Detroit may go broke by June 15
theGRIO REPORT - The city of Detroit will run out of money by June 15 if a lawsuit challenging the validity of the consent agreement the city signed with the state of Michigan in April is not withdrawn...
Romney outraises Obama in May
ANALYSIS - The news that Mitt Romney raised more money than President Obama over the last month is the latest in a series of recent challenges for Obama's reelection and another illustration this campaign will be much more difficult than his 2008 contest against John McCain.
Atlanta Powerball jackpot jumps to $164 million
If you live in the Atlanta area and you're thinking about playing the lottery, make sure to choose your Powerball number....
Obama's $1 billion problem
theGRIO REPORT - Conservative groups, including a network of political groups advised by former Bush strategist Karl Rove, could raise more than $1 billion to take on President Obama and congressional Democrats, Politico reported on Wednesday...
Broke and bankrupt black athletes
SLIDESHOW - Former Super Bowl winning running back Jamal Lewis, formerly of the Baltimore Ravens, has joined a growing list of black professional athletes who have filed for bankruptcy on their way to being broke. ...
Mary J. Blige charity sham exposed
Mary J. Blige promised to empower women with her Charity. Instead she has back taxes a default bank loan and she hasn't paid the musicians...
Are Booker, black Dems too influenced by big money?
OPINION - While much of the attention is on the conservative side, we cannot lose sight of the fact that money makes moves in politics on both sides of the aisle...
Man tweets Diddy 'pay your bills'
theGRIO REPORT - Diddy tweeted that he would spend $2 million at a strip club, but a former employee says pay me instead...
Oprah gives $10,000 to City Council candidate
theGRIO REPORT - Michael Tubbs, 21, was shocked to receive a check for $10,000 from Oprah Winfrey. Tubbs met Winfrey when she visited Stanford University in April and had the opportunity to chat with her about his plans to for City Council of his hometown in Stockton, California...
George Lucas' new adventure: Affordable housing
theGRIO REPORT - Legendary film maker George Lucas' latest weapon isn't a sleek lightsaber or a blast of Force lightning, but rather, affordable housing...
