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WASHINGTON  — President Barack Obama delivered an election-year broadside to Republicans: Game on. SEE ALSO: Why Obama Should Say “I’m Rich” The GOP, from Congress to the campaign trail, signaled it’s ready for the fight. In his third State of the Union address, Obama issued a populist call for income equality that echoed the Occupy […]

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Award-winning gospel star Maurette Brown Clark has hit the Top 5 with her single “I Hear The Sound (of Victory),” continuing its rise up Billboard’s Gospel Songs Chart to #5 for the week of January 28, 2012.  The first single off her acclaimed fourth solo album The Sound of Victory, “I Hear The Sound (of […]

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It’s always nice to start off the new year with some new makeup. Even nicer? Getting great stuff for (way) under 20 bucks. Here, the seven drugstore finds Allure is dying over right now: L’Oréal Paris Infallible Eye Shadow With a supremely soft, velvety texture, these powder shadows blend easily over lids. And, while they […]

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By theGrio The White House will take advantage of technology by hosting the president’s first Google+ hangout next Monday. RELATED: Obama’s Base Focused On Jobs “Your Interview with the President,” will be a 10-person digital conference where citizens can interact with the commander in chief. Currently, you can submit questions to the president via the […]

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Halle Berry’s nanny was denied a restraining order against Halle’s baby daddy Gabriel Aubry, reports TMZ. The nanny is claiming that Gabriel pushed in a door while she was holding his daughter Nahla. The nanny, Alliance Kamdem claimed she feared retaliation by Aubry, but the judge called her petition “insufficient and speculative.” In her declaration, […]

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WASHINGTON  — Federal job discrimination complaints rose to an all-time high last year, led by an increase in bias charges based on religion and national origin. SEE ALSO: Obama’s Base Focused On Jobs The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received nearly 100,000 charges of discrimination during the 2011 fiscal year, the most in its 46-year history. […]

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Gospel singer Martha Munizzi has released the video for the title track from her current album, Make It Loud. Check it out below and let us know what you think! RELATED: 2012 Stellar Award Winners! [PHOTOS] Canton Jones – HALLELUJAH Ft. Deitrick Haddon [VIDEO] Yolanda Adams Health & Lifestyle Tour [PHOTOS] Top 10 Gospel Albums

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Halle Berry is taking her ex Gabriel Aubry to court over claims he pushed his daughter Nahla’s nanny into a wall while she held the child. Halle is furious at the male model’s alleged behavior, in which he abused the nanny  both verbally and physically. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ, the confrontation supposedly happened last […]

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WASHINGTON — Addressing a divided nation amid a determined GOP campaign to take his job, President Barack Obama is preparing to issue a populist cry for economic fairness as he aims to corral the sympathies of middle-class voters 10 months before Election Day. SEE ALSO: Obama’s Base Focused On Jobs Obama delivers his third State […]

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By Ashley Michelle Williams Jalen Rose can now add “educator” to his long list of social contributions. SEE ALSO: Why Obama’s Critics Are Right Who Will Be Gifford’s Successor? The former NBA star and current ESPN analyst has established the Jalen Rose Leadership Academy (JRLA) in his hometown of Detroit in order to help improve […]

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Several times a week, a group of six women and one man pray for their city as they drive through their gang-infested neighborhood in New Orleans, according to The Times Picayune. SEE ALSO: Do Gun BuyBack Problems Actually Work Millie Campbell (pictured), 76, and Betty Minor, 69, are a part of the group who have […]

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The co-director of Tracy Morgan’s new film Predisposed told Entertainment Weekly that the comedian is doing much better after collapsing at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Filmmaker Ron Nyswaner told EW that the “30 Rock” star passed out due to altitude sickness combined with his diabetes. Morgan is expected to check out […]