Holder: Killing of Osama marks historic progress
WASHINGTON (AP) - Holder's comments to the House Judiciary Committee marked the first appearance before Congress by an Obama administration Cabinet official since the mission...
Obama planning major black outreach for 2012
The Obama administration's goal is ambitious: To connect with one million African-Americans and host 100 events in black communities across the country throughout 2011...
Gov't drops defense of anti-gay marriage law
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a major policy reversal, the Obama administration said that it will no longer defend the constitutionality of a federal law banning recognition of same-sex marriage...
TheGrio's 100: Michael Blake, keeping White House open for all
TheGrio's 100 - Obama calls the newly repurposed Office of Public Engagement the "front door" of his White House and Blake is the man charged with keeping that door open...
TheGrio's 100: Bill Burton, crafting Obama's media message
TheGrio's 100 - Burton will be supporting the new White House Press Secretary with the same press room prowess he's brought to the briefing room since 2009...
TheGrio's 100: Samantha Fennell, publishing a new future for our diverse country
TheGrio's 100 - Fennell's bold career jump from high-powered magazine manager to independent political fundraiser marked her as an impassioned influencer on the move...
TheGrio's 100: John Silvanus Wilson, Jr., helping White House relate to HBCUs
TheGrio's 100 - President Obama set the goal for the U.S. to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020 - and then appointed John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. to help reach it...
Diddy on Obama: 'I just want the president to do better'
Talking about the intersection of race and politics, Diddy said that while he's a fan of Obama, he's disappointed with what the President has done for the black community thus far...
Will Egypt crisis force a closer look at US-African relations?
OPINION - As America has aggressively promoted democracy across the world, we have blindly tolerated some of the worst human rights offenses from our allies...
The hip-hop response to the State of the Union
Hip-hop got a shout out, too, if you caught it. Obama simply said, "We do big things."...
