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January 16, 2014

Lawmakers move to restore Voting Rights Act

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation to restore some parts of the Voting Rights Act…
January 16, 2014

The Obamas urges action on expanding college access

WASHINGTON (AP) — His education agenda mired in Congress, President Barack Obama is urging university presidents to copy each other's…
January 16, 2014

Vice President Joe Biden to address annual National Action Network MLK Day breakfast

theGRIO REPORT - Biden is not a stranger to addressing predominately African-American crowds on behalf of the president...
January 16, 2014

White House enlists sports stars in Obamacare push

NBC NEWS - Magic Johnson says an early checkup saved his life – warning him that he had HIV in…
January 16, 2014

Jeremiah Wright: Dr. King had a ‘dream,’ Obama has a ‘drone’

theGRIO REPORT - Reverend Jeremiah Wright's ongoing public feud with President Barack Obama is apparently still going strong...
January 16, 2014

Obamacare survives another court challenge

MSNBC - The last significant legal challenge to Obamacare suffered a setback today, when a Washington DC District Court rejected…
January 16, 2014

Alabama town signs on to federal oversight of voting laws

MSNBC - The city of Evergreen, Ala., which has a troubled history when it comes to race and voting rights,…
January 15, 2014

President Obama calls on Congress to renew jobless benefits

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — President Barack Obama is keeping the heat on lawmakers to renew jobless benefits for the long-term…
January 15, 2014

NC GOP Senate candidate compares food stamps to slavery

theGRIO REPORT - The Republican, who considers the late, controversial Sen. Jesse Helms an inspiration, calling the program -- which…
January 15, 2014

President Obama honors Miami Heat for 2nd straight NBA title

WASHINGTON (AP) — For President Barack Obama, seeing the Miami Heat at the White House on Tuesday was like deja…
January 15, 2014

Michelle Obama’s 2nd inauguration gown lent to Smithsonian

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama's fashion is making history again, at least for the next year, as her second inaugural…
January 15, 2014

Michelle Obama won’t rule out plastic surgery

WASHINGTON (AP) — Michelle Obama turns 50 this week, and she isn't ruling out future use of plastic surgery or…
January 14, 2014

Head Start gets cash infusion in new federal budget

(AP) - Top lawmakers on Capitol Hill Monday unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending bill funding the so-called discretionary budgets of…
January 14, 2014

Oregon county GOP raffles off rifle to honor MLK

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by rifle fire on August 4, 1968, a fact that…
January 14, 2014

Ouster of a black judge is linked to Christie’s Bridgegate

theGRIO REPORT - In 2010, Wallace, who came to the end of his seven-year term as the only African-American on…