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NBA's Dalembert aims to rebuild sports in Haiti
2:25 PM on 10/07/2010
VIDEO - Samuel Dalembert has taken steps to help improve the sports programs that helped make him successful, and give earthquake victims an active distraction from the chaos...
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9-year-old philanthropist with vision feeds homeless
11:33 AM on 10/04/2010
VIDEO - One of the smallest philanthropists around, the 9-year-old is the president of Joshua's Heart Foundation which feeds the poor and visits the elderly...
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Harlem legend Norma Miller still swinging at 90 years old
9:04 AM on 10/04/2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Most teenagers can't keep up with Norma Miller. At 90 years old, the Harlem native is swing dancing her way into history...
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History sinks in for first ever black female golfer at Jr. Ryder Cup
8:02 AM on 09/30/2010
theGRIO REPORT - Howard's father, Robert, introduced Ginger and her younger sister, Robbi, also a highly ranked player, to golf at ages six and four, respectively...
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Ray Charles Memorial Library opens in L.A.
12:03 PM on 09/24/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Charles' fans can see his personal piano and saxophone, his collection of microphones and letters he received from Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Johnny Cash...
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GMAC's foreclosure foul-up puts predatory lenders on hot seat
8:24 AM on 09/24/2010
OPINION - Though the mortgage crisis has affected most Americans, it is now no secret that lenders disproportionately offered subprime products to people of color...
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Ohio couple welcomes home healthy sextuplets
2:37 PM on 09/20/2010
VIDEO - The family arrived in a limo for their going home party and they were the center of attention...
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Students 'hammer' away for success in the classroom
2:04 PM on 09/20/2010
VIDEO - "If I Had A Hammer" is teaching students much more than how to add and subtract, educating them in construction, and teaching them valuable lessons on teamwork, too...
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Detroit school borrows goats for organic project
10:35 AM on 09/20/2010
VIDEO - Students at Detroit's Enterprise Academy are getting a first-hand lesson in organic agriculture...
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Fired art teacher finds success at fashion week
11:10 AM on 09/17/2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Celebrity designer Ayana Evans, overcame adversity to become a highly-praised handbag designer, despite being laid off twice...
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90-year-old recalls uniting town through softball
4:15 PM on 09/16/2010
VIDEO - Margaret Hicks and her softball team brought a town that was divided by race together as one.
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Denzel Washington unveils new Boys & Girls Clubs graduation promotion
8:57 AM on 09/16/2010
VIDEO - Denzel Washington is helping to launch an initiative from the Boys and Girls Clubs of America to increase graduation rates among troubled or at-risk youth...
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Study: Blacks make progress in happiness
1:37 PM on 09/15/2010
From The New York Times - By some measures - family structure, college graduation, incarceration - racial gaps have grown, but not in the realm of happiness...
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High School football player dies and comes back to life
11:30 AM on 09/13/2010
VIDEO - Hayward Demison, Jr. says, "I love the game with all my heart, my favorite thing do do since I was little."...
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NFL's Madieu Williams honors mother's memory in Sierra Leone
8:55 AM on 09/09/2010
VIDEO - Williams went back to visit a school he built, where he handed out basic school supplies because most classes often don't have books...
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Air Force mom continues to serve outside the military
2:39 PM on 09/08/2010
VIDEO - A military mother of two has created an online community which offers support to others in her position ranging from finances, to simply how to make it through a long deployment...
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NFL star never forgets his Sierra Leone homeland
9:00 AM on 09/08/2010
OPINION - Madieu Williams is a guy who gives millions from his own pocket, because he's concerned about poverty in the developing world...
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Delta launches first US flights in decades to Liberia
1:05 PM on 09/07/2010
MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) - Before the outbreak of the conflict, major airlines like Pan American World Airways, Air France and even the Concorde flew directly to Liberia...
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Boxing program takes a jab at keeping DC-area youth out of trouble
11:29 AM on 09/07/2010
From The Washington Post - Pro boxers and trainers bring DC-area kids and teens into boxing to learn discipline, healthy accomplishment and self-reliance...
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Urban 'victory garden' is win-win for seniors with health problems
8:53 AM on 09/06/2010
theGRIO VIDEO - A group of seniors is learning to create their own diet plan from the ground up...
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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'
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- 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
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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
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- Black filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis'
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- 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
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- New survey finds: black women struggle to pay bills more than white women
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- 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
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