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May 26, 2013

President Obama visits Moore, Oklahoma, comforts tornado victims

MOORE, Oklahoma (AP) - President Barack Obama on Sunday visited tornado-devastated Moore, Oklahoma, consoling people staggered by the loss of…
May 24, 2013

North Miami mayoral candidate ‘endorsed by Jesus’ finishes last

theGRIO REPORT - Anna Pierre, mayoral candidate who claimed she was 'endorsed by Jesus,' finished last in the North Miami…
May 24, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama to students: ‘I have failed at things’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failure is OK, but continuing to work hard is more important, Michelle Obama said Friday...
May 24, 2013

On ‘Don’t Tread on Me,’ rapper Mos Def speaks out against Stop and Frisk

theGRIO REPORT - Mos Def continues to draw attention to the issues at the core of the trial in a…
May 24, 2013

Will Anthony Weiner win over black voters in New York City?

OPINION - Weiner’s choice of kickoff location reveals a great deal about New York’s minefield of racial and ethnic politics…
May 23, 2013

‘Rent is Too Damn High’ guy on Anthony Weiner: ‘Anthony Weiner is a freak!’

theGRIO VIDEO - 'He's a freak,' McMillan said of Weiner, who resigned from Congress in 2011 over a texting scandal…
May 23, 2013

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in…
May 23, 2013

Obama looks to recapture his constitutionalist bonafides on national security

ANALYSIS - The constitutional lawyer-turned-president must be tired of being cast by critics as acting outside the bounds of the…
May 23, 2013

Anthony Foxx, transportation nominee, receives warm reception from senators

WASHINGTON (AP) - Foxx told a jammed Senate confirmation hearing that he will look for 'partners' in local and state…
May 23, 2013

Obama cites new framework for terror war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has established a new framework to govern U.S. force against terrorists...
May 23, 2013

Obama’s 1979 prom photo, yearbook note to ‘foxy’ friend unearthed

TODAY - The havoc time wreaks on fashion spares no one, not even the president of the United States...
May 23, 2013

Are the Obamas too willing to criticize fellow African-Americans?

theGRIO REPORT - Speeches delivered by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the commencements for historically black…
May 22, 2013

Michelle Obama No. 4 on Forbes’ ‘Most Powerful Women’ list

theGRIO REPORT - First Lady Michelle Obama landed at number four on this year's Forbes Magazine's "Most Powerful Women" list,…
May 22, 2013

Why no one takes impeaching Obama seriously

OPINION - If House Republicans actually file articles of impeachment against the first African-American president, they can kiss the black…
May 21, 2013

The GOP’s black ‘mad men’: Why the party can’t find its own Barack Obama

OPINION - Recently, the GOP has seized on potential African-American conservative stars like famed Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Ben Carson,…