Obama's decline reflects the perils of democracy
OPINION - Obama has been given the simple, yet impossible task of improving the economy while being given no resources in order to get the job done...
Slideshow: theGrio's week in review – 1/31-2/6
These are the most popular and provocative pieces that theGrio has published in the last week...
New jobs numbers, but same old story for black workers
OPINION - Official black unemployment was 80 percent higher than whites in December--there's a chance it could get worse...
2/1/10 – theGrio & CNBC Market Update
VIDEO - President Obama set out goals for stabilizing the economy, including global trade and small business, while the state of jobs and unemployment comes into focus...
Obama meeting with Republicans on jobs plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -President Barack Obama is facing the toughest of audiences--Republican lawmakers--as he tries to win support Friday for a job-creation plan...
Obama focuses on 'the Benjamins' in State of the Union
OPINION - President Obama used his standard recipe of charisma, charm and vocal rhythm to renew his national agenda...
What if Obama gave a State of the Black Union address?
OPINION - Obama's State of the Union should be addressed to all Americans. But, it is intriguing to imagine what a speech specifically for African-Americans might sound like...
Obama to announce aid for middle class
VIDEO - President Obama is announcing a series of initiatives aimed at calming some of the economic fears of struggling middle class families...
Defiant Obama urges Congress to pass jobs bill
ELYRIA, Ohio (AP) - Obama weaved angry us-against-them rhetoric throughout the day, telling a town hall audience that he "will never stop fighting" for an economy that works for the hard-working...
Why Obama can't 'do enough' for black America
OPINION - As we hit the one-year anniversary of President Obama's inauguration, a growing chorus of critics argue that his administration isn't doing enough for black Americans...
