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The legacy of the Tuskegee Airmen lives on in 'Red Tails'

By theGrio

11:21 AM on 01/12/2012

VIDEO - Anticipation is building for George Lucas' movie 'Red Tails' about The Tuskegee Airmen, black pilots in the segregated military in World War II...
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Texting: Some studies show an indirect health benefit

By Dr. Tyeese Gaines

11:13 AM on 12/16/2011

theGRIO REPORT - While numerous reports warn of the dangers of text messaging, other reports suggest that texting can actually be healthy for those without access to a regular doctor...
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Obama signs bipartisan bill to help jobless vets

By theGrio

12:17 PM on 11/21/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The legislation, which creates tax breaks for companies that hire jobless veterans, marks the first proposal from Obama's $447 billion jobs bill to be signed into law.
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Slideshow: Michelle Obama's veterans outreach

By theGrio

11:52 AM on 11/11/2011

SLIDESHOW - Check out images of the first lady paying tribute to the men and women who serve our country in uniform...
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Veterans seek work and community, find White House support

By Donna M Owens

10:00 AM on 11/11/2011

TheGrio REPORTS -- The Barack Obama administration earlier this year launched Joining Forces, a national initiative designed to enlist broad-based support for American service members and their families....
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Senate approves jobs benefits for veterans

By theGrio

5:18 PM on 11/10/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - A united Senate emphatically approved legislation Thursday intended to help unemployed veterans and companies doing business with the government..
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First lady announces plans to hire vets, families

By theGrio

1:32 PM on 11/10/2011

WASHINGTON (AP)- Assuring military veterans that 'America has your back,' first lady Michelle Obama announced commitments from companies Thursday to hire 100,000 veterans and military spouses by 2014...
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House votes to honor first black Marines

By theGrio

5:17 PM on 10/25/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's first black Marines received a rare national tribute Tuesday as the House voted to award the Montford Point Marines with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest civilian honor given by Congress...
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Barack and Michelle Obama team up to finish jobs tour

By theGrio

4:16 PM on 10/19/2011

NORTH CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) - Michelle Obama's appearance on her husband's driving tour through North Carolina and Virginia, two politically important Southern states, comes as she takes a more active role in the 2012 campaign...
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Obama, first lady tout jobs plan for veterans

By theGrio

11:43 AM on 10/19/2011

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) - In this military setting, Obama's pitch for his jobs bill was far less partisan than it has been across his bus tour of North Carolina and Virginia...
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Michelle Obama to attend World Series opener

By theGrio

4:24 PM on 10/17/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Michelle Obama and Jill Biden are scheduled to attend the World Series opener in St. Louis on Wednesday night to honor military veterans...
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Tuskegee Airman, 90, dies in Tucson

By theGrio

8:36 PM on 10/16/2011

The Arizona Republic - Retired Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers Jr., a member of World War II's famed Tuskegee Airmen, has died in Tucson at age 90.
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Disabled vet on mission to help fellow soldiers

By theGrio

11:34 AM on 10/10/2011

LOS ANGELES - 'I'm making sure that no veteran is left behind and making sure the government takes better care of our veterans,' Groves said...
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Racial prejudices buried in snowstorm during World War II

By Amber Leon

4:04 PM on 10/06/2011

VIDEO - Beyond producing the men known as the "greatest generation", World War II is also being noted as the first real integration of the U.S. armed forces...
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Why conservatives ♥ celebrating the Confederacy

By Earl Ofari Hutchinson

8:52 AM on 08/01/2011

OPINION - Scott and the other GOP governors pining for the Confederate past, has nothing to do honoring and preserving history, but inflaming a very real living political present...
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First lady helping build home for homeless vets

By theGrio

5:50 PM on 07/21/2011

FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (AP) - A crew working on a boarding house for homeless women veterans got a hand Thursday from First Lady Michelle Obama...
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TheGrio's 100: Richard Bennett, ex-Marine builds $8M construction company

By theGrio

8:59 AM on 02/08/2011

TheGrio's 100 - This Former Marine now commands his own company, Fidelis, which has rapidly built a sturdy reputation in contract construction...
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Fighting for the legacy of black Civil War vets

By Donna M Owens

5:06 PM on 11/11/2010

theGRIO REPORT - There's been a push among historians, descendants and others to ensure their contributions aren't forgotten...
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Black SC Civil War vet honored with grave marker

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 11/11/2010

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Almost 100 years after his death, a black Union Civil War vet from South Carolina finally has a veterans marker on his grave...
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Va. forum targets health awareness among black men

By theGrio

10:44 AM on 11/01/2010

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Actor-producer Tim Reid is sharing his recent bout with prostate cancer to encourage fellow African-American men to become proactive about their health...
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