In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures surpassed the white turnout for the first time...
The Tea Party 4 years later: Did it really change US?
NBC NEWS - When the Tea Party movement made its official debut on April 15, 2009, it made quite a political splash with events across the country protesting President Obama's policies on that Tax Day...
Rand Paul tries to sell Republicanism to blacks
ANALYSIS - The actual words of the likely 2016 presidential candidate illustrated the surprising and unlikely-to-work strategy Republicans are taking in courting the black vote...
At CPAC, Republicans admit diversity challenges
OXON HILL, Md. (AP) — As the GOP struggles to broaden its appeal, the head of the American Conservative Union declared Thursday that the Republican Party is not a home for everyone...
GOP still groping for a direction
ANALYSIS - Five months after Election Day, the Republicans are still grappling with how they should reorient their party to win presidential elections in the future...
Romney '47 percent' style rhetoric continues
theGRIO REPORT - In his first major interview since Election Day, Mitt Romney on Sunday essentially delivered a more politically correct version of comments he made throughout 2012...
NAACP slams Virginia plan to split electoral vote
theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting population, the move is being greeting with considerable apprehension...
Romney MIA at inaugural, says 'doubtful' he'll even watch it
NBC NEWS - It’s chilly on the Capitol steps today, but that’s no problem for Mitt Romney...
Electoral College affirms Obama win
WASHINGTON (AP) - Their count showed Obama capturing 332 electoral votes, far more than the 270 required to win the presidency, to 206 for Republican Mitt Romney...
theGrio looks back on the biggest stories of 2012
SLIDESHOW - These were just a few of the stories that shook up the world and dominated theGrio's news coverage throughout the year...
