Study: Blacks may have voted at higher rate than whites in 2012

theGRIO REPORT - According to a new study from the Pew Research Center suggests that the 2012 presidential election marks the first time in history where African-Americans were voting at a higher rate than their white peers...

The death of the golden anniversary

Theodore R. Johnson

OPINION - We must face facts: the 50-year marriage is about to vanish in the black community. As the hip-hop parlance goes, we should pour some out for the Golden Anniversary...

Study: America shifting away from organized religion

Michael Arceneaux, Ebony.com

In their findings, Pew says that one-fifth of the U.S. population – and a third of adults under 30 – are religiously unaffiliated. It is the highest percentage for each in Pew Research Center polling history.

Poll: 65 percent of Democrats support gay marriage

David Crary, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - A new poll shows that the partisan gap over same-sex marriage in the U.S. continues to widen, with 65 percent of Democrats now supporting it compared to 24 percent of Republicans...

Study: Press harder on Obama than GOP foes

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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...

Poll: Stark racial divide in Trayvon case perception

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

theGRIO REPORT - A recent USA Today/Gallup poll reveals stark racial differences in perceptions of justice regarding the Trayvon Martin case, and media coverage of the incident...

Obama's personal appeal outpaces job ratings

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President Obama may still be struggling with less-than-stellar job approval numbers, but his personal popularity remains resilient...

Black marriage survives despite the statistics

Ashley Michelle Williams

theGRIO REPORT - New research indicates that fewer Americans are getting married than ever. Although for African-American women the marriage rate is even lower, experts say there is no reason for them to give up hope...

Harris Perry: Wealth gap reflects racism's legacy

Deron Dalton

VIDEO - America will be a majority-minority country with the growing Hispanic population, but one of a third of African-American and Hispanic households are facing personal debt crisis...

Urban League chief: Wealth gap a 'wake-up call'

theGrio

BOSTON (AP) - Morial said new census data analyzed by the Pew Research Center shows that blacks and Latinos have especially been hit hard by the economic meltdown...

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Study: Blacks may have voted at higher rate than whites in 2012

The death of the golden anniversary

Study: America shifting away from organized religion

Poll: 65 percent of Democrats support gay marriage

Study: Press harder on Obama than GOP foes

Poll: Stark racial divide in Trayvon case perception

Obama's personal appeal outpaces job ratings

Black marriage survives despite the statistics

Harris Perry: Wealth gap reflects racism's legacy

Urban League chief: Wealth gap a 'wake-up call'

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