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'Soul Train' fans pay tribute to Don Cornelius on Broadway

By theGrio

11:17 PM on 02/04/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - About 100 dancers descended on Times Square in a 'flash mob' organized through the Internet. As startled tourists looked on, they recreated one of the show's 'Soul Train lines'...
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War vet denied benefits after being declared dead 4 times

By theGrio

1:08 PM on 02/03/2012

VIDEO - A Florida veteran is in a battle with the federal government to prove that he is alive...
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London woman dies from allergic reaction to hair glue

By Madame Noire

8:48 AM on 02/03/2012

MADAME NOIRE - After checking her organs and ruling out any alcohol or substance abuse, Home Office pathologist Doctor Michael Heath examined the glue on one of the hair pieces she was wearing...
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Don Cornelius suicide should stir up mental health debate in black community

By Ronda Racha Penrice

1:57 PM on 02/02/2012

OPINION - As the nation reflects on Soul Train's incredible legacy and mourn the passing of its creator Don Cornelius, we cannot sweep his apparent suicide under the rug...
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Amy Winehouse coroner resigns, family seeks advice

By theGrio

2:41 PM on 02/01/2012

LONDON (AP) - The coroner who oversaw the inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse has resigned after her qualifications were questioned...
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Nelson Mandela mourns the loss of his youngest sister and last surviving sibling

By theGrio

12:05 PM on 01/30/2012

Condolences are being sent to former South African president Nelson Mandela after the loss of his youngest and last surviving sibling...
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Etta James remembered as triumphant trailblazer at memorial service

By theGrio

4:54 PM on 01/28/2012

GARDENA, Calif. (AP) - Etta James was remembered at a service Saturday attended by hundreds of friends, family and fans as a woman who triumphed against all odds to break down cultural and musical barriers in a style that was unfailingly honest...
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Bernie Mac to be the subject of new tribute documentary

By theGrio

1:22 PM on 01/26/2012

VIDEO - Comedian Bernie Mac died over three years ago, but his influence is still felt by comics and actors alike...
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Groundbreaking jazz manager John Levy dies at 99

By theGrio

1:20 PM on 01/24/2012

ALTADENA, California (AP) - Levy's client roster over the years included more than 85 artists, including Wilson, Lewis, Nat and Cannonball Adderley, Betty Carter, Roberta Flack, Herbie Hancock...
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Today in black history: Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall dies

By theGrio

12:44 PM on 01/24/2012

VIDEO - Thurgood Marshall was an Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, and its first African-American justice...
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How Joe Paterno helped to racially integrate college football

By Jay Scott Smith

3:49 PM on 01/23/2012

theGRIO REPORT - One part of Joe Paterno's career that has been lost among his accomplishments, however, is that many of his early teams were at the forefront of racial integration in college football...
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Woman struck, killed by Dallas police car

By theGrio

1:08 PM on 01/23/2012

DALLAS - A woman was struck and killed by a Dallas police officer as she crossed the street early Sunday morning...
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Joe Paterno dead: Amid scandal legendary Penn State coach dies at 85

By theGrio

11:57 AM on 01/22/2012

(AP) - Joe Paterno, a sainted figure at Penn State for almost half a century but scarred forever by the child sex abuse scandal that brought his career to a stunning end, died Sunday at age 85...
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Etta James' passion, great range remembered

By theGrio

9:59 AM on 01/21/2012

NEW YORK (AP) - Etta James, whose signature song was the sweeping, jazz-tinged torch song 'At Last,' died in Los Angeles from complications of leukemia...
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Etta James dead: Legendary soul singer succumbs to leukemia at age 73

By Kelley L. Carter

11:37 AM on 01/20/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Today, the world begins a long goodbye with one of the most preeminent voices in soul music. Etta James has died to due to complications with leukemia at age 73...
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Jimmy Castor, funk legend, dead at 64

By theGrio

11:21 AM on 01/17/2012

Jimmy Castor, a respected saxophonist, was the leader of the seminal funk/disco band the Jimmy Castor Bunch...
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Martin Luther King Day: How to tell your kids about the death of MLK

By Dr. Tyeese Gaines

8:00 AM on 01/15/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Talking to children about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. may not be as simple as your average history lesson. Knowing what your child, in particular, can handle is the first and most important factor...
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Philadephia mayor: Slain 14-year-olds' 'little butts' should have been in bed

By theGrio

2:50 PM on 01/13/2012

A source told NBC Philadelphia that Axel Barreto confessed to firing shots on the car, killing three teenagers inside. He was apprehended Wednesday night in a Bensalem, Pa., motel...
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Sickle-cell trait and more caused Miramar football player death: autopsy report

By theGrio

8:39 AM on 01/13/2012

MIAMI - The five-page report on 16-year-old Isaiah Laurencin said that hypertension, bronchitis and high temperatures were "co-morbid natural factors," the Sentinel reported...
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Why Black America should care about Danny Chen's suicide

By News One

12:33 PM on 01/11/2012

In a tragic story that could have played out on many college campuses across America, Private Danny Chen, 19, committed suicide on October 3, 2011, in Kandahar, Afghanistan...
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