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August 11, 2015

White House staffer arrested for allegedly firing at boyfriend with his own gun

WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House staffer is charged with firing the service weapon of an off-duty U.S. Capitol Police…
August 11, 2015

If Joe Biden runs for president, how will he respond to Black Lives Matter?

Will Biden run? And if he does, what is his stance on #BlackLivesMatter?
August 11, 2015

Bernie Sanders vows to fight hardest against institutional racism

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders vowed that he would fight harder than any other presidential candidate…
August 7, 2015

Donald Trump jolts first GOP debate, rivals scramble for attention

CLEVELAND (AP) — A combative Donald Trump, the billionaire businessman-turned-presidential candidate, jolted the first Republican debate of the 2016 campaign…
August 6, 2015

President Obama commemorates 50th anniversary of Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says all Americans owe a debt to the sharecroppers and maids and ordinary Americans…
August 6, 2015

The fight to vote in 2015: Why restoring the Voting Rights Act matters

OPINION - In theory, the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution February 3, 1870 gave black men the…
August 1, 2015

Jeb Bush, Hillary Clinton court black voters at Urban League meeting

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush went into historically Democratic territory Friday to tell a predominantly…
July 28, 2015

President Obama on running for hypothetical third term: 'I could win'

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Could President Barack Obama win a third term in office? He's convinced that he could,…
July 27, 2015

President Obama dances with Kenyan pop stars, video a viral hit

theGRIO REPORT - You need dance moves in your life? President Obama's got you covered. During a statehouse dinner hosted…
July 26, 2015

In a change from 2008, Hillary Clinton opts to talk often about race

GREENVILLE, South Carolina (AP) — In her second bid for the presidency, Hillary Rodham Clinton is discussing "systemic racism" and…
July 25, 2015

Obama returns to Kenya, reunites with father's family

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Fulfilling the hopes of millions of Kenyans, Barack Obama returned to his father's homeland Friday for…
July 22, 2015

White tears, #AllLivesMatter are attempts to steer spotlight off black suffering

OPINION - Although I don't believe the removal of the confederate flag from South Carolina's Statehouse was a thorough rebuffing…
July 17, 2015

Why President Obama’s ‘criminal justice week’ was a defining moment of his presidency

OPINION - In the area of criminal justice, this was quite a week for President Obama. Articulating a vision for…
July 15, 2015

President Obama discusses Bill Cosby scandal, definition of rape

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is rejecting the idea of revoking comedian Bill Cosby's Presidential Medal of Freedom because…
July 10, 2015

Confederate flag removed from South Carolina Statehouse

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The Confederate flag was lowered from the grounds of the South Carolina Statehouse to the cheers…