means forming communities when there are no other options...
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Reporter's notebook: 'How will my country put up with this?'
5:45 PM on 01/14/2010
DISPATCH -Todd Johnson: Karl Alexis just shakes his head when asked if he ever imagined an earthquake could strike his native Haiti...
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Reporter's notebook: Getting to Haiti
12:45 PM on 01/14/2010
DISPATCH - Todd Johnson on being dispatched to cover the earthquake in Haiti.
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Cancer victim sheds light on bone marrow donor crisis
1:07 PM on 01/13/2010
VIDEO - Seun Adebiyi is proud of his many accomplishments -- graduating from Yale Law School, working for Goldman Sachs and even training for the 2014 Winter Olympics...
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'Team in Africa' program connects students a continent apart
7:02 AM on 01/11/2010
VIDEO - Rwanda and Kenya might as well be on another planet for most middle-school students. But not at Team Academy in Newark, New Jersey...
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HP's face-tracking webcams aren't 'racist'
9:32 AM on 12/22/2009
VIDEO - Webcams aren't usually accused of holding biases. But after one consumer took to YouTube to criticize HP's Deluxe Webcam, the Internet buzz began...
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Obama's approval rating slips but blacks show steady support
10:06 AM on 12/18/2009
VIDEO - The latest NBC News/Wall Street Journal poll shows a 47 percent approval rating for President Barack Obama...
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Jesse Jackson grades Obama, weighs in on Tiger Woods
11:40 AM on 12/16/2009
VIDEO - Rev. Jesse Jackson continues to push President Barack Obama to make black unemployment more of a priority in his adminstration...
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Debate teams help black students find their voice
8:20 AM on 12/15/2009
VIDEO - High school juniors Devonte Escoffery and Stephon Adams have made their school's debate team their number one priority...
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Magic Johnson: Now is the time to invest in black communities
9:30 AM on 12/09/2009
VIDEO - NBA Hall of Famer Earvin "Magic" Johnson is still dishing out assists, even if he's not in command of the Los Angeles Lakers' "Showtime" offense...
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- Denzel Washington in 'Safe House': Why it's good when he's bad
- Grammys: Are the awards prejudiced against rap music?
- Suge Knight arrested on Vegas traffic, drug charges
- Symone Black, 'American Idol' contestant, falls off stage (VIDEO)
- Beyoncé and Jay Z apply to trademark Blue Ivy's name
- Is Diana Ross' lifetime achievement award enough?
- 'Let's Stay Together' among songs on Obama campaign's new playlist
- Military food gets upgrade thanks to Michelle Obama
- Michelle Obama hits the road for second anniversary of 'Let's Move'
- Sean Hannity: Obama would rather have Osame bin Laden alive
- Kamala Harris, black homeowners could benefit from foreclosure deal
- Obama and gay marriage: 'Evolving' is no longer an option
- Dennis Boyd: Ex-Red Sox pitcher admits to cocaine use during MLB career
- Brandon Jacobs to Gisele Bundchen: 'Be cute and shut up'
- Shaq OK with Kobe Bryant ahead in NBA scoring
- Greg Jones, Giants linebacker, proposes to girlfriend after Super Bowl
- Ricky Williams says he's retiring from NFL
- Chad Ochocinco pleads to Ohio misdemeanor charge after Super Bowl
- Interracial dating: Should black women find love outside America?
- New travel trend for women in 2012: Solo-cruising
- Thomas Jefferson's estate highlights slaves' stories
- Honduras' enduring African culture
- Black artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
- Black artists search for presence at Art Basel
- Komen's backpedal on Planned Parenthood funding put women's health at risk
- Beyoncé's post-baby body is hers -- not ours
- Black filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis'
- Black America must be at the table in the battle against HIV/AIDS
- Magic Johnson on National Black AIDS Awareness day: 'Bring the numbers down'
- HIV/AIDS and Black America: How we can end the epidemic
- Helen Bailey, civil rights activist, may be foreclosed by JP Morgan
- Jay-Z reportedly only gave 6K to charity in 2010 after earning $63 mil
- Darden Restaurants to be sued for discrimination
- New survey finds: black women struggle to pay bills more than white women
- Slideshow: Mo' money, mo' problems! 20 celeb tax cheats
- 2/06/2012 - the Grio and CNBC Market Update
- New York Fashion Week kicks off with black models running the show
- The top 10 greatest black quarterbacks of all time (SLIDESHOW)
- The 10 most memorable presidential campaign themes (SLIDESHOW)
- Angelo Dundee dead: Legendary trainer for Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard dies at 90
- Black stars shine at 2012 SAG Awards (SLIDESHOW)
- 'Key & Peele' set to kick off: What are the best Obama parodies?
- TheGrio's 100: George Andrews, Providing opportunities for small businesses
- Brooklyn teacher's aid jailed on new allegations of child pornography
- Jay-Z and Kanye West release 'Ni**as in Paris' music video
- Judge orders Florida man to take his wife out on a date
- TheGrio's 100: Alonzo Washington, real-life superhero creates black comic book characters
- Basketball team taunted by crowd with racial slurs, banana suits
- CNN had no choice but to suspend Roland Martin
- GLAAD: Why CNN's Roland Martin shouldn't get a pass for homophobic tweets
- Nicki Minaj and 'Marilyn Monroe': Is she perpetuating white female beauty standard?
- Are black conservatives making a comeback?
- Super Bowl 2012: Will Chad Ochocinco have a chance to shine in the big game?
- Chris Christie needs a history lesson on referendums and civil rights
- 'The Obamas': Jodi Kantor White House book paints personal portrait of Barack and Michelle Obama
- San Diego African-American ministers sponsor gun exchange
- Rihanna and Mary J. Blige represent ends of R&B spectrum
- Why you can thank Drake now for 'Take Care'
- Does 'Tower Heist' steal black stars' dignity?
- Wale is winning on new 'Ambition' album
- White firefighter gets 110k in settlement for racial discrimination suit
- Roland Martin to meet with GLAAD over tweets controversy
- Pro-Atheism campaign targets African-Americans for Black History Month
- Sherri Shepherd speaking 'as a girl who had a lot of abortions'
- Haley Barbour's pardons go before Miss. high court
- Man fakes his own kidnapping to get money from family
- 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
- Black men a 'distinct minority' at HBCUs
- Robert M. Franklin is stepping down as president of Morehouse College
- Bill Cosby on education reform: More funding is not the answer
- Can Obama really stop kids from dropping out of high school?
- Duke students call for better climate for blacks
- Number of blacks applying to medicals school rises by 4.8 percent
- Beautyshop Buzz: How will the debt debate end?
- Beautyshop Buzz: Is race a factor in the Casey Anthony case?
- Beautyshop Buzz: What does Father's day mean to you?
- Beautyshop Buzz: What's next for Oprah?
- Beautyshop Buzz: Does your mother determine who you date?
- Beautyshop Buzz: Will you go bald for good hair?
- Barbershop Buzz: Can Spike Lee make a comeback?
- Barbershop Buzz: Is social media taking over?
- Barbershop Buzz: How do you feel about legalizing gay marriage?
- Barbershop Buzz: Can LeBron silence his critics?
- Barbershop Buzz: Should we ban saggy pants?
- Barbershop Buzz: Will you support President Obama in 2012?
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