Politics

Ethiopian Miss Israel to meet Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Ethiopian-born Miss Israel Yityish Aynaw received a special invitation to meet and dine with President Barack Obama and Israeli President Shimon Peres during Obama’s upcoming trip to the Middle Eastern country...

Politics clouding Obama's coming visit to Israel

Daniel Estrin, Associated Press

JERUSALEM (AP) — A week before President Barack Obama is set to arrive in the region, Middle Eastpolitics are already casting a cloud over the visit as Israeli and Palestinian officials plan a series of events to promote their agendas.

Waka Flocka running for president?

Lilly Workneh

theGRIO REPORT -Rapper Waka Flocka Flame has decided to extend his reach beyond music and hopes to have a bigger impact on the nation by running for the 2016 presidential election -- or so he says on Twitter...

theGrio's 100: Judy Smith, the inspiration behind 'Scandal'

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theGRIO's 100 - A longtime crisis communications consultant in Washington, Judy Smith became a huge star last year because of the ABC hit show 'Scandal'...

theGrio's 100: Rob Nabors, navigating congressional waters for Obama

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theGRIO's 100 - Nabors, 41, is the director of legislative affairs at the White House, managing relations between the administration and Capitol Hill...

theGrio's 100: Nina Turner, taking on voter suppression in Ohio

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theGRIO'S 100 - The Ohio state senator emerged as one of the loudest voices in the country against controversial voting laws advanced by Republicans in her state...

theGrio's 100: Susan Rice, shaping Obama's foreign policy

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theGRIO'S 100 - Susan Rice's role is particularly important as Obama has made building strong alliances with other nation's as one of the chief pillars of his foreign policy vision...