Black NJ leaders: No public vote on civil rights
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two of New Jersey's most influential black leaders blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday for proposing gay marriage be put to a popular vote in November...
Who needs civil rights? We've got referendums
theGRIO REPORT - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says the turmoil of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s could have been avoided, had states simply put African-Americans' rights and integration to a vote...
How Coretta Scott King kept MLK's dream alive
theGRIO REPORT - They say behind every great man stands a great woman. Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and widow of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was no exception...
Cardinal George: LGBT movement could 'morph into KKK'
Cardinal Francis George, the Archbishop of Chicago, this week told a Chicago news station that he agreed with a local Roman Catholic church's saying the Gay Pride Parade could "morph into the Ku Klux Klan."...
Newt Gingrich to gay Iowan: Vote for Obama
Newt Gingrich told a gay man and longtime resident of Oskaloosa here today that he should vote for President Obama...
Could Obama be warming up to same-sex marriages?
VIDEO - Building off the recent repeal of the 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' law, the LGBT community wonders whether or not President Obama will move forward and change his position on...
Gingrich's gay half-sister backs Obama for 2012
The gay half-sister of Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich has criticized his position on gay rights, saying she will support Barack Obama in the 2012 election...
Violence against gays could be costly for Africa
OPINION - For the first time in U.S. history protecting and promoting the civil rights of gays will become part of the litmus test used in determining who receives foreign aid...
Michael Steele advises Herman Cain: 'Your heart will tell you what to do'
Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele spoke Tuesday with embattled GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain and offered him this advice...
T.I. defends right to be 'against' homosexuality
theGRIO REPORT - In this interview, T.I. may have created a firestorm when he was asked about gay rights...
