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June 16, 2010

Is Obama the first hip-hop president?

OPINION - If so, how do we use hip-hop to transform ourselves, neighborhoods, cities, states and nations in just ways…
June 16, 2010

GOP rep who says ‘Obama favors blacks’ is stuck in the past

OPINION - Unfortunately for him, Steve King is part of a dying breed that struggles to regain the racial imbalances…
June 16, 2010

Obama heads into White House showdown with BP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama lays down the law for BP leaders, brandishing the full powers of his office to demand…
June 15, 2010

Obama’s oil spill address may have been too little, too late

OPINION - If the residents of the Gulf region and the people of this country do not see action, Obama's…
June 15, 2010

Senate confirms Indiana’s 1st black federal judge

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Evan Bayh says Judge Tanya Pratt's confirmation is a step toward realizing equal justice under the…
June 15, 2010

Obama to the Gulf: ‘My administration is with you’

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Obama spoke of other daunting challenges facing the nation, but he said the nation has the…
June 15, 2010

GOP Congressman: Obama favors blacks over whites

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Steve King was alluding to last year's incident in which Obama commented on the Henry Louis…
June 15, 2010

Arizona lawmaker takes aim at automatic citizenship

PHOENIX (AP) - Republican state Sen. Russell Pearce's proposal argues that the citizenship amendment was meant to protect black people...
June 15, 2010

Alvin Greene is a mess of Dems’ own making

OPINION - The right question is not who is and who put up Alvin Greene. The question is why an…
June 15, 2010

Obama bids to curb political damage from spill

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) - President Obama's spokesman said Tuesday that the president is poised to seize the handling of damage…
June 15, 2010

Hip-hop and politics have a long history behind the mic

OPINION - Hip-hop and politics have been together for a long time, and there are no signs the two will…
June 14, 2010

Obama: BP preparing for multibillion damage fund

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) - The administration had said earlier -- uncertain that BP would voluntarily establish the damage fund --…
June 14, 2010

Losing SC Senate candidate challenging Greene victory

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Former state lawmaker Vic Rawl on Monday formally protested the results of the U.S. Senate primary…
June 14, 2010

Michelle Obama vows to help Camp Pendleton troops

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (AP) - First lady Michelle Obama is launching a national challenge for every American to find ways…
June 14, 2010

Will hip-hop return to its activist roots? (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Although the faces in power might be different today, many of the issues political hip-hop artists spoke…