Media portrayals of black youth spark tension
OPINION - These stereotypes, according to social justice advocates, can create a racially charged atmosphere that results in violence such as the shooting death of teenager Trayvon Martin...
Survey: Black TV viewers want better programming
theGRIO REPORT - A recent survey finds that 97 percent of African-Americans are not satisfied with current programming targeted to their community...
Online hiring platform helps teachers get jobs
Brian Martinez has created an online platform that gives schools and teachers something they cannot find anywhere else...
Study: Press harder on Obama than GOP foes
theGRIO REPORT - The only presidential candidate who did not have a week in 2012 with more positive than negative media coverage was President Obama, according to a new study by Pew Research Center's Project for Excellence in Journalism...
Ted Nugent remarks reflect NRA's political paranoia
OPINION - If Ted Nugent represents the mentality of the typical NRA member, or of one of its chosen spokespersons, if he speaks for the NRA, then that association must apologize immediately. ..
Mitt Romney defenders: Obama ate dog meat
Jim Treacher, a conservative writer for The Daily Caller, is defending Mitt Romney against online attacks after news leaked of him strapping his family dog to the roof of their car...
News groups fight to open Trayvon shooting files
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A group of news organizations in Florida, including The Associated Press, on Monday filed a challenge to the sealing of records in the criminal case of a neighborhood watch volunteer charged with killing an unarmed teenager...
BET needs news, not another comedy show
OPINION - In T.J. Holmes, they have the potential to establish a serious news program focused on the issues and concerns of black America...
First lady plugs her 'Joining Forces' on Colbert
WASHINGTON (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama appeared Wednesday on Comedy Central's 'The Colbert Report' to plug the anniversary of her "Joining Forces" initiative...
Derbyshire firing a positive sign of the times
OPINION - John Derbyshire, like Buchanan and Limbaugh, appealed to the losing side of the demographic trend...
