TheGrio's 100: Terri Sewell, freshman congresswoman fighting for Alabaman green jobs

TheGrio's 100 - Running on a campaign platform of job creation and economic development, finance attorney Terri Sewell struck a chord with her home state of Alabama...

Rhymefest concedes, No recount: Alderman Willie Cochran wins 20th ward race

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From Huffington Post:

The City Council dreams of a Grammy Award-winning rapper appear to be over, for now at least.

Rhymefest announced Friday morning on T…

Michael Steele: 'I was ready to battle Democrats, not battle my own'

Mara Schiavocampo

VIDEO - Just after the GOP took the House, they pushed Steele out of power. He shared thoughts on his legacy, finances, and his replacement with Mara Schiavocampo...

TheGrio's 100: Tim Scott, beating the odds as black GOP congressman

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TheGrio's 100 - When Tim Scott took office on January 3, he became the first African-American Republican congressman from South Carolina since 1897...

Lawmaker says race played role in GOP 2010 wins

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WASHINGTON (AP) - Democratic Rep. Jim Moran of Virginia is saying his party's November election losses were due partly to voter antagonism toward a black president...

GOP should do their jobs by creating some

Edward Wyckoff Williams

OPINION - Much like their empty, anti-Obama attack machine, they provide no solutions, no answers for the nation's economic malaise and no legislative agenda...

Steele's rocky tenure at RNC leaves behind mixed bag

Javier E. David

OPINION - The Steele era did have some pluses, but his perceived failures clearly outweighed his successes...

Why Michael Steele can't win for winning

Earl Ofari Hutchinson

OPINION - Steele has clearly served his purpose. And to put it bluntly he's expendable. Even if he decided to seek a second term, the chances are better than even that he won't get it...