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June 29, 2013

A call to action in the wake of the Supreme Court’s voting rights act decision

OPINION - The Supreme Court’s decision to tear out the heart out of the Voting Rights Act should serve as…
June 29, 2013

What’s at stake on Obama’s Africa trip

OPINION - This visit to Africa and to these three countries specifically will be a defining moment for the relationship…
June 28, 2013

Michael Bloomberg: Police stop minorities ‘too little’, whites ‘too much’

NEW YORK (AP) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg's remark that police 'disproportionately stop whites too much and minorities too little'...
June 28, 2013

Senegalese president Macky Sall defends anti-gay law

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall has defended his refusal to decriminalize homosexuality one day after publicly clashing…
June 28, 2013

Cory Booker releases 1st Senate campaign ad

theGRIO REPORT - Newark mayor Cory Booker has released his first television campaign ad for the New Jersey Democratic race…
June 28, 2013

Hundreds protest Obama’s visit to South Africa

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Hundreds of protesters marched to the U.S. embassy in South Africa on Friday in a peaceful protest…
June 28, 2013

Minn. lawmaker apologizes for ‘Uncle Thomas’ tweet

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Democratic legislator from Minnesota swiftly apologized Tuesday for a tweet he sent that referred…
June 28, 2013

Gay rights or civil rights, the struggle is American

OPINION - It's that common link, that discrimination that binds us together, gay and black, white and straight and any…
June 28, 2013

On immigration, voting rights, Republicans face challenge of base vs. minority voters

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans are divided on how to handle both the Voting Rights Act and immigration, two politically-charged issues…
June 28, 2013

Obama uncertain about visit with Nelson Mandela

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE (AP)- President Barack Obama, in the midst of an historic tour of Africa, says he isn't…
June 27, 2013

Senate passes sweeping immigration overhaul

NBC NEWS - In a bipartisan vote, the Senate on Thursday passed a sweeping, historic overhaul of the nation’s immigration…
June 27, 2013

Michelle Obama makes Instagram debut with images from Africa

TODAY - First lady Michelle Obama incorporated her trip to Africa into her Instagram debut on Thursday, posting both a…
June 27, 2013

Anthony Foxx unanimously confirmed by Senate as transportation secretary

WASHINGTON (AP) - Anthony Foxx, the mayor of Charlotte, N.C., and a political ally of President Barack Obama, was unanimously…
June 27, 2013

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June 27, 2013

Obama: Supreme Court ‘made a mistake’ in voting ruling

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court "made a mistake" in its decision to throw out…