Does the NAACP gay resolution matter?
theGRIO REPORT - The NAACP's own resolution on the matter gave a respectful nod to the black church, stating 'we strongly affirm the religious freedoms of all people as protected by the First Amendment'...
Jealous: NAACP gay marriage stance a 'game changer'
BALTIMORE (AP) - NAACP President Benjamin Jealous said Monday he hopes the group's resolution supporting same-sex marriage will encourage blacks to support marriage equality...
NAACP backs same-sex marriage
MIAMI (AP) - The NAACP passed a resolution Saturday endorsing same-sex marriage as a civil right and opposing any efforts 'to codify discrimination or hatred into the law'...
The roots of homophobia in black America
OPINION - While the African-Americans and LGBT communities have each experienced a legacy of oppression and a struggle for equality that shares some similarities, resentment has existed between the two groups...
I love the black church but it doesn't love me
OPINION - A theGrio reader speaks directly to those leaders of the black church who focus on what they call the 'sin' of homosexuality, sometimes to the exclusion of other issues of importance to black communities...
Obama's spiritual advisor still stands by him
theGRIO REPORT - One of Obama's spiritual advisers, Joel Hunter, is trying to balance his relationship with the president from his disagreement with Obama's stance on gay marriage.
Rev. Lowery: Equal rights for some, but not all is an 'oxymoron'
VIDEO - He has been 'fighting for rights for the powerless, giving a voice to the voiceless,' Rev. Al Sharpton explained...
Religious gay marriage foes waver on Obama
theGRIO REPORT - Some members of the faith community met the president's announcement on same-sex marriage with confusion, and even anger...
Sykes on Romney: 'Forrest Gump of candidates'
Openly gay comedian Wanda Sykes recently mocked presumptive GOP nominee for president, Mitt Romney, while appearing on NBC's 'Tonight Show'...
WATCH: Nelson, Dyson debate gay marriage
theGRIO REPORT - The same sex marriage debate spilled onto the airwaves and on Twitter last Thursday, when Michael Eric Dyson, an MSNBC contributor called out "sexual rednecks"...
