Black caucus takes challenges to White House
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Cleaver told TheGrio, "no president is always right. We have taken every president to task since Nixon in 1971, we can't stop now."...
Why the right hates Common
The man at the center of all those middle-aged white people's anger this week was Chicago's own Lonnie Rashid Lynn Jr., aka the Grammy award-winning rapper Common...
African Al-Qaeda branch threatens Obama’s Kenyan grandmother
The killing of al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden has led to a direct threat by militants on a relative of President Barack Obama...
The right doesn't skip a beat with Obama rap attacks
OPINION - Obama appears to be moving too fast and successfully for GOP strategists, and they seem to be clearly running out of issues to attack the president on...
Common rhymes about MLK at White House
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rapper Common opened his performance at the White House with cuts of words from Martin Luther King, Jr...
Jill Scott - next White House guest being called 'racist'
If you haven't been following the story, Michelle Obama's event is set to feature poetry readings by a number of public figures...
White House defends invite to Common
Spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama has spoken out against violent and misogynistic music lyrics..
Poll: Obama approval hits 60 percent
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama's approval rating has hit its highest point in two years and more than half of Americans now say he deserves to be re-elected...
Gingrich has already lost the minority vote
OPINION - As one reporter said of Newt Gingrich, 'It was the racism that threw me'...
Common gets a bad rap from the right
OPINION - Although the talented Chicago-bred rapper is hardly immune to criticism, the controversy has become the latest episode in a long-running political silly season...
