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May 15, 2013

Attorney General Eric Holder grilled by House Judiciary committee

WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder was due to testify before Congress on Wednesday as the Justice Department opens…
May 14, 2013

Republican outrage over IRS targeting Tea Party didn’t extend to NAACP

OPINION - Where was the outrage when the IRS audited the NAACP in 2004?...
May 14, 2013

Newark Mayor Cory Booker lends personal magic to help raise thousands at UNCF Mayor’s Masked Ball

theGRIO REPORT - Newark Mayor Cory Booker knows how to grab a headline...
May 14, 2013

Anna Pierre, North Miami mayoral candidate, claims she was endorsed by Jesus Christ

NBC Miami - Anna Pierre, a registered nurse and one of seven candidates looking to become the city's mayor during…
May 14, 2013

Justin Timberlake, Jessica Biel among stars in attendance at Obama fundraiser

NEW YORK (AP) — Huddling with A-list celebrities and top re-election donors, President Barack Obama bemoaned the partisan forces that…
May 13, 2013

Former Heritage Foundation ‘scholar’ also dismissed black intelligence

theGRIO REPORT - The Harvard dissertation wasn't the only instance where Jason Richwine asserted that whites are genetically more intelligent…
May 13, 2013

Obama faces new challenges, but not ‘curse’

ANALYSIS - Obama hardly seems likely to be forced out of office, impeached or have the kind of incident like…
May 13, 2013

Obama calls GOP talk on Benghazi a ‘sideshow’

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is dismissing Republican criticism of his administration's handling of the attack on a U.S.…
May 13, 2013

In entire Supreme Court term, justices see one black lawyer

WASHINGTON (AP) — In roughly 75 hours of arguments at the Supreme Court since October, only one African-American lawyer appeared…
May 13, 2013

Why the White House wants mothers to love ‘Obamacare’

ANALYSIS - The Mother Day's event at the White House on Friday, in which the president appeared with a group…
May 12, 2013

Michael Steele: Republicans at a crossroads

OPINION - For the party to survive it was time to turn the elephant to face its future. But have…
May 9, 2013

Prince Harry, Michelle Obama honor military families at the White House

SLIDESHOW - First lady Michelle Obama played hostess to a royal on Thursday, as Britain's Prince Harry dropped by to…
May 9, 2013

In 2012 election, black voter turnout was higher than any group

WASHINGTON (AP) - Making history, America's blacks voted at higher rates than whites in 2012, lifting Democrat Barack Obama to…
May 9, 2013

Black immigrants waiting for reform, too

OPINION - Recently, thousands of people gathered in D.C. in front of the Capitol to demand comprehensive immigration reform which…
May 8, 2013

Team Obama start to implement Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration is ramping up its plans to implement the so-called Obamacare health care law, with…