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Obama sits in Rosa Parks' famous bus seat
8:27 AM on 04/20/2012
VIDEO - President Obama recently visited the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. While there, he sat on the bus that Rosa Parks made famous by refusing to sit in the back because she was African-American...
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'Alive Inside': Music in the memory of nursing home patients revealed
2:57 PM on 04/12/2012
VIDEO - Neurologist and author Dr. Oliver Sacks is making a film about how patients in a nursing home react to listening to their favorite music again...
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'Black and Jewish': African-American celebs who practice Judaism
12:33 PM on 04/10/2012
SLIDESHOW - While African-Americans are overwhelmingly Christian, there is a sizable black and Jewish population and some of our favorite stars practice Judaism...
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Beyoncé shares candid photos on her Tumblr page (SLIDESHOW)
4:25 PM on 04/06/2012
SLIDESHOW - Beyoncé recently shared pictures of private moments with her husband Jay-Z and other loved ones on her personal Tumblr page...
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Slideshow: Trayvon Martin rally for justice in Sanford
2:47 PM on 03/23/2012
SLIDESHOW - The death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin has triggered numerous protest in the demand of the arrest of George Zimmerman...
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Creator of 'Don't Re-Nig in 2012' bumper sticker says: 'I am not racist'
1:19 PM on 03/20/2012
theGRIO REPORT - When asked about her product's use of a racial epithet, Paula Smith says 'The n-word does not mean black'...
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'Don't Re-Nig in 2012': Racist anti Obama bumper sticker goes viral
2:30 PM on 03/16/2012
theGRIO REPORT - Recently a racist anti-Obama bumper sticker picture went viral on Facebook and other social networks. The sticker read 'Don't Re-Nig In 2012. Stop repeat offenders. Don't re-elect Obama'...
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Tiffany Dixon: Whitney's hairstylist reflects on loss of 'America's Princess'
3:37 PM on 03/09/2012
VIDEO - Tiffany Dixon was Houston's hairstylist for five years and stood by her side as she rebuilt her life after her breakup with Bobby Brown and her struggle with drug abuse...
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Florida Republican representatives debate Jay-Z '99 Problems' lyrics
2:44 PM on 03/09/2012
VIDEO - Two Republican representatives in Florida recently got into a debate over the correct quoting of Jay-Z's '99 Problems'...
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The 5th annual Essence Women in Hollywood Luncheon (SLIDESHOW)
3:35 PM on 02/24/2012
SLIDESHOW - Yesterday, in Beverly Hills, California, Essence magazine honored some of the most influential African-American women in Hollywood at the 5th annual Essence Women in Hollywood Luncheon...
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Shawndell McLeod: Lithonia woman still missing without a trace
1:12 PM on 02/10/2012
VIDEO - Shawndell McLeod, 35, has been missing for five months. Her mother believes that her daughter has been kidnapped from her Lithonia, Georgia home and says that she has a feeling that her daughter is still alive...
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Brandy and Monica's new song: 'It All Belongs to Me'
5:30 PM on 02/07/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The song truly shows how much the two singers have matured and grown, not only as artists but as women...
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Michael Jackson immortalized by his childen at Grauman's Chinese Theater (SLIDESHOW)
4:00 PM on 01/27/2012
SLIDESHOW - Justin Bieber was one of the many performers that came together to celebrate what Prince called: his fathers 'true life time achievement award.' The event took place in Los Angeles, California at the Grauman's Chinese Theater...
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D'Angelo returns to the stage in Stockholm show
12:03 PM on 01/27/2012
VIDEO - D'Angelo has finally returned on the music scene and is currently touring in Europe. Fans were recently treated to a performance by the neo-soul legend in Stockholm, Sweden...
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Bill Cosby talks Navy experience on 'Late Night': 'I didn't want to be there anymore'
3:29 PM on 01/20/2012
VIDEO - During the interview he shared details of his youth and speaks of his time in the military and college...
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'Sh*t That Everybody Says to Rape Victims': Series of videos take a serious turn
1:59 PM on 01/17/2012
VIDEO - The Sh*t Girls Say saga continues -- this time it was for a good cause. A group of women came together to make a video titled 'Sh*t That Everybody Says to Rape Victims'...
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Martin Luther King Jr. archives: The last days of Dr. King
6:00 AM on 01/16/2012
VIDEO - In his last days, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. feared that his dream had become a nightmare...
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Martin Luther King Jr. archives: MLK leads anti-Vietnam war march
10:00 AM on 01/15/2012
VIDEO - Anti-war marches like this one took place in other parts of the country as well as the rest of the world as people came together to march and protest for peace...
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Martin Luther King Jr. archives: Looking back on the summer of 1963
6:29 AM on 01/14/2012
VIDEO - The summer of 1963 marked a time of massive nationwide civil rights protests demanding freedom and equality...
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Nene Leakes premieres as Coach Roz Washington on 'Glee'
5:20 PM on 01/12/2012
VIDEO - Footage of NeNe Leakes as coach Roz Washington on 'Glee' is now available...
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