Student loan push critical for black college students
theGRIO REPORT - An estimated 1.5 million black students could see their student loans increase unless Congress and President Obama reach an agreement to keep current rates in place...
Why President Obama is winning...so far
theGRIO REPORT - Most of a series of newly-released polls, including an NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey on Thursday, show President Obama ahead by a slight margin over former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney...
Obama campaign diversity debate is nothing new
ANALYSIS - The debate about the level of diversity in the Obama campaign, spurred by recent articles in Politico and BuzzFeed, is familiar: it happens every four years...
New polls show Obama, Romney in a very tight race
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are locked in a very tight race, according to the first series of polls since Rick Santorum dropped out of the GOP nomination process...
Policymakers look to prevent another Trayvon
theGRIO REPORT - The shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is leading to a burst of legislative and policy thinking about how to prevent such a tragedy from happening again.
How the 'Buffett Rule' could help Obama win
theGRIO REPORT - The 'Buffett Rule' is almost certain not to pass when the Senate votes on it Monday, as almost all Republicans oppose it. The White House of course already knows this...
Do female voters care about Ann Romney's work?
ANALYSIS - Here's why this otherwise forgettable flap matters: women voters are critical in this fall's elections...
Bloomberg wages war on 'Stand Your Ground'
theGRIO REPORT - New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, long an advocate of stricter gun control, is launching a national campaign to repeal 'Stand Your Ground' laws...
Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaign
theGRIO REPORT - Rick Santorum is suspending his presidential campaign Tuesday afternoon, effectively ending the Republican primary process and conceding the nomination to former Massachusetts senator Mitt Romney....
March jobs report mixed for blacks, Obama
theGRIO REPORT - The unemployment rate dipped to 8.2 percent, and African-American unemployment dropped to 14.0 percent in March, according to a report issued by the Labor Department on Friday...
