State of the Union takeaways for black America
SLIDESHOW - President Obama hit the road Wednesday to stump for the ideas he outlined in his first State of the Union address of his second term the night before...
Sour economy confounds Dems
WASHINGTON (AP) - Five months before the elections, the uneven economic recovery is sputtering and job growth is anemic. Stock prices are down to 2011 levels and news on the European debt front is menacing...
Ex-NFL player weighs in on ‘food stamp challenge’
OPINION - A former NFL star takes the challenge to live on the equivalent of food stamps -- or $31 per person per day -- for one week. This article originally appeared on FoodBankNYC.org...
America in denial about income inequality?
OPINION - In an odd, roundabout way, Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney has given Americans an opportunity to witness what so many of us have steadfastly refused to acknowledge: Yes, America, we are a class-stratified society...
GA business owner: 'no hiring 'til Obama's gone'
WACO, Ga. - A west Georgia business owner is stirring up controversy with signs he posted on his company's trucks, for all to see as the trucks roll up and down roads, highways and interstates...
Detroit Mayor vows to prevent bankruptcy, takeover
DETROIT - With the city of Detroit facing potential bankruptcy, Mayor Dave Bing vowed to make significant cuts to balance the city's budget...
Obama talks economy, 'handful' of black critics
TheGrio REPORTS -- President Obama says it's 'a handful' of black leaders who have been critical of his administration, and that some of them have been critical since he was running for president...
