Food stamps, federal pensions face GOP cuts
WASHINGTON (AP) - The cuts are mostly familiar, though a plan to cut food stamps goes well beyond a bipartisan proposal drafted last year...
Detroit mayor Dave Bing hospitalized
theGRIO REPORT - Detroit Mayor Dave Bing had surgery Saturday to repair a perforation of the intestines. He is expected to remain in hospitalized for the next five to seven days...
Rep. Cleaver denies he called Obama budget 'nervous breakdown on paper'
theGRIO REPORT - Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver said Tuesday he was not referring to President Obama's budget proposal in a controversial comment that was wildly circulated a day earlier...
Budget proposal continues Obama's populist push
The budget plan President Obama will formally release on Monday continues his confrontational approach with congressional Republicans after spending 2011 trying to reach compromises with the opposition party.
Underground Railroad museum faces closure
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center could possibly be closing its doors due to financial troubles...
To tithe or not to tithe? Black churches are vulnerable
theGRIO REPORT - Tithing, or giving 10 percent of your income to support the ministries of your church, is vulnerable during the slow economic recovery...
George Lucas: 'Red Tails' not 'green enough'
theGRIO REPORT - Director George Lucas talked with Jon Stewart this week about the difficulty of getting his latest project, 'Red Tails' to the big screen...
Detroit mayor: 1,000 job cuts amid budget crisis
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit plans to cut 1,000 jobs by early next year to help deal with the city's budget crisis and avoid the possibility of a state-appointed emergency financial manager...
Detroit mayor to declare city on brink of bankruptcy
theGRIO REPORT - The city of Detroit could face potential bankruptcy by next Spring if significant cuts are not made. Mayor Dave Bing is set to address the city's long-mounting financial crisis this evening...
How to cut the cost on healthy foods
theGRIO VIDEO - African-American women have higher obesity rates than any other group in the nation, with four out of five African-American women facing obesity or being overweight...
