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April 11, 2012

Does Obama's re-election campaign lack diversity?

CHICAGO - A photo of the president's campaign staff that was posted on the Barack Obama Tumblr page has been…
April 11, 2012

Eric Holder vows thorough review in Trayvon Martin case

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday that the Justice Department will take appropriate action in the killing…
April 11, 2012

Red Hot Chili Peppers to host free concert for Obama volunteers

The Red Hot Chili Peppers, will host a free concert in Cleveland, OH on April 15 for volunteers in Barack…
April 11, 2012

John Derbyshire firing a positive sign in fight against racist rhetoric in media

OPINION - John Derbyshire, like Buchanan and Limbaugh, appealed to the losing side of the demographic trend...
April 10, 2012

George Clooney to host $40K-a-head Obama fundraiser

theGRIO REPORT - George Clooney has announced that he will host a $40,000-a-head fundraiser at his Los Angeles home in…
April 10, 2012

Obama sees biggest divide since Johnson-Goldwater

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) - President Barack Obama said on Tuesday that the choice facing voters this November will…
April 10, 2012

Rick Santorum suspends presidential campaign; the GOP race is effectively over

theGRIO REPORT - Rick Santorum is suspending his presidential campaign Tuesday afternoon, effectively ending the Republican primary process and conceding…
April 10, 2012

Rush Limbaugh show bumped to smaller Philly station

The Philadelphia station that syndicates Rush Limbaugh's radio show, CBS' WPHT, have dropped the program. Limbaugh will be moved to…
April 10, 2012

Idaho's lone black lawmaker receives KKK mailing

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Idaho's only black lawmaker said receiving a direct mailing from the Ku Klux Klan has only…
April 10, 2012

Rev. Jeremiah Wright: 'Fighting for peace is like raping for virginity' (VIDEO)

VIDEO - Nearly four years after disappearing from the public eye, the controversial Reverend Jeremiah Wright is making waves on…
April 10, 2012

National Action Network: Annual convention begins tomorrow in DC, led by Rev. Al Sharpton

theGRIO REPORT - The National Action Network, a grassroots political organization headed by Rev. Al Sharpton, will kick off its…
April 10, 2012

Obama aside, blacks struggle to win major offices

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama's historic election shattered a racial glass ceiling for the nation's highest office, but African-Americans…
April 10, 2012

Team Obama opposes anti-gay marriage initiative in Minnesota

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign announced Monday it would oppose an anti-gay marriage initiative in Minnesota, further illustrating a…
April 9, 2012

Joe Arpaio bashes GOP candidates for not being birthers

Arizona's Joe Arpaio, an infamous opponent of immigration rights and proponent of birthersim, chastised the current crop of GOP candidates…
April 9, 2012

Church movement uses Trayvon Martin death to promote voter registration

theGRIO REPORT - With the case of slain teen Trayvon Martin as a catalyst, Rev. Jamal Bryant sees a future…