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September 5, 2011
OPINION - When it comes to advocating for jobs that put black America to work, we've had a long history...
September 5, 2011
OPINION - Truth be told, there's very little the White House can do to reduce the unemployment rate in a…
September 4, 2011
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - "No Sooner player cast a longer shadow over its rich tradition than Lee Roy," former Oklahoma…
September 4, 2011
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) - The United States won the women's 4x100-meter relay Sunday at the world championships, with 100…
September 4, 2011
SAUCIER, Miss. (AP) - National Hurricane Center specialist Robbie Berg said Lee's flash flood threat could be more severe as…
September 4, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Venus Williams says she is eager to return to action after withdrawing from the U.S. Open…
September 4, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama said while the hurricane didn't do as much damage as feared, people shouldn't "underestimate the heartache"…
September 4, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - West, who was joined several times throughout the show by 20 scantily clad female dancers, kicked…
September 4, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Paterson residents reported that when the flood waters recede Hurricane Irene is likely to be remembered as…
September 4, 2011
This Tuesday, a confab is scheduled for Oscar producer Brett Ratner to tell the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts &…
September 3, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Cincinnati Bengals running back Cedric Benson has been released from a Texas jail after serving five…
September 3, 2011
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Nearly 50 years ago, every congressman from the Deep South was a white Democrat...
September 3, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ed Jackson Jr. tells The Washington Post he stands by the paraphrased line from King's "drum major"…
September 3, 2011
DAEGU, South Korea (AP) - Six days and a slow start later, Usain Bolt finally won gold at the world…
September 3, 2011
VIDEO - They must also have a 90 percent attendance rate, a record of good behavior and at least 40…
September 3, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Its aesthetic is an unusual amalgam (a collision, really) of the old and the new; the known…
September 2, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - A court referee recommended a roughly $3.95 million award last week. The award would have to…
September 2, 2011
PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - Rep. Joe Walsh said Saturday that Obama is abusing his power as president by calling a…
September 2, 2011
The state Department of Motor Vehicles and Gov. Nikki Haley announced a plan on Wednesday to provide free rides to…
September 2, 2011
COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE - Overall U.S. unemployment is 9.1 percent. For white adults, it's 8 percent, and for white teens,…