Entertainment & Culture
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Floyd Mayweather Jr. becoming pay-per-view king
12:15 PM on 09/25/2009
Mayweather's victory over Juan Manuel Marquez last weekend generated an impressive 1 million pay-per-view buys, HBO Sports announced Friday...
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New Michael Jackson song to be released
5:19 PM on 09/23/2009
NEW YORK (AP) -- The first posthumous release of a new Michael Jackson song, "This Is It," is scheduled for Oct. 12. Sony Music Entertainment offered few details...
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Chris Paul crosses over into children's books
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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Actor Hill Harper talks relationships in his new book
1:07 PM on 09/22/2009
VIDEO - Best known for his work on CSI: NY, Hill Harper is a New York Times bestselling author with two books under his belt with a third released this month...
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Law & Order's lieutenant sets gold standard for black women in TV
7:54 AM on 09/21/2009
OPINION - In a medium that typically casts black women in their professional lives as domestics, Lieutenant Anita Van Buren of TV show Law & Order stands out...
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Cosby talks to theGrio about TV special, hip-hop, and women
8:30 PM on 09/18/2009
VIDEO -- Dr. Cosby sat down with David A. Wilson, managing editor of theGrio, to discuss this groundbreaking television event and issues that affect the black community and the country...
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This week in black Hollywood - 9/18/09
12:49 PM on 09/18/2009
We get the latest on the African American buzz in hollywood from our friends at HipHollywood.com. This week's update gives us the scoop on MTV's Video Music Award's mishaps with Kanye West & Lil Mama, Serena William's US Open outburst, Lauren London and Lil Wayne's bouncing baby boy, Whitney's Oprah...
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Serena talks about outburst, Kanye, and her new book
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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Chris Brown begins community service in Virginia
9:07 AM on 09/17/2009
VIDEO -- Chris Brown cleared weeds and debris at police horse stables in Virginia on Wednesday for the first day of his 180-day court-ordered community service for beating ex-girlfriend Rihanna...
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Abercrombie & Fitch sues Beyonce over plan for fragrance
3:42 PM on 09/16/2009
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Teen clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. is suing singer Beyonce Knowles over her plans for a fragrance named after Sasha Fierce, her alter ego...
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- Denzel Washington speaks on being waterboarded during 'Safe House'
- "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
- 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
- Kobe Bryant passes Shaq on all-time NBA scoring list, but he's still only the second best ever
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- 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
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- 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
- Brigham Young University video shows Black History Month ignorance
- CNN had no choice but to suspend Roland Martin
- GLAAD: Why CNN's Roland Martin shouldn't get a pass for homophobic tweets
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- Are black conservatives making a comeback?
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- 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
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