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Why Artur Davis is wrong about the GOP

OPINION - The newly minted a member of the GOP, Davis is taking his show on the road calming the waters for black voters to potentially take a serious look at the GOP in upcoming elections...
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Are Booker and Christie too close for comfort?

OPINION - Booker's chummy relationship with Christie isn't just about doing work for the people of Newark it's also likely a strategic move based on his own personal ambition...
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Mahlon Mitchell, president of the Professional Fire Fighters of Wisconsin, tells protesters of a Wisconsin Supreme Court decision during a rally at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis., Tuesday afternoon, June 14, 2011. The decision overturned a Dane County judge’s rulings that voided a state law limiting collective bargaining rights of public workers, finding that the judge overstepped her authority in making her decision. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, M.P. King)

Black candidate seeks to oust Wisconsin Lt. Gov

theGRIO REPORT - The media has been focused on the June 5 match-up in Wisconsin between embattled Republican Governor Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett. But another match up might prove an even bigger success for labor...
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Will black voters abandon Obama after marriage move?

OPINION - Will black voters, particularly regular churchgoers, abandon President Obama based on his support for marriage equality?...
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Black women benefiting during weak jobs market

theGRIO REPORT - Since December, black women have knocked more than 3 percentage points off of their unemployment rate, going down from 13.9 percent to 10.8 percent. That drop is the largest for any demographic group...
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Trayvon Martin’s parents take on a new role

theGRIO REPORT - Now that Zimmerman has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder, Trayvon's parents have transitioned into a new role as activists and agents for social change...
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Social media comes of age in wake of LA riots

OPINION - One thing has changed since 1992, that could have changed not only our response to the Rodney King verdict but also the riots that ensued. Now we have social media...
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Secret Service must do better by 1st black prez

OPINION - Many in the black community have long held the safety of the president and his family at a higher level of importance than any debate over public policy...
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Why Romney’s 'open mic' moment is troubling

OPINION - Romney is rarely consistent, but when it comes to policies that will assist those in need, he is consistently opposed to any real safety net...
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Firings won't fix National Review's race problems

OPINION - The National Review's problem with offensive viewpoints on race, brought to the forefront by recent events, did not begin with one Derbyshire column about the Trayvon Martin case and it likely won't end there...
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