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August 28, 2013

Is Obama showing more confidence on the subject of race?

theGRIO REPORT - In Obama’s first term he steered clear of putting too much of an emphasis on race...
August 28, 2013

Would Martin Luther King support Obama’s foreign policies?

OPINION - To put Dr. King in an American reality of a decade more or war in the Middle East,…
August 28, 2013

Reince Priebus: The future of the ‘Dream’

OPINION - If 1963 was a beginning, where does American stand a half century along the journey?...
August 28, 2013

Cory Booker: Part of me thinks it’s ‘wonderful’ when people say I’m gay

theGRIO REPORT - Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark and frontunning candidate to replace the late Frank Lautenberg in the…
August 27, 2013

A new Obama emerges on race in second term

ANALYSIS - As he will make remarks Wednesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, this second-term Obama…
August 27, 2013

Obama holds Martin Luther King as personal hero

WASHINGTON (AP) - In tribute, Obama keeps a bust of King in the Oval Office and a framed copy of…
August 27, 2013

President Obama to Tom Joyner: ‘It’s not enough just to have a black president’

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama sat down with radio host Tom Joyner on Tuesday ahead of his national address, which…
August 27, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: I’m more like Martin Luther King Jr. than Barack Obama is

theGRIO REPORT - Despite being routinely condemned for racially insensitive comments, radio host Rush Limbaugh compared himself favorably to Martin…
August 27, 2013

White House forum: ’50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity’

theGRIO REPORT - The White House is hosting a forum called "50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity" in anticipation…
August 27, 2013

Obama addresses ‘extra level of evil’ in Christopher Lane killing

MELBOURNE, Australia - President Barack Obama has sent condolences to the family of a college baseball player who was shot…
August 27, 2013

Obama meets with faith leaders from major black churches

theGRIO REPORT - Faith leaders from major African-American churches around the nation met with President Obama Monday morning...
August 27, 2013

Can any political party claim Martin Luther King?

OPINION - Certainly, no party can claim Dr. King. But these days, some parties come much closer than others...
August 26, 2013

Touré decries some on the right’s ‘racial scorecard’ on Trayvon Martin, Chris Lane

VIDEO - In his 'rant' on Monday, 'The Cycle' co-host Toure took on the right wing's obsession with keeping a…
August 26, 2013

Bill Thompson within striking distance for NYC mayor

NEW YORK (AP) — In the topsy-turvy New York City mayoral race that has been filled with larger-than-life characters, Bill…
August 26, 2013

Fox’s Chris Wallace on affirmative action: ‘At what point do we say you’re on your own?’

theGRIO REPORT - This year marks the 50-year-anniversary of the March on Washington -- and although much racial progress has…