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Sainthood sought for African-American priest
10:34 AM on 03/18/2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Chicago Cardinal Francis George says the nation's first known black Roman Catholic priest should become a saint...
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Ugandan children capture their own stories with Project Focus
8:56 AM on 03/17/2010
VIDEO - In the media-saturated world, it can be easy to be bombarded by images, information, and problems. But one group of students sought to change that ...
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ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal
10:24 AM on 03/15/2010
CHICAGO (AP) - Affiliates of the once mighty liberal activist group ACORN are remaking themselves in a desperate bid to ditch the tarnished name of their parent organization...
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Desirée Rogers ran into sharp elbows at White House
10:25 AM on 03/12/2010
Desirée Rogers began to understand she was in trouble when David Axelrod summoned her to his office last spring to scold her...
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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: 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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New moms in Chicago get an extra helping of joy
4:05 PM on 03/08/2010
VIDEO - Nearly four thousand babies are born at Chicago's Mt. Sinai Hospital each year. To each mother, any gift, even a simple baby gift, makes a difference...
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Every Urban Prep senior is college-bound
9:48 AM on 03/08/2010
100 percent of first senior class at all male, all African-American Englewood academy is accepted to universities...
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Chicago mayor defends Desiree Rogers
9:51 AM on 03/01/2010
Daley called Rogers a "great friend of mine," who did a "tremendous job" in a position she didn't have to take...
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Court to decide if firefighter suit moves forward
1:40 PM on 02/22/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court seems willing to let a group of African American applicants sue the city of Chicago for discrimination for using test scores to decide who would become a firefighter trainee...
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Racist political fliers distributed in Chicago
8:46 AM on 01/28/2010
VIDEO - Fliers comparing Chicago Alderwoman Toni Preckwinkle to Aunt Jemima are being distributed in the South Side...
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Bill O'Reilly: South side of Chicago 'like Haiti'
12:52 PM on 01/26/2010
In a comparison likely to offend both parties, Fox News host Bill O'Reilly compared the South Side of Chicago to Haiti during a January 23rd stop on his "Bold Fresh Tour," accompanied by Glenn Beck....
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A year in review from poet J. Ivy
9:44 AM on 12/30/2009
VIDEO - 2009 will be a year remembered for many things--from the historic inauguration of President Barack Obama in January to the outbreak of the H1N1 virus around the world in early June...
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theGrio Reflects: The Story Of Emmett Till
12:10 PM on 12/20/2009
VIDEO - In light of the discovery of raided graves at the cemetery where he was buried, theGrio looks back at the life of lynching victim Emmett Till...
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Bed bugs threaten Chicago residents
1:01 PM on 11/13/2009
VIDEO - At least five stores in the Chicago area sold new or refurbished mattresses containing bedbugs.
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Landlord gives tenant second lease on life
9:53 AM on 11/04/2009
VIDEO - Patients in need of an organ transplant never know where the needed organ might be found. In the case of one Chicago man, it came from his landlord...
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For race, what a difference a year makes - and doesn't
9:05 AM on 11/04/2009
OPINION - In Grant Park one year ago, a multigenerational, multiracial crowd celebrated the change they could believe in: a nation finally living out the true meaning of equality and opportunity...
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'Baggy pants' students reach agreement with bar
11:35 AM on 10/29/2009
Six black students from Washington University who say they were turned away from a Chicago bar said Wednesday they've reached an agreement with the business that will help them combat racial discrimination.
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Students accuse Chicago bar of racial discrimination
12:33 PM on 10/28/2009
Students from Washington University in St. Louis raised civil rights complaints against a popular Chicago nightclub.
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Parents of well-known Chicago television host found dead
2:00 PM on 10/21/2009
VIDEO -- The parents of Chicago television host, Garrard McClendon, are the victims of a horrendous crime...
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Dems down to the wire lobbying for reform votes
VIDEO - They've made some progress. A fourth Democrat, John Boccieri of Ohio, has switched his vote from "no" to "yes."...
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