Black History News
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A symbol of the slave trade joins US and Cuba
8:50 AM on 03/18/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Amistad, a U.S.-flagged vessel headed for largely forbidden Cuban waters is a symbol of both a dark 19th-century past and modern public diplomacy...
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White teachers behind black history prank to be transferred
11:26 AM on 03/12/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three Los Angeles school teachers who were suspended for honoring O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul in a Black History Month parade will be transferred...
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Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
1:21 PM on 03/11/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the National Mall...
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Chicago woman maintains massive black history archive
4:46 PM on 03/10/2010
VIDEO - The carefully constructed, three-hour interviews open a window not only onto black America, but also onto the human condition...
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TheGrio's 100: Mary Spio, reaching beyond the stars
8:00 AM on 03/09/2010
TheGrio's 100 - As a rocket scientist, Spio gained notoriety when she joined Boeing as the Head of Satellite Communications Systems at just age 26...
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TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
5:00 AM on 03/09/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Tim King was, in his words, the "stereotypical bourgie black kid"...
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TheGrio's 100: Kamala Harris, the future of California politics
5:00 AM on 03/08/2010
TheGrio's 100 - San Francisco voters elected Kamala Harris to be the city's first female District Attorney...
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TheGrio Reflects: The genius of Ray Charles
12:58 PM on 03/04/2010
VIDEO - Ray Charles started his musical career at the age of five on a piano in a small cafe in Jacksonville, Florida where his family lived...
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TheGrio's 100: Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, battling breast cancer and more
1:00 PM on 02/26/2010
TheGrio's 100 - For Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, going into breast cancer research offered the double benefit...
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Little Rock 9 veteran Carlotta Walls LaNier is living history
11:01 AM on 02/26/2010
Although her name is not widely recognized, this pioneer played in important role in one of the most important events of the Civil Rights movement...
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TheGrio's 100: Dr. Regina Benjamin, small-town doc now Surgeon General
5:05 AM on 02/25/2010
TheGrio's 100 - As U.S. Surgeon General, Benjamin has said she will work to make sure "no one falls through the cracks" in America's health care system...
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TheGrio's 100: Clarence Otis Jr, serving 400 million meals a year
5:02 AM on 02/25/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Clarence Otis Jr., the chairman and CEO of Darden Restaurants, which owns the popular family-style chains, explains the company's recipe for success...
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TheGrio's 100: Dr. Otis Brawley, straight talk on prostate cancer
5:00 AM on 02/23/2010
TheGrio's 100 - While Dr. Brawley said he has received his share of controversy for his views on cancer screenings, there are many who applaud his achievements...
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TheGrio's 100: Tracy Reese, designer for the first lady and the American woman
8:04 AM on 02/22/2010
TheGrio's 100 - One look at Tracy Reese's spring 2010 collection proves why the designer's style,continues to turn heads on and off the runway...
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Malcolm X's legacy ignored 45 years after his murder
5:20 PM on 02/19/2010
OPINION - Malcolm's legacy has been treated like the neglected step-child of the African-American struggle for freedom and equality...
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TheGrio's 100: Artur Davis, looking to be the new face of Dixie politics
5:00 AM on 02/18/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Can an African-American become the next Governor of Alabama? Once unthinkable in a state infamous for its history of segregation, U.S. Representative Artur Davis wants to break through in 2010...
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TheGrio's 100: Shani Davis, a speed skater on the fast track to Olympic gold
8:50 AM on 02/17/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Shani Davis stands at ease in his own skates. Perhaps it's that comfort level that begins to explain just how he's become so adept at skating in lanes...
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TheGrio's 100: Malcolm Gladwell, author and pop-sociologist
5:00 AM on 02/10/2010
TheGrio's 100 - How the man with a funny Afro came to be one of the country's most sought-after intellectuals...
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TheGrio's 100: Eric Holder, law enforcer in-chief
5:00 AM on 02/10/2010
TheGrio's 100 - Holder made history as the first African-American to become the nation's chief law enforcement officer...
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TheGrio's 100: Robert Bullard, Father of environmental justice inspires next generation
5:00 AM on 02/10/2010
TheGrio's 100 - For three decades Robert Bullard's been publishing reports and books that have spelled out precisely where environmental dangers lay...
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Obama to Dems: Health reform 'is in your hands'
VIDEO - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history...
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