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July 2, 2013

Study: Minorities faced longer wait times to vote in 2012

POLITICS NATION - Newly revealed data shows yet again that minority voters in Florida waited longer on average than their…
July 2, 2013

Ex-Rep. William H Gray III, 1st black majority whip, dead at 71

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. William H. Gray III, who rose to influential positions in Congress and was the…
July 2, 2013

15-year-old South African Aviwe Mtongana raps for President Obama

VIDEO - President Obama's trip to South Africa has inspired an outpouring of creativity from the country's citizens -- including…
July 2, 2013

Obama ends Africa trip by joining Bush at memorial

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) - Democratic President Barack Obama and Republican predecessor President George W. Bush found common ground…
July 1, 2013

History is repeating itself at Guantánamo Bay

OPINION - The detainees there today are not the first to be held indefinitely there, nor are they the first…
July 1, 2013

Jesse Jackson Jr., Sandi Jackson sentencing delayed

CHICAGO (AP) - Government prosecutors Friday filed a forfeiture motion naming the homes of former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.…
July 1, 2013

President Obama declares a new era of US-Africa relations

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Basking in an exuberant welcome from streets teaming with well-wishers, President Barack Obama on…
July 1, 2013

Obama, Bush to meet in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — The White House says President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush will…
July 1, 2013

A new Voting Rights Act? The 3 biggest obstacles preventing a revised bill

theGRIO REPORT - A range of politicians, from civil rights legend John Lewis to President Obama to Rep. Eric Cantor…
July 1, 2013

Teeming crowds greet Obama in Tanzania

DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (AP) — Teeming crowds and blaring horns are welcoming President Barack Obama to Tanzania's largest city...
July 1, 2013

Mo Cowan departure dwindles number of black senators

theGRIO REPORT - The number of African-American senators will soon drop by half...
June 30, 2013

Obama's South Africa speech: Mandela's values are Africa's future

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - The president's address at the University of Cape Town capped an emotionally charged day…
June 30, 2013

Obama to announce new power initiative for Africa

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) - President Barack Obama on Sunday will announce a new initiative to double access to…
June 29, 2013

Cory Booker brings education ideas to NJ Senate race

LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Cory Booker had just 53 days to convince New Jersey Democrats to nominate him to be…
June 29, 2013

Obama meets privately with Mandela family

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are meeting privately with the family of Nelson Mandela...