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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…
OPINION – If you are judged by the company you keep, then Mitt Romney is an extremist for choosing Robert Bork as his top judicial adviser…
OPINION – The controversial organization behind ‘Stand Your Ground’ and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on social issues, signaling a victory for the progressive activist movement opposing it…
theGRIO REPORT – The prevalence of racial profiling, despite its prohibition by federal law, suggests that innocent black men in particular are susceptible to disproportionate arrests and strip searches..
OPINION – Should we care if shooting death victim Trayvon Martin wasn’t an angel, didn’t have a squeaky clean record, and maybe even experimented with marijuana?
OPINION – Trayvon Martin, not unlike Emmett Till, could potentially have a large impact on the nation’s psyche…
OPINION – The Obama era has fundamentally changed how those inside and outside the black community view themselves. And yet, so much about race has remained the same…
OPINION – The Republican Party is obsessed with fraud. Like tax cuts, it is a cause célèbre, even where fraud apparently is not a problem…
theGRIO REPOT – With the passing of New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, America has lost a piece of black political history. He was, literally, the last of a dying breed…
OPINION – It’s a presidential election season, and Republicans are once again turning President Obama’s faith into a political issue…
theGRIO REPORT – According to the Pew report, in 2010 about 15 percent of new marriages in the U.S. were between partners of a different race or ethnic group…
theGRIO REPORT-Are black conservatives making a comeback? And can the new class of black Republicans bring more African-Americans to the Republican Party?…
OPINION – Here at theGrio, we thought we’d kick off February the right way by debunking the 10 biggest myths about Black History Month…
theGRIO REPORT – The Scott sisters had hoped for a pardon from Barbour, but now will ask the new governor, Phil Bryant. But will Bryant deliver for them? His background may provide clues…
OPINION – Beyoncé and Jay-Z had a baby this weekend, and her name is Blue Ivy Carter. Will fatherhood change Jigga?…
theGRIO REPORT – Changing demographics throughout the nation, combined with retiring lawmakers and redistricting, have members of the Congressional Black Caucus concerned that they will lose long-held black seats…
OPINION – While political prognosticators are calling Rick Santorum a wildcard in the GOP primary contests, his remarks on the issues — particularly race — are just wild…