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Van Jones returns: 'I'm more committed to the politics of hope now'
9:19 AM on 02/26/2010
OPINION - So what's on Jones' mind these days? Everything from the meaning of the NAACP Image award to the African-American community's role in the green economy...
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TheGrio's 100: Dr. Agnes A. Day, leading microbiologist
5:04 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - She uses her profound knowledge of science and microbiology to explain mankind's existence in terms understood by many...
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TheGrio's 100: Shirley Ann Jackson, making math and science make sense
5:03 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - pollinating the next generation of the nation's innovators...
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TheGrio's 100: James McLurkin, Engineer forges fleet of robots
5:01 AM on 02/01/2010
The Grio's 100 - James McLurkin built his first robot in 1988. Today he produces software that can move a whole community of robots...
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TheGrio's 100: Ashanti Johnson, an ocean deep love for science
5:00 AM on 02/01/2010
TheGrio's 100 - As Johnson pursued an education in oceanography, she realized her field of study wasn't so diverse...
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Scientists find subconscious racism in television characters
1:18 PM on 12/18/2009
The scientists studied interactions between television characters. They found that even when the characters were having a positive interaction, the body language and facial expressions of white characters was more likely to be unfavorable when they were interacting with black characters
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President Obama related to Warren Buffett?
10:50 AM on 12/15/2009
VIDEO - President Barack Obama and billionaire investment banker Warren Buffet are seventh cousins three times removed according to genealogists at ancestry.com...
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Ghost doctor operates from the grave
9:43 AM on 10/19/2009
VIDEO - As we approach Halloween, October becomes a month filled with ghost stories. Some of those stories are coming from people who have visited the Black American West Museum in Denver...
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The science and myth of race
11:25 AM on 07/23/2009
Check out this intriguing article from racewire that describes the different scientific evidence and myths for the differentiation of race in humans. Here's a little: Recent advancements in medicine and technology might give the impression that we're moving toward a belief in shared human potential and societal progress. But when...
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First black administrator of NASA confirmed
3:40 PM on 07/16/2009
The Senate confirmed on Wednesday retired astronaut Maj. Gen. Charles Bolden as administrator of NASA, just in time for the space agency's 40th anniversary celebrations of man's first steps on the moon...
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Obama seeks to reassure seniors on health care
VIDEO - With a fresh sense of urgency, President Obama sought to reassure seniors Monday about health care legislation approaching a final vote in Congress...
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