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Robin Thicke covers 'Exhale (Shoop Shoop)' in honor of Whitney Houston

By theGrio

12:01 PM on 02/22/2012

VIDEO - Robin Thicke, the velvety-voiced R&B star, has recorded a beautiful tribute to the late Whitney Houston...
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Whitney Houston: Top 10 best YouTube video tributes

By Chris Witherspoon

3:00 PM on 02/18/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Here are theGrio's picks of the top 10 Whitney Houston tribute YouTube videos from the web...
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90-year-old woman dances to Whitney Houston in tribute (VIDEO)

By theGrio

9:16 AM on 02/18/2012

VIDEO - There has been a plethora of homemade Whitney Houston tributes flooding into YouTube since her untimely death last weekend. But 90-year-old grandma 'Jeanne' has come up with one of the most original...
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New Snapple 'Half & Half' commercial draws criticism, but is it racist? (VIDEO)

By Clutch Magazine

2:06 PM on 02/17/2012

VIDEO - A new Snapple commercial advertising their Diet Half & Half drink has drawn numerous negative comments on its YouTube and Facebook pages, as well as at least a few letters to the company...
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'Obama Girl' not so sweet on the president anymore

By theGrio

10:34 AM on 02/16/2012

Remember 'Obama Girl'? She became a viral video sensation with her flirtatious, lip-synched odes to candidate Barack Obama during the 2008 election...
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Brutal Atlanta beating of gay youth leads to calls for new hate crime laws

By Kunbi Tinuoye

4:13 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Brandon White, who is openly gay, says he just wants the men who attacked him to be held accountable for their actions...
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Eddie Long crowned 'king': New Birth criticized for ceremony that went viral

By Kunbi Tinuoye

8:23 AM on 02/03/2012

theGRIO REPORT - In a controversial video, widely being circulated on YouTube, the beleaguered megachurch pastor Bishop Eddie Long is shown participating in an elaborate ceremony where is he crowned 'king'...
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Nicki Minaj's 'Stupid Hoe' breaks VEVO record for online views

By theGrio

1:54 PM on 01/27/2012

Whether you love it or hate it, Nicki Minaj's scandalous new music video, 'Stupid Hoe', is a hit.
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'Sh*t Republicans say about black people' sends up the GOP

By theGrio

8:50 AM on 01/27/2012

VIDEO - The latest in the seemingly endless round of "sh*t people in this group say about that other group" series isn't a parody...
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'Schlong' answer freaks out 'Family Feud' contestant (VIDEO)

By theGrio

3:55 PM on 01/25/2012

'Family Feud' is supposed to be a family show, but sometimes things get a little inappropriate. On a recent episode, the answer one survey question -- 'schlong' -- left one elderly African-American contestant speechless.
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Vintage video of teenage Kanye West rapping revealed

By theGrio

1:51 PM on 01/16/2012

VIDEO - According to a newly unearthed video of a 19-year-old Kanye West performing in his native Chicago, he was already on his way in 1996...
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Flight attendant becomes online hit after rapping announcement to passengers

By theGrio

11:29 AM on 01/13/2012

Those seated on their way to Oklahoma were certainly not going to switch off from the announcements before take-off on Southwest Airlines flight 372...
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'Sh*t White Girls Say...to Black Girls': Unofficial sequel to 'Black Girls Say' hits web

By Oelania Pena

2:32 PM on 01/04/2012

VIDEO - Franchesca Leigh Ramsey's video for 'Sh*t White Girls Say... to Black Girls' is comical in tone and has almost 4,000 likes on YouTube on its first day on the web...
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'Sh*t Black Girls Say' video goes viral: Is it funny or offensive?

By theGrio

9:11 AM on 12/28/2011

VIDEO - A Clinton Hill director's video poking fun at black women has become a YouTube sensation - and made many female viewers angry about the skit...
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Beatboxing vicar raps nativity story to Devon churchgoers

By theGrio

1:45 PM on 12/14/2011

For many vicars penning their sermons is what gets the creative juices flowing...
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Viral video of 2-year-old rap prodigy becomes sensation

By Oelania Pena

11:26 AM on 12/09/2011

VIDEO - A viral video of 2-year-old Khaliyl Iloyi with his dad Alim Kamara (which first appeared on WorldStarHipHop.com) has become a sensation...
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Anchor's 'beautiful weave' gets unexpected airtime

By Angelica Razack

12:21 PM on 11/18/2011

VIDEO - Blaine Stewart, a white male anchor called out his female African-American colleague, Laila Muhammad on her "beautiful weave."
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Mike Tyson mocks Herman Cain in viral video

By News One

2:34 PM on 11/10/2011

VIDEO - Former boxing champion Mike Tyson is using his comedic talents again in a new skit from the website, Funny Or Die...
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Mike Tyson a knockout in new comedy career

By Kia Miakka Natisse

8:57 AM on 10/27/2011

OPINION - Tyson has used comedy to reform his public image, flipping that movie role into various TV and Internet appearances...
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Atlanta youth find homegrown viral video fame

By Kunbi Tinuoye

8:12 AM on 10/21/2011

theGRIO REPORT - A video posted on YouTube by students at Grayson High School in Greater Atlanta has gone viral with than more than 90,000 hits in just 7 days...
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