3 Black Caucus members still oppose marriage equality
OPINION - As up-and-coming black politicians with their eyes on CBC membership, look at the wave of public opinion, they will see opportunity...
Black Caucus member: Obama ignoring minorities for Cabinet
theGRIO REPORT - Florida congressman Alcee Hastings lashed out at the Obama administration during a recent appearance at the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) convention...
MLK's road map for Obama's new term
OPINION - There is still much to do, and President Obama remains uniquely positioned to help our nation achieve the tenets of humanity and equality of which Dr. King could only dream...
Ethics panel says Rep. Gregory Meeks failed to report loan
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-NY., failed to disclose a $40,000 loan from a real estate broker on his financial disclosure reports but there's no credible evidence that the errors were knowing or willful, the House Ethics Committee concluded Thursday...
Black Caucus chooses new leader
theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus named Ohio Congress member Marcia Fudge as its leader last Wednesday. She will serve as the chair for the next two years...
Congressional Black Caucus launches voter protection initiative
theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus used National Voter Registration Day to start a new voter protection initiative...
First lady at CBCF: History beckons black votes
theGRIO REPORT - Michelle Obama keynotes the foundation's annual Phoenix Awards gala Saturday night at Washington D.C.'s Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
CBC chairman: Blacks who don't vote should 'give their color back'
theGRIO REPORT - Congressional Black Caucus chairman Emanuel Cleaver said yesterday that blacks who decide not to vote 'ought to give us their color back'...
Black Caucus chair says discord is hurting country
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus says the divisiveness on Capitol Hill has weakened the country and given neither political party an advantage over the other...
Obama's not 'president of black America'
OPINION - The idea that the nation’s first black president is not the representative of all black people should not surprise anyone...
