CNN slammed for calling bombing suspect a 'dark-skinned male'
theGRIO REPORT - This controversial description of an alleged suspect is receiving backlash from the African-American community...
Will we see marijuana legalized in our lifetime?
OPINION - A new poll finds that for the first time in over forty years, a clear majority of people are now in favor of the legalization of marijuana. But will we see legalization in our lifetime?...
Obama calls today 'best of times and worst of times' for blacks
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama said 'these are both the best of times and the worst of times' for African-Americans in a radio interview Thursday with the Rev. Al Sharpton...
Aspire: Magic Johnson's channel for black families lauches
(AP) - Magic Johnson launches new cable television network, 'ASPiRE,' for black families...
Has Jesse Jackson become irrelevant?
OPINION - Is Jesse Jackson still relevant? And can he remain relevant in the age of Obama?...
Sharpton vs. Newt on food stamps
VIDEO - Al Sharpton and former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, clashed in a heated exchange on Sharpton’s show Politics Nation last night. ...
Mother of the Reverend Al Sharpton dies at age 87
theGRIO REPORT - Ada Sharpton, the 87-year-old mother of the Reverand Al Sharpton passed away early this Thursday morning in Dothan, Alabama...
WATCH: A young black man's list of 'don'ts'
VIDEO - Trayvon Martin's death has Jonathan Capehart recounting a young black man's 'don'ts'...
Report: NYPD spied on Rev. Al Sharpton
According to a police document, a confidential informant from the New York Police Department spied on Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network as the group met together to discuss large-scale protests of the Sean Bell case...
WATCH: Don Cornelius meets young Al Sharpton
VIDEO - Back in 1974 a young Al Sharpton appeared on 'Soul Train' with Don Cornelius, and Rev. Sharpton's idol, James Brown...
