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May 5, 2014

A Day in the Life: Chirlane McCray, First Lady of New York City

theGRIO REPORT - Shot in black and white, here’s a glimpse of a day in the life of Chirlane McCray,…
May 5, 2014

Obama's missing White House Correspondents' dinner joke revealed

TODAY -- President Obama once again proved his comedic chops at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner over the…
May 4, 2014

Michelle Obama to open Met's Anna Wintour Costume Center

TODAY --Michelle Obama will help open the Metropolitan Museum of Art's newly renovated Costume Institute during a ribbon cutting ceremony…
May 1, 2014

More than 16 percent of Obamacare enrollees were black, data shows

theGRIO REPORT - More than 16 percent of people who enrolled in Obamacare and stated their race in their application…
May 1, 2014

Rev. Lennox Yearwood: HBCU's reward the wrong rappers

theGRIO REPORT- Reverend Lennox Yearwood is a man of faith that's been in hip hop's corner since it's inception...
April 28, 2014

Obama administration starts phrase two of enrollment

With the official enrollment period now over, Obama administration officials are shifting their focus to getting people signed up for…
April 28, 2014

Society's reaction to Donald Sterling's alleged comments prove the racists are losing

The good news is the universal condemnation that both men have received. Republican politicians who had allied themselves with Bundy…
April 27, 2014

President Obama: Reported comments by Clippers team owner Donald Sterling 'racist'

(AP) — President Barack Obama on Sunday described comments reportedly made by the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers "incredibly…
April 27, 2014

President Obama: ‘I regret not having spent more time with my mother’

MSNBC - President Obama told students at a town hall at the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur that he…
April 25, 2014

Cliven Bundy defends racist remarks: MLK 'hasn’t done his job'

MSNBC - Embattled Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy didn’t back down from his views on race in a CNN interview Friday…
April 25, 2014

Cliven Bundy controversy: Nevada rancher defends remarks, loses supporters

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada rancher who became a conservative folk hero for standing up to the government in…
April 25, 2014

Michelle Obama drops by 'Parks and Recreation'

NBC NEWS - Amy Poehler's lovable local official came one step closer to her White House dreams after rubbing shoulders…
April 25, 2014

Why are conservatives trying to condemn Cliven Bundy?

OPINION - Republicans who praised Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy for standing up to the tyranny of the federal government are…
April 24, 2014

Chicago to name high school after President Obama

CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama's hometown of Chicago plans to name a high school after him...
April 24, 2014

Conservative folk hero Cliven Bundy's racist views on 'the Negro' caught on tape

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada rancher who has become a conservative folk hero for resisting the federal government's attempts…