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White House previews holiday decor, 2nd term agenda

Sophia Nelson

WASHINGTON – On Friday, the White House Office of Digital Strategy Invited fourteen online women-focused magazines and publications to an exclus…

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Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal shakes hands with a pump station worker during an update on the status of the pumping station at the 17th Street Canal during Hurricane Isaac on August 28, 2012 in Metairie, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

Republicans ♥ minorities now, but for how long?

Zerlina Maxwell
OPINION - Now with the Republican party desperate to both explain and rectify their dismal performance among minority groups in the election, GOP favorites like Rubio and Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal are attempting a quickie PR makeover..
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William Bain Jr. (right) and Mitt Romney, at Bain's offices in Copley Plaza. (Photo by Justine Schiavo/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)

Romney's 'binders' backlash not new

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - According to the Huffington Post, this foot in mouth feeling surrounding women's issues is not entirely a new one for the Massachusetts governor...
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African-Americans and minorities fishing

Minorities fish in polluted waters despite danger

Patrice Peck
theGRIO REPORT - A recent article published by Environmental Health News showed that advisories warning against fish contamination have failed to adequately reach communities of color, who often fish in polluted waterways to survive...
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SC voter ID gets judges' scrutiny

Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - South Carolina is in federal court arguing that its new law requiring people prove their identity at the polls won't make voting so tough that it reduces turnout of African-Americans, Hispanics and other minorities...
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ORLANDO, FL - JANUARY 27: A sign lets voters know they can cast early ballots for the Floriday primary election at the South Creek Branch Library January 27, 2012 in Orlando, Florida. Registered voters in Florida can cast early votes until January 28. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Voter registration drives adopting new methods

Bill Kaczora, Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Some organizations are turning to sophisticated data mining, direct mail, the Internet and other strategies to register voters typically underrepresented on the rolls, including young people and ethnic minorities...
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Attorney General Eric Holder speaks at the NAACP annual convention Tuesday, July 10, 2012, in Houston.  (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

Eric Holder on voter ID: 'We call those poll taxes'

Pete Yost and Ramit Plushnick-Masti, Associated Press
HOUSTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder said Tuesday he opposes a new photo ID requirement in Texas elections because it would be harmful to minority voters...
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Report: 70 percent of black kids can't swim

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VIDEO - A recent study by the USA Swimming Foundation found that 70 percent of African American and 60 percent of Hispanic children do not know how to swim...
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Can America's two largest minorities unite politically?

theGrio
When the dust settled after the 2010 census and states began to redraw their congressional districts politicos and pundits hit the airwaves speculating on the impact the demographic shift would have on the 2012 elections...
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Student Milca Calymayor (R), 18-years-old, blocks a a street around the Los Angeles Federal Building during a demonstration by immigrant students for an end to deportations and urge relief by governmental agencies for those in deportation proceedings on June 15, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Black & Latinos uniting?

Zerlina Maxwell
OPINION - It’s no coincidence that voter ID laws have been popping up in states with populations of black and Latino voters that could swing election outcomes...
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