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theGRIO REPORT – Rihanna and Chris Brown seem to have moved on. The music industry and the Grammys have moved on. But does their supposed reconciliation send a dangerous message to young fans who may look to them as role models?…
OPINION – It’s possible that this is the result of traditional Europeanized standards of beauty where black women are not considered as beautiful and desirable as other races of women…
OPINION – In a recent interview with Tavis Smiley, stars of ‘The Help,’ Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, defended themselves against criticism…
theGRIO REPORT – In an interview with theGrio, Rev. Al Sharpton responded sternly to West’s latest criticism that he and Dr. Harris-Perry were somehow rewarded for their support for the Obama administration…
theGRIO REPORT – Ruth Williams tearfully told Mitt Romney that she was out of work and desperate for money with a sick son at home…
OPINION – There is a narrative that has been built that both Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney are ‘moderate’ conservatives and that they both are basically blue dog Democrats running for the Republican nomination. Don’t be fooled…
theGRIO REPORT – In light of the news that an African-American teenager from Dallas Texas was mistakenly deported, President Obama’s immigration and deportation policies have come under scrutiny.
OPINION – Hollywood actor Don Cheadle learned the hard way what many public figures have known for a while: don’t say anything bad about President Obama…
OPINION – There are certainly ways to disagree with Obama administration policies without ad hominem attacks on Barack Obama the man or those who chose to support him…
OPINION – In 1996, Paul defended the newsletters and the content. Yet now all of a sudden in 2012, he has no idea how those offensive portions snuck in there…
theGRIO REPORT – With all the fallout from the hazing death of a young drum major at Florida A&M University last month, Congresswoman Frederica Wilson (D-FL) announced today that she will introduce a federal anti-hazing bill…
OPINION – The latest uproar over Ron Paul’s racially insensitive newsletters is a direct result of his frontrunner status…
OPINION – Attorney General Eric Holder often says the things President Obama can’t or won’t say. Especially when it comes to the hot button topic of race and race relations in America…
OPINION – If the war between “Glenn Beck and Andrew Breitbart is any indication the Tea Party may have just run its course.
OPINION – The weight of allegations of sexual harassment, sexual assault, and extramarital affairs finally has caused the ‘Cain Train’ to veer completely off the rails…
OPINION – With so many members in safe districts where they can be re-elected repeatedly without much of a struggle, in some ways it’s an inevitable cycle and at times apathy can set in…
OPINION – While Mr. Cain plays up his blackness to the glee of many large GOP primary crowds, the faces in those crowds are overwhelmingly white…
OPINION – A united front of accusers not only will frame Cain as the anti-woman candidate but it will also force him to respond yet again to their allegations even after he keeps trying to declare the matter closed…