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Toni Blackman is the U.S. State Department’s first official hip-hop ambassador working under their Cultural Diplomacy Program. Blackman has a long history in music, from…

When reporters wanted answers most from the White House Friday, staff canceled the press briefing. As the manhunt for a Boston bombing suspect continues in that city, the White House and aides have gone completely silent, offering up nothing beyond a photo posted to its official Flickr account showing the president getting briefed on developments earlier in […]

by theGrio.com From the Houston Chronicle: One-time NBA star Dikembe Mutombo has made a worldwide name for himself sponsoring humanitarian projects and noble causes in his native Africa, so it was only natural that two State Department officials would meet with him in November 2010 as part of his effort to bring more attention to […]