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Honduras' enduring African culture

By WanJira Banfield

11:06 AM on 12/27/2011

SLIDESHOW - To travel to Honduras is to walk into the richness of Africa...
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Black artists at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011

By theGrio

10:20 AM on 12/04/2011

TheGrio SLIDESHOW -- Black artists on display at Art Basel Miami 2011 ...
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Black artists search for presence at Art Basel

By Ludlow Bailey

1:31 PM on 12/02/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Art Basel Miami Beach, the premier international art show that takes place annually in Miami Beach, will again dominate the winter social scene in South Florida. But will African-Americans have a place at the table?...
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7 tips to lower long-distance travel risks

By Dr. Tyeese Gaines

8:31 AM on 11/23/2011

theGRIO REPORT - As families pile into cars heading south for Turkey Day, or board airplanes toward the opposite coast, traveling safely is the priority...
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Paterson's Great Falls: A national park with black appeal

By Chelsea-Lyn Rudder

10:41 AM on 11/03/2011

theGRIO REPORT - From the Grand Canyon in Arizona to Shenandoah in Virginia, there are 58 National Parks in the United States. However, surveys indicate that African-Americans are the least likely ethnic group to visit the National Park system...
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N-word products in China are commonplace

By Jonathan Levitt

6:00 AM on 10/08/2011

OPINION - What is 'n-word-oil'? Well it turns out that this medicinal remedy is for muscle pain and a host of other ailments that the Chinese have been using for a very long time...
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Slideshow: Black 'Sambo' stereotypes in China

By theGrio

9:16 AM on 10/05/2011

SLIDESHOW - A "Sambo" image on a billboard sparks outrage for an American living in Beijing, China...
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Slideshow: N-word national locales leave a mark

By Amber Leon

6:00 AM on 10/05/2011

SLIDESHOW - The slideshow below highlights some national locales that may get name recognition for the wrong reasons...
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A journey through Joséphine Baker's Paris

By Lisa Bonner

3:37 PM on 09/17/2011

TheGRIO REPORT - As I finally returned to the City of Lights, I began to understand why black Americans have such an affinity for Paris....
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Hotel provides no-frills Miss. blues experience

By theGrio

12:50 PM on 09/06/2011

CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) - It's not the Heartbreak Hotel or the Ritz, and George Washington didn't sleep there...
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US urges citizens to take care, not avoid Haiti

By theGrio

9:49 AM on 08/09/2011

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) -- The U.S. State Department no longer urges American citizens to avoid all travel to Haiti...
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Students travel to Africa on Sweet Mentoring Mission

By theGrio

11:10 AM on 08/05/2011

VIDEO - A trip to Agogo, Ghana changed the lives of seven Broward and Miami-Dade people.
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Volunteering in Haiti: Good intentions not enough

By theGrio

3:41 PM on 08/04/2011

MAPLAT, Haiti (AP) - I went to Haiti last year after the earthquake, driven by an excited but vague notion of doing some good in a hurting country...
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Where are the people of color in national parks?

By theGrio

1:59 PM on 08/04/2011

MSNBC - The National Park system is often called "America's Best Idea," but according to a new report, it remains more like terra incognita for many people of color...
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Summer camp for future doctors and scientists

By theGrio

9:49 AM on 08/04/2011

VIDEO - A summer camp at Southern Methodist University in Dallas is grooming 80 future scientists and doctors from minority groups under-represented in those fields...
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NBC's Mara Schiavocampo talks travel, offers tips

By theGrio

12:13 PM on 07/27/2011

Emmy Award-winning journalist and NBC News correspondent Mara Schiavocampo is a pioneer in the field of digital reporting...
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