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Black America captured in photographs of 1970s 'Harlem, U.S.A' (SLIDESHOW)
3:39 PM on 05/09/2012
SLIDESHOW - During that time, Harlem lost a third of its residents who sought refuge from its increasing crime and poverty. Those who stayed -- the barber, church-going women, children at play -- Bey captured through his camera lens...
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Gay student faces expulsion after firing stun gun to ward off bullies
3:02 PM on 05/07/2012
theGRIO REPORT - On April 16, the teen was between classes when six students suddenly surrounded him, he claims, taunting him and threatening to beat him up. Young retrieved the stun gun...
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Slideshow: Beyoncé's 'most beautiful' moments
2:36 PM on 04/25/2012
SLIDESHOW - In her interview with People magazine this month, she attributed her title as 'Most Beautiful Woman in the World' to motherhood...
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Detroit judge defends nude text: 'I've got no shame in my game'
3:52 PM on 04/24/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit's 3rd Circuit Judge Wade McCree, who specializes in trying sexual misconduct cases, was recently busted for texting a nearly nude photo of himself to a married court bailiff on his payroll...
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Study: NC waiters report giving black diners inferior service
2:08 PM on 04/24/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Of the 200 servers from 18 different restaurants in North Carolina who participated in the study, two-fifths of them admitted to showing prejudice towards customers based on their race....
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Revival of Tennessee Williams' 'A Streetcar Named Desire' features predominantly black cast (SLIDESHOW)
5:08 PM on 04/23/2012
SLIDESHOW - To celebrate the revamping of this critically acclaimed play, theGrio would like to share images of the new, star-studded cast...
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Does Rihanna's 'Elle' short film depict her abusive past with Chris Brown?
1:17 PM on 04/23/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rihanna stars in a three-minute movie in conjunction with Elle's May editorial spread, which shows the 'Battleship' star prancing around Cuba circa 1956...
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Slideshow: TheGrio's top black 'Influential People' from 'Time 100'
4:30 PM on 04/18/2012
SLIDESHOW - Among those entertainers, leaders, educators, and icons that made the list this year, several were prominent black figures in the U.S. and abroad...
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Acura commercial casting call requested 'friendly, not too dark' African-American
12:30 PM on 04/18/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A casting document from Japanese car company Acrua has leaked into the hands of TMZ, which explicitly states that they sought a 'nice looking, friendly, not too dark' African-American car dealer...
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Usain Bolt, fastest man alive, wants to 'stun the world' (VIDEO)
9:28 AM on 04/18/2012
VIDEO - Just one year after he won the Olympic gold metal in Beijing, China, Jamaican track star and the fastest man in the world, Usain Bolt, dropped over one tenth of a second off of his record in the 100 meter race...
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'Paris Is Burning': Diddy 'borrows' title from documentary on NYC LGBT culture
4:31 PM on 04/17/2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Paris is Burning', the original Jennie Livingston-directed film, chronicled the 'ball' culture in New York City's disenfranchised and neglected black, Latino, and queer communities...
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Maxwell announces 1st full album tour, six arena dates
1:22 PM on 04/17/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Platinum-selling soul singer Maxwell will kick off his first shows since 2010, touring LA, Atlanta, and Newark over the summer...
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Nicki Minaj deletes her Twitter account; family debunks her backstory
11:35 AM on 04/16/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The reigning queen of hip hop has deactivated her Twitter account, reportedly in response to fan site 'NickiDaily' having uploaded snippets from her sophomore album, 'Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded', without her permission...
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Michelle Obama invites 'The Biggest Loser' contestants to the White House
5:45 PM on 04/11/2012
VIDEO - First lady Michelle Obama surprised season 13 contestants of NBC's 'The Biggest Loser', inviting them to the White House following the highly-anticipated makeover episode...
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Allen West says 80 House Democrats are Communists
12:32 PM on 04/11/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Allen West said at a Florida town hall on Tuesday that he'd 'heard' 80 of the 190 House Democrats are communists...
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Beyoncé and Jay-Z celebrate 4th wedding anniversary (SLIDESHOW)
1:43 PM on 04/04/2012
SLIDESHOW - Although infamously private, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have routinely made their presence felt on stage, on the red carpet and even sometimes court-side at an NBA game..
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Slideshow: 'Lionel Richie and Friends' in concert
1:36 PM on 04/04/2012
The show featured more than a dozen performances of Richie's hit songs, and saw collaborations with some of country music's biggest stars...
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Burger King pulls Mary J Blige 'chicken wrap' commercial
2:33 PM on 04/03/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The web is buzzing about a recent Burger King 'chicken wrap' commercial, which features R&B icon Mary J. Blige belting out the ingredients to one of the fast food chain's new menu items...
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Slideshow: Controversial Trayvon Martin cartoons
3:12 PM on 04/02/2012
SLIDESHOW - These images are provocative precisely because they suggest strong opinions about issues that seldom enter public discourse...
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Trayvon Martin: Offensive cartoon pulled from University of Texas student newspaper
2:02 PM on 03/28/2012
theGRIO REPORT - A speech blurb spoken by the woman says, 'And then, the big bad white man killed the handsome, sweet, innocent colored boy'...
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