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October 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - African American unemployment dropped from 16.7 percent to 16 percent and black teen joblessness dipped slightly from…
October 7, 2011
OPINION - Racism is much more deeply entrenched in the fabric of American life than a simple whitewashing of one's…
October 5, 2011
A new class of wine makers is emerging in South Africa with blacks, many of whom once worked the land,…
October 3, 2011
GOOD - Ironically, minorities, who have been hit the hardest by the economic downturn, do not have a negative perception…
October 3, 2011
VIDEO - Investors continued to monitor debt talks in Europe last week. We also had quite a few economic reports…
September 26, 2011
VIDEO - Last week, the debt crisis in Europe triggered volatility in the US markets...
September 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It was a city that was integral to the birth of the auto industry. It fell quicker…
September 19, 2011
VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their august meeting the fed…
September 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Black folks in Obama's hometown of Chicago, Illinois have little confusion when it comes to the state…
September 13, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Texana Hollis was evicted Monday and her belongings were placed outside the home. Her son, Warren Hollis,…
September 13, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It should not come as a surprise that Rosalind Brewer was named one of Fortune magazine's 50…
September 13, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Census Bureau reports the number of Americans in poverty jumped to 15.1 percent in 2010, a…
September 12, 2011
VIDEO - We'll get a read on inflation with the August consumer price index report...
September 9, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Gone are the days when a faith-based institution or church could simply walk into a bank and…
September 8, 2011
At 6 years old, he looked around his block in search of something that could be converted into a salable…