New polls show Obama, Romney in a very tight race

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are locked in a very tight race, according to the first series of polls since Rick Santorum dropped out of the GOP nomination process...

Staying at home not an option for black moms

Janelle Richards

theGRIO REPORT - Unlike women of other ethnicities, black women have traditionally not had the choice to become stay-at-home mothers...

Do female voters care about Ann Romney's work?

Perry Bacon Jr.

ANALYSIS - Here's why this otherwise forgettable flap matters: women voters are critical in this fall's elections...

Is this the best time for black actresses?

Veronica Miller

OPINION - Is one actress' good fortune applicable to the rest of black women working in Hollywood?...

Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A White House spokesman says President Barack Obama believes women should be admitted as members to the all-male Augusta National, home of the Masters golf tournament...

Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett dies in Mexico at 96

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MEXICO CITY (AP) - Sculptor and printmaker Elizabeth Catlett, a U.S. expatriate renowned for her dignified portrayals of African-American and Mexican women has died. She was 96....

Can Obama still win in November without Oprah?

Zerlina Maxwell

OPINION - The power of incumbency is very real, and this time around a president hovering around 50 percent approval may not need much help from Oprah Winfrey...

Aussie PM jokes with Obama on prejudices

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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard enjoys joking with President Barack Obama that she faces more prejudices as a childless, unmarried, atheist woman than he does as an African-American...

Will Romney add diversity with his running mate?

Perry Bacon Jr.

OPINION - In terms of simply winning the election, Romney must make gains in at least one of the four segments of the electorate President Obama dominated in 2008...

Blacks have trouble clearing HPV virus

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CHICAGO (AP) - Provocative new research might help explain why black women are so much more likely than whites to develop and die from cervical cancer...

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Women

New polls show Obama, Romney in a very tight race

Staying at home not an option for black moms

Do female voters care about Ann Romney's work?

Is this the best time for black actresses?

Obama believes women should be admitted to Augusta

Sculptor Elizabeth Catlett dies in Mexico at 96

Can Obama still win in November without Oprah?

Aussie PM jokes with Obama on prejudices

Will Romney add diversity with his running mate?

Blacks have trouble clearing HPV virus

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