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Can Obama keep his cool on Twitter?

By Mychal Denzel Smith

9:13 AM on 06/23/2011

OPINION - By tweeting on his own, Obama opens himself up to a whole new world of criticism scrutiny...
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How we can tweet for education

By Lawrence C. Ross

8:41 AM on 06/03/2011

OPINION - What if we moved from the fun and scandalous, and actually used Twitter to do something useful?
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5 ways to avoid debt collectors on Facebook and Twitter

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox

8:25 AM on 05/31/2011

OPINION - Is the latest person following you on Twitter or friending you on Facebook actually a debt collector in disguise? ...
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Mandela's foundation launches Twitter account

By theGrio

12:27 PM on 03/28/2011

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela's foundation is reaching out to the young, networked and socially conscious, bringing teens to a news conference Monday...
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Pea's Will.i.am says cell service stopped tweets

By theGrio

5:13 PM on 02/07/2011

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - His Twitter handle was silent until after the game, when he sent out a series of tweets beginning with: "Att crashed ... ahhhh!!!! The worse."...
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TheGrio's 100: Shaun King, leveraging social media for greater good

By theGrio

12:00 AM on 02/01/2011

TheGrio's 100 - With TwitChange.com, Shaun King leveraged Twitter to address the Haitian earthquake's aftermath...
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50 Cent takes credit for shutting down Worldstarhiphop.com

By theGrio

4:54 PM on 01/24/2011

Just moments ago, 50 Cent took to Twitter and took credit for the site's disruption, squashing rumors that the site was seized by Homeland Security...
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NBA stars could be caught with their pants down on Twitter

By John Mitchell

8:38 AM on 01/24/2011

OPINION - If the allegations surrounding Lance Stephenson are true, he is anything but ready for the temptations of NBA wealth and fame...
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Black lingo sets the trend on Twitter

By Dexter Mullins

8:10 AM on 01/14/2011

OPINION - As a group, African-Americans have a firm grasp on the way Twitter works, and we influence the overall language of Twitter almost daily...
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Do black people run Twitter?

By theGrio

12:22 PM on 01/11/2011

Because after seeing black culture related tweets trending worldwide everyday for months, I am now convinced that it is more than just leverage...
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Tweet this! Tiger Woods finally joins Twitter

By theGrio

2:02 PM on 11/17/2010

JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) - Returning from a two-week trip to Asia and Australia, Woods posted his first tweet on Wednesday: "What's up everyone. Finally decided to try out twitter!"...
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Wired up? HBCUs look to increase online ed presence

By theGrio

3:25 PM on 11/14/2010

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Blacks comprised about 12 percent of total enrollment in higher education in 2007 but were 21 percent of students at for-profit institutions -- many of which are online...
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Kanye West still using twitter as therapy

By theGrio

10:36 AM on 11/10/2010

Kanye West took to Twitter last night for what was either a meltdown or a long session of digital therapy...
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50 Cent should think twice before offering two cents on Twitter

By Imani J. Walker

8:40 AM on 10/01/2010

OPINION - Black males ages 15 to 24 are among those who would most likely be listening to what 50 Cent would have to say. It is among this group whose rates of suicide are now...
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How tweeting while black became controversial

By Imani J. Walker

7:41 AM on 08/19/2010

OPINION - All of this speaks to a larger issue, the dearth of readily accessible quality music, movies, and TV shows that offer something in the way of mental sustenance...
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Kanye West's lone Twitter follower bails, balks at media attention

By theGrio

3:09 PM on 08/10/2010

Inundated with requests for interviews and constantly probed by jealous peers on Twitter, Holmes' fun times in the spotlight quickly fizzled...
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MTV selects its first-ever Twitter jockey

By theGrio

10:26 AM on 08/09/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - The TJ position is the updated version of the network's VJ job, and Gabi Gregg will report on pop culture news using Twitter, Facebook, blogs and MTV's website...
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Student Kanye follows on Twitter is not a big fan

By theGrio

3:36 PM on 08/04/2010

Kanye West, who took Twitter by grammatically-deficient storm last week, elected to follow a sole individual, 19-year-old Steve Holmes (@ste_101) of Coventry, England...
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Over 1 million Facebook fans agree: 'I love being black'

By BlackWeb2.0

10:07 AM on 06/30/2010

BlackWeb 2.0 - While there are other similar fan pages, none have been as successful in attracting a diverse following...
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Rapist-fighting felon gets his own Facebook fan page

By theGrio

11:01 AM on 05/12/2010

VIDEO - Inmate Antonio Collins is being hailed as hero after his jailhouse assault of accused rapist...
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