Former reality star and R&B artist Ray-J has just inked a new $1 million deal with the skin care company Princereigns...

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Donald Trump thinks President Obama's attacks on Mitt Romney's record at Bain Capital are unfair...

www.thegrio.com/politics/donald-trump-id-let-mitt-romney-go-at-it-with-rev-wright-attacks.php

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theGRIO REPORT - The University of Michigan Law School in a joint project with Northwestern University Law School has released an alarming a registry of wrongful convictions...

www.thegrio.com/news/national-exoneration-registry-reveals-over-2000-wrongful-convictions.php

Business

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former District of Columbia Mayor Marion Barry has been hospitalized in Las Vegas...

www.thegrio.com/local/washington-dc/former-dc-mayor-marion-barry-hospitalized-in-vegas.php

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NEW YORK (AP) - Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as 'Last Dance,' 'Love to Love You Baby' and 'Bad Girls' became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/donna-summer-dead-disco-music-legend-dies-of-cancer-at-63.php

Lifestyle

A new photo, featuring Trayvon Martin and his shooter George Zimmerman in a racial role reversal, is making the rounds on the Internet...

www.thegrio.com/specials/trayvon-martin/new-photo-what-if-trayvon-martin-were-white.php

theGRIO REPORT - Some members of the faith community met the president's announcement on same-sex marriage with confusion, and even anger...

www.thegrio.com/politics/black-opponents-of-gay-marriage-defend-faith-waiver-on-obama.php

Entertainment

WASHINGTON (AP) - Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/chuck-brown-dead-godfather-of-go-go-passes-away-at-75.php

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NEW YORK (AP) -- Whitney Houston's final recording is being released...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/whitney-houstons-last-recording-celebrate-released.php

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TheGrio REPORT -- A group of civil rights leaders released an open letter Friday, applauding President Obama's "evolution" on gay marriage...

www.thegrio.com/politics/civil-rights-leaders-commend-obamas-gay-marriage-stance.php

Entertainment

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - The next generation moves to the forefront at this year's Essence Music Festival, which expands to four days of concerts and sets aside a day of activities geared toward emerging...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/essence-fest-adds-4th-day-to-spotlight-new-talent.php

Lifestyle

Last night's art auction at Phillips de Pury in New York set a new world record by Jean-Michel Basquiat...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/basquiat-painting-sets-16-million-world-record.php

Lifestyle

CHICAGO (AP) - President Barack Obama is defending his criticism of presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, saying Romney's record at the private equity firm Bain Capital is rightf...

www.thegrio.com/politics/obama-stands-by-hits-on-romneys-bain-capital-days.php

Entertainment

Desmond Hatchett of Tennessee is pleading with the state to help him pay for child support he simply cannot afford...

www.thegrio.com/news/33-year-old-man-has-30-kids-by-11-different-women.php

SLIDESHOW - It may be hard to believe in retrospect, but circa 1983 -- besides Eddie Murphy and the King of Pop -- there was no black star who burned brighter than Mr. T....

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/slideshow-the-life-and-times-of-mr-t.php

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MIAMI (AP) - Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's all-time greats...

www.thegrio.com/sports/lebron-james-named-nba-mvp-for-the-3rd-time.php

Lifestyle

New York Post columnist Phil Mushnick provoked outrage this week when he used a racial slur in an insensitive rant against the Brooklyn Nets and their co-owner rapper Jay-Z..

www.thegrio.com/sports/phil-mushnick-n-word-jay-z-brooklyn-nets.php

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CHICAGO (AP) - Jurors have reached a verdict in the murder trial of William Balfour, who is accused of killing the mother, brother and 7-year-old nephew of singer and actress Jennifer Hudson...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/verdict-in-jennifer-hudson-case.php

Lifestyle

SLIDESHOW - Donna Summer's signature sound was unmistakable and her influence of modern music is still felt to this day. Take a trip down memory lane with theGrio as we pay homage to her greatest s...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/donna-summer-dies-at-63.php

Lifestyle

RAP GENIUS - This past week had an abundance of new material for hip-hop fans. Current favorites, up-and-comers, and veterans all dropped verses we hadn't heard before, and all are ably represented...

www.thegrio.com/entertainment/rap-genius.php

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