TheGrio, CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - Events in Europe remained on the top of investors' minds last week, but there were several domestic headlines to focus on as well...
Van Jones brings hope to homeowners
theGRIO REPORT - Van Jones is taking the lead of a progressive coalition working to build partnerships with corporations and politicians to alleviate some of the collateral damage caused by the mortgage meltdown and subsequent credit crisis...
What if Trump were from the South?
OPINION - Let’s face it: If Donald Trump were from a state south of the Mason Dixon line his birther rants would be called out as racist, plan and simple...
Foreclosed homes in minority areas neglected
theGRIO REPORT - Foreclosed homes in heavily-black and Latino neighborhoods are far more likely to be left with inadequate maintenance than those in majority-white neighborhoods, according to a recent investigation by the National Fair Housing Alliance...
Banks neglect seized homes in minority areas
MSNBC - Banks are doing a much better job maintaining homes seized in foreclosures in predominantly white neighborhoods than in mostly black and Latino neighborhoods...
Evicted 101-year-old Detroit woman goes back home
DETROIT (AP) - A 101-year-old Detroit woman who was evicted from her foreclosed house is expected to move back home next week...
Chicago activists highlight housing segregation in city
theGRIO REPORT - A recent study examined the racial makeup of American neighborhoods and proclaimed the decline in segregation nationwide. For two housing advocates in Chicago, this study could not have been further from the truth...
Kamala Harris and black homeowners: Winning?
theGRIO REPORT - A settlement between major banks, the Obama administration and state attorneys general announced Thursday could benefit both black homeowners and Kamala Harris...
Obama to extend and expand foreclosure program
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration said Friday that will expand its signature foreclosure-prevention program to try to help those with heavy debt loads avoid losing their homes...
Banks may pay $25 bil in foreclosure settlement
theGRIO REPORT - The nation's largest banks could reach a $25 billion settlement with the Obama administration and the states over allegations of mortgage foreclosure fraud, the Huffington Post reported on Friday.
