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Dog walker reinvents self as a walking search engine

By Tony Anderson

8:11 AM on 07/17/2010

VIDEO - The marketing idea is gaining momentum. Now Rodney is walking quite a few dogs, all the way to the bank...
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Larry Fitzgerald's mission is breast cancer awareness

By Tony Anderson

10:01 AM on 10/01/2009

VIDEO - NFL superstar Larry Fitzgerald talks about breast cancer awareness...
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Paul Pierce aims to curb childhood obesity

By Tony Anderson

12:43 PM on 09/30/2009

VIDEO - Boston Celtics' Paul Pierce is concerned about the rate of childhood obesity. One-third of American kids are either overweight or obese...
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Raphael Saadiq says long live R&B, death to Auto-Tune

By Tony Anderson

8:18 AM on 09/29/2009

VIDEO - Saadiq talks about the state of R&B today and why a reunion with his old bands isn't happening anytime soon.
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Chris Paul crosses over into children's books

By Tony Anderson

11:21 AM on 09/23/2009

VIDEO -- NBA star Chris Paul is crossing over into children's book. Paul read his new book, "Long Shot: Never Too Small To Dream Big" to the kids at the NBA store in New York City.
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Serena talks about outburst, Kanye, and her new book

By Tony Anderson

12:45 PM on 09/17/2009

VIDEO - In New York City, theGrio caught up with Serena Williams as she celebrates gracing the cover of a new magazine and a new book...
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Reactions to Kanye West's latest outburst

By Tony Anderson

1:29 PM on 09/15/2009

Listen to people's opinion of Kanye at the VMA's and leave your own opinion.
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To tweet or not to tweet; a pro athlete's dilemma

By Tony Anderson

8:00 AM on 09/11/2009

VIDEO - Twitter is changing the way sports news is broken. NBA guard Allen Iverson has bypassed mainstream media outlets and informed his fans directly that he was...
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Sean Kingston talks about life, ladies and his latest album

By Tony Anderson

9:23 AM on 09/09/2009

VIDEO - Sean Kingston is a Jamaican-American pop artist. His single "Beautiful Girls" rose to the top of the Billboard Charts in 2007. He is back talking to theGrio.com about everything from...
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CC Sabathia works to bring more blacks to baseball

By Tony Anderson

12:20 PM on 09/01/2009

VIDEO - Yankee CC Sabathia is not happy with the number of African-American players in MLB. He one of only two African-American starting pitchers in the major leagues.
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Williams sisters and James Blake ready for the U.S. Open

By Tony Anderson

12:11 PM on 08/28/2009

Venus and Serena Williams, James Blake and others came to Bryant Park to show off their tennis skills before the US Open starts on Monday.
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LeBron kicks it into high gear at bike-a-thon for kids

By Tony Anderson

11:39 AM on 08/25/2009

VIDEO - NBA stars LeBron James and Chris Paul ride for kids at James' 4th annual bike-a-thon in his hometown of Akron, Ohio.
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Braylon Edwards goes the extra yard for kids in need

By Tony Anderson

8:00 AM on 08/19/2009

VIDEO -- "Not everyone can play in the NFL, NBA or record albums...even players in the league need education after sports. Education is the key," said Edwards...
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Black women's hair tangles up their workout

By Tony Anderson

9:00 AM on 08/18/2009

A government study shows that African American women are 70% more likely to be obese than white women. And although this statistic seems shocking its more to it than meets the eye. Factors including time, money and hair are all reasons that keep some black women out of the gym.
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The waiting game is over for NBA rookies

By Tony Anderson

7:36 AM on 08/12/2009

VIDEO - This year's NBA rookie class played themselves last weekend in EA Sports' "NBA Live 2010" video game. When they weren't in front of the video screen, they were break-dancing and posing for countless action shots that will appear on their very first trading cards.
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Black athletes defend their right to bear arms

By Tony Anderson

12:46 PM on 08/03/2009

Is it smart for an athlete to carry a gun for protection? Consider two scenarios: Scenario 1: Professional boxer Vernon Forrest is driving in Atlanta, with his girlfriend's 11-year-old son. He stops to put air in a tire and is then robbed at gunpoint. He complies with the...
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Wyclef on Haiti and how music saved his life

By Tony Anderson

11:24 AM on 07/28/2009

Wyclef Jean, best known as a Grammy Winning artist who has sold over 50 million records and toured the world both with The Fugees and as a solo artist, has a lesser-known side...
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Record-setting pilot teaches kids they can fly

By Tony Anderson

10:20 AM on 07/20/2009

Growing up in Miami, Barrington Irving was like a lot of young black men - he wanted to play professional football. That was until a pilot, Captain Gary Robinson, came into his life.
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Spike Lee speaks about "Do The Right Thing" at 20

By Tony Anderson

8:15 AM on 07/04/2009

Much has changed since "Do The Right Thing" announced Lee's special gifts to the world. The police choke hold that killed Radio Raheem -- a fictionalization of the real death of Michael Stewart in New York City -- has long been outlawed. Life on the ravaged Brooklyn block where Lee filmed...
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theGrio talks with potential top NBA Draft picks

By Tony Anderson

11:14 AM on 06/25/2009

The NBA Draft is tonight and theGrio.com stopped by the NBA Store in New York City to catch up with some of the potential top draft picks. See what Blake Griffin, Tyler Hansbrough, Jordin Hill, and Brandon Jennings have to say about preparing for life as a professional athlete....
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