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Rihanna and Chris Brown reunion: Would it kill their careers?

12:31 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The 48th annual Grammy Awards twill be the first time the pop stars attend the prestigious award ceremony together since Brown violently assaulted Rihanna three years ago today...

Scarlett Johansson advocates Obama's re-election at Runway To Win

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11:40 AM on 02/08/2012

Touting Obama's record over his first three years in office, Johansson rattled off a list of advancements made since his inauguration in 2009...

Madonna mad at M.I.A. over Super Bowl middle finger

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10:14 AM on 02/08/2012

Madonna is not a fan of M.I.A.'s middle finger. The pop star's Super Bowl halftime show was ultimately upstaged by the radical rapper's obscene gesture...

Jay-Z reportedly only gave 6K to charity in 2010 after earning $63 mil

By Kunbi Tinuoye

8:58 AM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The multimillionaire rapper is under scrutiny following reports he donated a tiny fraction of his earnings to charity...

Michelle Obama beats 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon in fitness challenge

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8:53 AM on 02/08/2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Michelle Obama and 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon turned the White House into a playground to promote the first lady's "Let's Move!" fitness campaign....

Brandy and Monica's new song: 'It All Belongs to Me'

By Oelania Pena

5:30 PM on 02/07/2012

theGRIO REPORT - The song truly shows how much the two singers have matured and grown, not only as artists but as women...

Coroner rules Don Cornelius' death a suicide

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3:23 PM on 02/07/2012

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the 'Soul Train' creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head...

Karl Lagerfeld likes Michelle Obama's 'big black a**'

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2:21 PM on 02/07/2012

Karl Lagerfeld made waves in an interview Tuesday when he shared his appreciation for Michelle Obama.

Radio DJ Star: 'Start snitching' movement is still going strong

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12:52 PM on 02/07/2012

Last summer, popular radio host Troi Torain, better known as Star of 'Star & Buc Wild,' was in the beginning stages of the "Start Snitching" movement when he spoke with NBC 10..

George Lucas will recieve NAACP Vanguard Award for 'Red Tails'

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12:07 PM on 02/07/2012

The Vanguard Award is presented to a person whose groundbreaking work increases understanding and awareness of racial and social issues, the organization said...

Nichelle Nichols on TV's first interracial kiss on 'Star Trek'

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11:30 AM on 02/07/2012

Nichelle Nichols who portrayed Lt. Nyota Uhura on the original Star Trek opens up about being on tv during a revolutionary period for African Americans. The...

Coast Guard officer who saved Sean Kingston gets a medal

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10:40 AM on 02/07/2012

CONNECTICUT - The Coast Guard petty officer who saved singer Sean Kingston after his jet ski crash in Miami Beach last May is being honored with a medal for his actions Tuesday...

Nicki Minaj and 'Marilyn Monroe': Is she perpetuating white female beauty standard?

By Ronda Racha Penrice

9:10 AM on 02/07/2012

OPINION - Because it is Black History Month, Minaj's flaunting of her internalized white American standards of beauty stand out more.

Beyoncé shows off her curvy post-baby body

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8:54 AM on 02/07/2012

She's crazy in shape! In the first photos released since the birth of her baby girl Blue Ivy just a month ago, pop star Beyoncé is looking trim and fit already...

Jay-Z now 2nd rapper to perform at Carnegie Hall

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8:52 AM on 02/07/2012

CHICAGO - As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue...

Chris Brown to perform at 2012 Grammys

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8:14 AM on 02/07/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago...

Happy birthday to the late, great, Bob Marley!

By theGrio

4:59 PM on 02/06/2012

Today iconic Reggae singer Bob Marley would have turned 67 years-old...

Viola Davis stuns in LA Times mag photo spread

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3:46 PM on 02/06/2012

Oscar nominee Viola Davis strikes a pose with an eye-catching new hairdo for the February 2012 LA TImes Magazine issue. In the spread, Davis sports different designers...