GOP's 'mad men' won't woo black voters
OPINION - Recently, the GOP has seized on potential African-American conservative stars like famed Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Ben Carson, only to have them go up in a ball of rhetorical flames...
GOP nominee's anti-gay views stir controversy
OPINION - Virginia Republicans have selected a dyed-in-the-wool, black conservative minister and activist as their nominee for lieutenant governor. And he has drawn particular criticism for his homophobic views...
'Politics Nation': Black pastor talks GOP outreach
VIDEO - The Republican party loves to remind voters that it is “the party of Lincoln”–but in the most recent election, only 6 percent of African-American voters cast their ballots for the GOP’s Mitt Romney...
Would Frederick Douglass still be a Republican?
OPINION - This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to use his name as some kind of political racial shield...
CPAC ‘trump the race card’ event goes wrong
theGRIO REPORT - A 'tea party' group on Friday held a session at the CPAC that was supposed to teach attendees how to persuade black voters, that instead turned into a shouting match.
Tim Scott sworn in as US senator for South Carolina
theGRIO REPORT - Scott, a strong conservative who was elected to the House in 2010 as part of a wave of Tea Party Republicans, was appointed earlier this month to serve out the last two years of Jim DeMint's term...
Tim Scott to become US senator
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Tim Scott, a Republican, is expected to be appointed Monday to the U.S. Senate seat that South Carolina's Jim DeMint is vacating...
Is Tim Scott the perfect fit for the GOP in South Carolina?
theGRIO REPORT - Since arriving on the Hill, the sophomore representative has toed the staunch Tea Party line, including voting to repeal President Obama's health care law and co-sponsoring a bill with immigration hardliner Steve King (R-IA) to deny birthright citizenship to the children of illegal immigrants...
Should blacks fear or cheer Tim Scott in the Senate?
OPINION - Would a Senator Tim Scott be a good thing for black people? Maybe not so much. But let’s weigh the pros and cons...
Election 2012: A bad night for black Republicans
theGRIO REPORT - While President Barack Obama and supporters celebrated his victorious win last night, black politicians in the Republican Party were experiencing less luck in their race for Congress.
