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June 27, 2013

Obama clashes with African host over gay rights

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Senegalese President Macky Sall rebuffed Obama's call for Africans to give gays equal rights under the…
June 27, 2013

Supreme Court throws out Texas voter ID ruling

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court has thrown out lower court rulings that blocked a Texas voter identification law and…
June 27, 2013

President Obama: Nelson Mandela a hero to the world

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama says Nelson Mandela is a hero for the world. He says Mandela's legacy…
June 27, 2013

South Africa: Mandela improved overnight

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — The office of the South African president says Nelson Mandela's health improved overnight, and his condition remains…
June 27, 2013

Obama skipping Kenya on his Africa trip is a missed opportunity

OPINION - Some people are mad at President Barack Obama, but not the ones you might expect. This time, don’t…
June 27, 2013

Rev. Jesse Jackson: Paula Deen can be ‘redeemed’

CHICAGO (AP) — Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson says he's agreed to help celebrity chef Paula Deen try to…
June 26, 2013

The Obamas’ week-long trip to Africa (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - President Barack Obama and his family made a return to Africa on Wednesday and began their week-long trip…
June 26, 2013

Supreme Court ruling worries blacks in Shelby County, Alabama

COLUMBIANA, Ala. (AP) - Much has changed in Shelby County since Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act to protect…
June 26, 2013

Black Illinois ministers remain split on gay marriage after Supreme Court ruling

theGRIO REPORT - The Illinois House of Representatives closed its most recent session without a vote on the issue and…
June 26, 2013

Obama in Senegal for first leg of Africa trip

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — President Barack Obama opened a weeklong trip to Africa on Wednesday, a three-country visit aimed at…
June 26, 2013

Leaders of the black church react to SCOTUS gay marriage rulings

theGRIO REPORT - On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court struck down a key provision of the Defense of Marriage Act,…
June 26, 2013

President Obama to students: Text me

NBC Bay Area - This week, students can ask the president for help with ways to pay for college, and…
June 26, 2013

Van Jones joins cast of re-booted ‘Crossfire’ on CNN

NEW YORK (AP) - CNN is bringing its political show 'Crossfire' back on the air this fall with Newt Gingrich…
June 26, 2013

Obama calls, congratulates Proposition 8 plaintiffs after Supreme Court ruling from Air Force One

NBC News - President Barack Obama has telephoned his congratulations to the plaintiffs in a gay marriage case before the…
June 26, 2013

In landmark rulings, Supreme Court redefines equality

ANALYSIS - The week was not a clear victory for liberals, who were angered by the Court's gutting of the…