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'Adventures of Tintin' film avoids comic books' racist past

By Kunbi Tinuoye

8:25 AM on 12/28/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Steven Spielberg's first foray into 3D animation 'sensitively' tackles the racist undertones of Georges Remi's (who published under the name Hergé) twentieth-century classics...
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Rihanna's European tour includes racially insensitive insults

By Tamy Cozier

3:25 PM on 12/19/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna is at the center of two separate controversies both involving racially insensitive insults...
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12/09/11 - the Grio and CNBC Market Update

By Shartia Brantley

10:40 AM on 12/09/2011

VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their November meeting the Fed left its key interest rate - which affects mortgage, credit card and student loan rates - unchanged and announced it would continue "Operation Twist" to bring down mortgage rates and spur the economy...
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Unemployment aid hits 7-month low, trade gap falls

By theGrio

12:00 PM on 11/10/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The outlook for American jobs and trade looked a little brighter Thursday, despite growing uncertainty overseas...
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Troy Davis execution nears; protests worldwide

By theGrio

2:32 PM on 09/21/2011

ATLANTA (AP) - The 42-year-old's most realistic, though slim, chance for reprieve is through the courts, and his lawyers are trying...
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How a Troy Davis execution hurts us internationally

By Monique W. Morris

8:47 AM on 09/21/2011

OPINION - Many have advocated for a moratorium on the death penalty, and if there were ever a case that justifies the continuation of this advocacy, this one is it...
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Dutch Royal House criticized for 'racist' painting

By theGrio

9:58 AM on 09/16/2011

AMSTERDAM (AP) - The "Golden Carriage" was given to Queen Wilhelmina from the people of Amsterdam as a gift in 1898...
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Blacks in boxing may need to get a passport

By Dwayne McClary

6:00 AM on 08/03/2011

OPINION - In 2011, of the possible 68 championship belts: WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO titles from each respective weight class; only seven are held by African-American fighters...
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LeBron not interested in playing overseas

By theGrio

1:16 PM on 07/22/2011

MIAMI - A number of NBA stars have expressed interest in playing in an overseas basketball league this fall if the NBA lockout ends up cutting into the 2011-2012...
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Why the NBA lockout may be a big assist to international leagues

By Marcus Vanderberg

12:54 PM on 07/21/2011

theGRIO REPORT - If enough A-level stars follow in Deron Williams' footsteps, it could directly impact lockout negotiations...
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Why the Irish embraced Obama as their own

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

8:54 AM on 05/24/2011

OPINION - It seems serendipitous that the man who occupies the Oval Office is a descendant of two ethnic groups well versed in the politics of discrimination...
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Obama returns to his ancestral roots in Ireland

By theGrio

11:51 AM on 05/23/2011

DUBLIN (AP) - President Obama said Monday that the U.S. and Ireland share a "blood link" that extends beyond strategic interests or foreign policy...
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New Jersey Nets see themselves as globe-trotters

By theGrio

1:21 PM on 03/01/2011

LONDON (AP) - Owned by a Russian, awaiting two games in London and preparing for a move to New York, the New Jersey Nets have the look of globe-trotters...
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Rev. Jesse Jackson calls for Africa reconstruction plan

By theGrio

12:12 PM on 11/02/2010

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Jackson later acknowledged such a plan would require accountability, especially in Nigeria, the continent's most populous nation...
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Tons of bushmeat being sneaked into Paris

By theGrio

8:33 AM on 06/17/2010

PARIS (AP) - Bushmeat is eaten in central and western Africa, where hunters sometimes illegally stalk wildlife parks that aren't heavily guarded...
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Sharing the sweet tastes of Milan

By theGrio

12:54 PM on 05/04/2010

Milan, one of the world's fashion capitals, still offered many juicy glimpses of its charms, despite the fact that all of Southern Europe goes on vacation in August...
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Estonia offers refreshing diversity as summer destination

By Mamie Joeveer

7:42 AM on 05/03/2010

SLIDESHOW - After thawing out from rough cold spells, Nordic countries like Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Estonia are sights to behold in their short summer months...
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Top ten study abroad destinations for minority students

By Leigh Ranck

7:58 AM on 04/27/2010

SLIDESHOW - Studying abroad while in college has increased four fold in the last two decades according to the Open Door Report for 2009...
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Why lighter skin is an international obsession

By Karl Bostic

5:53 AM on 11/23/2009

VIDEO - As shocking as the pictures of a new, lighter Sammy Sosa may be, the popularity and use of skin lightening creams in Europe is no surprise...
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Europe lags behind US in racial progress

By Javier E. David

9:00 AM on 10/21/2009

OPINION - For years, the notion that Western Europe is inherently more tolerant and harmonious than the United States has gained currency among cultural and intellectual elites...
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