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August 26, 2011

Colin Powell can set the record straight on Cheney

OPINION - Cheney no doubt is hoping to capitalize on a forgetful and economically distracted general public with his brand…
August 25, 2011

Gadhafi's lair: Rebels find photos of 'darling' Condoleezza Rice

MSNBC - The former U.S. Secretary of State paid a visit to Tripoli in 2008 during a brief interlude that…
August 25, 2011

Obama's 2009 stimulus is still boosting jobs

In its latest quarterly report, the agency said the law's combination of aid to states and localities, public works projects,…
August 25, 2011

How Obama has subtly reached out on race

OPINION - He is aware of the history of race and racism in this country and ingrained inequality of our…
August 25, 2011

Why is Mississippi so red when it's so black?

OPINION - Oddly, the blackest, poorest and most federally-dependent state in America is also the most conservative state, according to…
August 24, 2011

Perry retreat co-host: MLK deserved no credit on civil rights

From TheGRIO - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will attend a retreat with a controversial evangelical "historian" who doubts Martin Luther…
August 24, 2011

Herman Cain's charity focuses on inner-city youth

It was the late 1980s and the then-CEO of Godfather's Pizza and self-made multimillionaire brokered a deal with the YMCA…
August 24, 2011

Welfare reform 15 years later: Clinton's worst move revisited

OPINION - Fifteen years later, the nation is stuck with a reform that did indeed end welfare as we know…
August 24, 2011

Miss: 1st black modern major-party nominee for gov

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Johnny DuPree, 57, won a Democratic primary runoff and advances to the Nov. 8 general election…
August 24, 2011

Perry compares civil rights movement to tax cuts for billionaires

OPINION - To compare the noble goals of the civil rights movement to the nefarious political strategies of GOP hacks…
August 24, 2011

Does Gadhafi's fall spell doom for the Nation of Islam?

OPINION - Though Farrakhan has been a relevant voice for three decades, it is now time to hold leaders accountable,…
August 24, 2011

More than 5,500 converge on Miami CBC job fair

theGRIO REPORT- The job fair was the second half of a two-day event hosted by freshman Rep. Frederica Wilson, who…
August 23, 2011

Sharpton: No conflict being civil rights leader and TV host (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Sharpton sat down exclusively with theGrio's Todd Johnson to discuss his new MSNBC show...
August 23, 2011

Rev. Al Sharpton officially tapped as TV host

NEW YORK (AP) - Sharpton is a well-known civil rights activist and minister. He calls the hosting job "a natural…
August 23, 2011

Black lawmakers target high urban unemployment

MIAMI (AP) - The mounting frustration over jobs is beginning to have political repercussions in the black community...