Steve Harvey: West and Smiley are 'Uncle Toms'
theGRIO REPORT - During his syndicated radio show, comedian Steve Harvey called out West and Smiley for their poverty bus tour, while defending President Obama...
Obama surges to lead against generic Republican
Beset by debt ceiling woes, President Obama has been trailing behind a hypothetical "generic Republican" in recent polls...
Milennial attitudes prove America isn't post-racial
OPINION - Young people of color were able to make more of a connection between race and disparities in opportunity and resources. Many whites, on the other hand, had more of a problem connecting the dots...
Obama pays his respects to Americans killed in Afghanistan
DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AP) - Obama has been paying his respects today to the 30 Americans who were killed over the weekend in Afghanistan when a helicopter was shot down...
West and Smiley's 'Poverty Tour' is way off track
OPINION - If Smiley and West really have the goal of raising awareness of the problem of poverty in America it sounds as if they are going about it exactly backwards...
Cries of 'Hillary told you so' haunt Obama campaign
OPINION - In hindsight, maybe Hillary Clinton had a point about Barack Obama during their highly contentious race for the Democratic presidential nomination...
Rick Perry: The second coming of George W. Bush
OPINION - If you didn't know any better, you might conclude that Rick Perry either is George W. Bush, or that he's doing a pretty good imitation of him (or vice versa.)...
White House announces $105 million in Africa aid
WASHINGTON (AP) - White House press secretary Jay Carney says the money will help provide food, shelter, water, and sanitation and health services to those in need...
Jesse Jackson blasts Obama for not supporting black voters
Jesse Jackson outlined his severe disappointment with President Obama's service to the African-American community...
Obama calls US triple-A nation despite downgrade
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama on Monday essentially dismissed the first-ever downgrade of the U.S. credit rating, reassuring investors and the public...
