4 years later, race is still issue for some voters

MSNBC - 'Certain precincts in this county are not going to vote for Obama,' said John Corrigan, clerk of courts for Jefferson County...

Dateline special: Will teens stand up to racism?

Natalie Morales

DATELINE - Our generation of American kids is the most diverse in history, but do they know what to do when faced with racial and ethnic discrimination?

Joe Walsh: Obama was elected because he was black

theGrio

Republican Joe Walsh calls President Barack Obama a 'historical figure,' but claims he was only elected because he is African-American...

Mbathio Beye crowned first 'Miss Black France'

theGrio

The first ever 'Miss Black France' pageant crowned Mbathio Beye, 21, of Senegal, as their queen...

How the LA riots changed the way we discuss race

David A. Love

OPINION - The LA riots helped change the way Americans talk about race, kicking off a two decade-long dialogue that has taken the nation into the Obama presidency and the era of Trayvon Martin...

Acura casting call: 'Not too dark' black actor

Briana Lopes

theGRIO REPORT - A casting document from Japanese car company Acrua has leaked into the hands of TMZ, which explicitly states that they sought a 'nice looking, friendly, not too dark' African-American car dealer...

South African black photographer pursues hate speech case

theGrio

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Celebrated South African photographer Alf Kumalo climbs the courthouse stairs slowly, determined to pursue his hate speech case against a white man...

Tulsa's racial history revisited in wake of shootings

Zerlina Maxwell

OPINION - In Tulsa, Oklahoma the historic complexities in the relationship between Native Americans and whites versus African-Americans goes all the way back to the founding of the state...