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Basketball team taunted by crowd with racial slurs, banana suits
6:51 PM on 02/08/2012
BRENTWOOD, Pa. (AP) - Athletic tensions between two Pittsburgh-area high schools one largely white, the other predominantly black have boiled over into accusations of racism that some say is being swept under the rug...
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BYU student video shows Black History Month ignorance
4:50 PM on 02/08/2012
VIDEO - Although all Americans -- not just African-Americans-- are expected to commemorate this month, a student a Brigham Young University is trying to prove this is not the case...
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Beyoncé L'Oreal ad controversy inspires black community backlash
4:33 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Beyoncé Knowles' heritage is described as 'African-American, Native American' and 'French' in a new L'Oreal commercial for its True Match foundation...
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Brutal Atlanta beating of gay youth leads to calls for new hate crime laws
4:13 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Brandon White, who is openly gay, says he just wants the men who attacked him to be held accountable for their actions...
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Kelly Rowland on 'Chelsea Lately' talks Grammy nomination and new man
3:05 PM on 02/08/2012
Kelly also talks about how 'Here I Am' is an album about being sexy and finding empowerment in your thirties...
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Roland Martin suspended by CNN for 'homophobic' Super Bowl tweets
2:20 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Roland Martin has been suspended by CNN for Super Bowl tweets which many observers considered to be homophobic...
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TheGrio's 100: Andrew 'Bo' Young, III, changing the way we give
2:04 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO's 100 - Andrew 'Bo' Young, III is the CEO of Give Locally, a website that pre-screens and posts the needs of everyday Americans on the site...
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TheGrio's 100: Cheryl Mills, leading the charge from the White House to the State Department
1:52 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIOs 100 - Cheryl Mills is currently the counselor and chief of staff to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton...
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TV topples and kills toddler in Chicago
1:03 PM on 02/08/2012
VIDEO - A 1-year-old boy died Tuesday after a television toppled onto him in his Chicago home...
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Al Sharpton defends Melissa Harris Perry from Cornel West's 'arrogant' and 'disingenuous' attacks
12:42 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, Rev. Al Sharpton responded sternly to West's latest criticism that he and Dr. Harris-Perry were somehow rewarded for their support for the Obama administration...
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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...
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Photo of Coretta Scott King, Michelle Obama goes viral: 'One black man died for another black man to win'
12:10 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The caption below it reads: 'One Black Man Died For Another Black Man To Win.' What do you think of this picture? Do you think it's inspiring or in poor taste?
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Black filmmaker debunks America's 'obesity crisis'
12:05 PM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Even with the number of obese Americans rising -- over 72 million adults and 12.5 million children and adolescents -- Darryl Roberts, filmmaker and director of America the Beautiful 2, explains that talking about obesity is missing the mark...
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Shaq OK with Kobe Bryant ahead in NBA scoring
11:13 AM on 02/08/2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Shaquille O'Neal says he's satisfied being the most dominant Los Angeles Lakers player, and has no problem with former teammate Kobe Bryant passing him on the NBA's career scoring list...
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Greg Jones, Giants linebacker, proposes to girlfriend after Super Bowl
9:41 AM on 02/08/2012
New York Giants' linebacker Greg Jones won twice on Super Bowl Sunday. After his team's last minute victory he proposed to his girlfriend Amanda Piechowski...
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DC wax museum adds Harriet Tubman to collection
9:24 AM on 02/08/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Descendants of Harriet Tubman have gathered at The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds and unveiled a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom....
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Designers lend their glamour to Obama campaign
9:12 AM on 02/08/2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Can President Barack Obama's campaign recapture the glamour quotient of four years ago?...
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Jay-Z reportedly only gave 6K to charity in 2010 after earning $63 mil
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...
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Michelle Obama beats 'Late Night' host Jimmy Fallon in fitness challenge
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....
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TheGrio's 100: Nicole Lyons, car builder, drag racer and one of few women of color in the industry
8:29 AM on 02/08/2012
theGRIO's 100 - In 2005, Lyons became the first black woman in professional stock racing. The following year she built an 1,100 horsepower engine, which broke records...
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Basketball team taunted by crowd with racial slurs, banana suits
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BYU student video shows Black History Month ignorance
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Beyoncé L'Oreal ad controversy inspires black community backlash
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Brutal Atlanta beating of gay youth leads to calls for new hate crime laws
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Kelly Rowland on 'Chelsea Lately' talks Grammy nomination and new man
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Beyoncé's post-baby body is hers -- not ours
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GLAAD: Why CNN's Roland Martin shouldn't get a pass for homophobic tweets
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Nicki Minaj and 'Marilyn Monroe': Is she perpetuating white female beauty standard?
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