Travel and Leisure
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Slideshow: Music festivals with all that jazz
8:00 AM on 04/28/2010
SLIDESHOW - In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month and the start of the summer festival season, theGrio has compiled this list of the top jazz festivals around...
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Top ten study abroad destinations for minority students
7:58 AM on 04/27/2010
SLIDESHOW - Studying abroad while in college has increased four fold in the last two decades according to the Open Door Report for 2009...
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Smithsonian raises the curtain on the Apollo legacy
9:38 AM on 04/26/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian Museum is bringing New York's Harlem to the nation's capital with the first-ever exhibit focused on the Apollo, where many musical careers were launched...
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Make 10 African-American museums your next destination
10:04 AM on 04/24/2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio checks out 10 African-American museums for your next travel destination...
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Mississippi makes Freedom Ride a tourist draw
3:04 PM on 04/22/2010
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Next year's commemoration of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Rides is expected to dwarf any other tourism event the southern state has ever seen...
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Cirque du Soleil to create Michael Jackson show
2:29 PM on 04/20/2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - First the Beatles and Elvis, now Michael Jackson...
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Slideshow: Film festivals celebrate black cinema at a theater near you
4:42 PM on 04/16/2010
SLIDESHOW - Film festivals are forging ahead, their organizers working to balance the need to maintain public interest in African-American film with the need to stay afloat in an austere economic climate.
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Little-seen photos and art bring civil rights to life at NY museum
4:04 PM on 04/05/2010
From New York 1 News - The Bronx Museum of the Arts is hosting two exhibits offering key photographs of the civil rights movement and works by young artists inspired by the period...
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Poets speak about progress in the recession
8:36 AM on 04/04/2010
VIDEO - Progress in the Recession is an event coordinated by New York barber Denny Moe where men and women come out to perform spoken word...
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South African girls learn to cover World Cup
9:41 AM on 03/27/2010
Global Girl Media, an educational nonprofit founded in January 2009, aims to use the games to empower young women by teaching them about digital media...
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Smithsonian to launch 'Save Our African-American Treasures' series
4:42 PM on 03/25/2010
ATLANTA (AP) - Years after author Alex Haley first encouraged blacks to research their roots, many are digging into attics and garages to find the rest of their history...
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SXSW shows why it's a good time for black alternative music
8:19 AM on 03/22/2010
OPINION - The fact is that across the country, black artists are making music that doesn't fit neatly into the either/or boxes of hip hop and R&B...
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Certain carnival dances said to come from the days of slavery
9:11 AM on 03/16/2010
There is in each of us a mystic fascination for the raw, primal carnal energy and its mesmeric tribal rhythm and dance. It takes us in its flood, and swells your soul with an ancient call.
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Smithsonian receives rare Harriet Tubman items
1:21 PM on 03/11/2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman when a museum of African-American history opens on the National Mall...
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Selma, a town rich with history, seeks new legacy (VIDEO)
9:09 AM on 03/11/2010
VIDEO - Take a ride down Broad Street in Selma, and history will greet you nearly every block...
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Surviving the airport with kids: how to handle family travel
12:45 PM on 03/10/2010
By Carrie Calzaretta You've spent countless hours preparing the family for the big day, and it has finally arrived. You've packed wisely (and legally), nixed the layovers, labored over seat assignments, photocopied birth certificates and passports. You've chosen a flight to coincide with nap time, invested in the latest,...
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'Black Ski' gets a lift from the First Family
11:22 AM on 03/01/2010
From Ebony/Jet Magazine - For years, skiing has been largely considered a 'Whites only' sport, although 'black ski' clubs have been around for over 30 years...
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Slideshow: A glimpse of Hawaii's gorgeous landscape
9:31 AM on 02/28/2010
From sunsets and seacoasts, these images will make anyone want to start exploring....
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How to celebrate Black History Month in the Big Apple
8:27 AM on 02/25/2010
VIDEO - In a city so rich with landmarks and world history, it's no wonder there is an endless list of exhibits, museums, and music halls one can visit to celebrate Black History Month.
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Slideshow: Vancouver's Commercial Drive captures city's diversity
7:22 AM on 02/25/2010
Commercial Drive, or "the Drive", offers tourists a multicultural extravaganza, with the people, shops and restaurants and bakeries to match...
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