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Obama assets valued between $2.6M and $8.3M
3:54 PM on 05/16/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama hold assets worth between nearly $2.6 million and nearly $8.3 million...
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Tupac hologram tour 'very likely' says AV Concepts president
3:51 PM on 05/16/2012
When Tupac Shakur came back to life for a night in hologram form at Coachella a month ago, the Internet and media started buzzing....
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Gay marriage debate: Sophia Nelson, Michael Eric Dyson to debate on MSNBC's 'Ed Show'
3:28 PM on 05/16/2012
theGRIO REPORT - The same sex marriage debate spilled onto the airwaves and on Twitter last Thursday, when Michael Eric Dyson, an MSNBC contributor called out "sexual rednecks"...
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Knicks' Amar'e Stoudemire enrolls at University of Miami
3:02 PM on 05/16/2012
MIAMI - Amar'e Stoudemire is officially a Cane. The New York Knicks forward has enrolled in the general studies program at the University of Miami...
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Lauryn Hill's ex Rohan Marley engaged to Brazilian model girlfriend
2:42 PM on 05/16/2012
Rohan Marley, 39, Lauryn Hill's ex, and father of her five children is engaged to his model beau...
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US panel backs first rapid, take home HIV test
2:27 PM on 05/16/2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - American consumers may soon be able to test themselves for the virus that causes AIDS in the privacy of their own homes...
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Police investigate after Trayvon Martin mural defaced in NJ
2:10 PM on 05/16/2012
NEW YORK - Police in New Jersey are investigating after a mural of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin was defaced with paint...
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High school basketball star Jabari Parker touted 'best since LeBron'
1:45 PM on 05/16/2012
Chicago's Simeon high school junior basketball player Jabari Parker has high expectations...
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Slideshow: Butt-kicking women of color on big screen
1:21 PM on 05/16/2012
SLIDESHOW - To coincide with the release of Rihanna's new action film 'Battleship', theGrio has compiled a list of our favorite bada** big screen females...
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Florida judge says rapper Luther Campbell should coach football
1:07 PM on 05/16/2012
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A state administrative law judge says former 2 Live Crew frontman Luther Campbell should be allowed to coach football in Florida schools...
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OJ appeals to be freed from Nevada prison
1:06 PM on 05/16/2012
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison...
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Charles Taylor: Sorry for those hurt by war crimes
12:57 PM on 05/16/2012
LEIDSCHENDAM, Netherlands (AP) - Convicted war criminal and former Liberian President Charles Taylor said during his sentencing hearing Wednesday that he sympathizes with victims of the civil war in Sierra Leone...
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Ex-Houston cop not guilty in Chad Holley beating
12:50 PM on 05/16/2012
HOUSTON (AP) - A former Houston police officer was found not guilty Wednesday in the 2010 videotaped beating of a 15-year-old burglary suspect...
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33-year-old man has 30 kids by 11 different women
12:32 PM on 05/16/2012
Desmond Hatchett of Tennessee is pleading with the state to help him pay for child support he simply cannot afford...
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Chris Christie, Cory Booker channel 'Seinfeld' in video parody
12:25 PM on 05/16/2012
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and the mayor of New Jersey's largest city are channeling the Seinfeld-Newman rivalry in a video parody that spoofs the mayor's heroics and Christie's vice presidential potential...
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Diana Ross inspired vintage boutique in Bedford-Stuyvesant
12:25 PM on 05/16/2012
Diana Ross's character Tracy Chambers, from the 1975 film 'Mahogany' inspired a vintage boutique in Brooklyn...
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Dwyane Wade featured in Vogue fashion spread
12:09 PM on 05/16/2012
MIAMI - Dwyane Wade has long been considered one of the best dressed men in the NBA, noticed as much for his bold style off the court as his explosive moves on the court...
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Slideshow: The top 25 'black don't crack' celebrities
11:00 AM on 05/16/2012
SLIDESHOW - As the summer sun heats up, tons of sunscreen is being slathered on, however the benefit of having beautiful black skin is its ability to resist wrinkles...
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Amile Jefferson, high school basketball phenom, signs with Duke
10:27 AM on 05/16/2012
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) - Star high school forward Amile Jefferson has signed with Duke...
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Derrick Rose could miss the entire 2012-2013 NBA season
9:44 AM on 05/16/2012
CHICAGO (AP) - The doctor who operated on Derrick Rose's knee insists the Chicago Bulls' star can dominate again...
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