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April 9, 2013

Did Margaret Thatcher help or hinder apartheid?

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nineteen years after the end of apartheid, South Africans are still passionately divided over whether Margaret Thatcher…
April 9, 2013

Russell Simmons assembles stars to ask Obama to change drug, jail policy

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lil Wayne, Ron Howard, Scarlett Johansson and Kim Kardashian are all on the same page when…
April 9, 2013

Cops: Man pulls out BB gun as Obama’s motorcade passes

NBC Chicago - A man was taken into custody Monday afternoon after he pulled out a BB gun as President…
April 8, 2013

Black Britons have mixed feelings about Margaret Thatcher legacy

theGRIO REPORT - In Britain, Thatcher was a divisive force, who you either loved or loathed...
April 8, 2013

Can Raffi Williams win the minority vote for Republicans?

theGRIO REPORT - Raffi Williams has a tough job ahead of him. He’s just been named deputy press secretary at…
April 8, 2013

Obama to bring some Sandy Hook families on Air Force One

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says Obama is going to argue in his speech that lawmakers have an obligation…
April 8, 2013

GOP congressmen question Jay-Z, Beyoncé trip to Cuba

theGRIO REPORT - Two Republican lawmakers are questioning who approved Jay-Z and Beyonce's recent trip to Cuba, reportedly to celebrate…
April 5, 2013

Obama apologizes to Kamala Harris for ‘best looking’ comment

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has apologized to California's attorney general for commenting on her looks at a Democratic…
April 5, 2013

Eric Holder wants Voting Rights Act provision upheld by Supreme Court

WASHINGTON (AP) - On the 45th anniversary of Martin Luther King's death, Attorney General Eric Holder challenged the Supreme Court…
April 5, 2013

In defense of Barack Obama’s Kamala Harris ‘best looking’ remark

OPINION - President Obama was at a fundraiser. He was comfortable among friends. I am choosing to believe the best…
April 5, 2013

Obama’s Kamala Harris ‘best looking’ comment crossed the line

OPINION - President Obama is a feminist ally which is why it’s important to call this remark out, with love,…
April 5, 2013

Why GLAAD got it wrong to honor Clinton instead of Obama

OPINION - Maybe Obama is playing politics, too, but in the end, he’s been more progressive on gay rights than…
April 5, 2013

Will America see marijuana legalization in our lifetime?

OPINION - A new poll finds that for the first time in over forty years, a clear majority of people…
April 4, 2013

First lady Michelle Obama plants White House garden for spring

WASHINGTON (AP) — Salad from the White House garden could be served in just a few weeks. Michelle Obama planted
April 4, 2013

Why thousands of African-Americans may not benefit from Obamacare

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans in seven of the ten states in the country with the highest percentage of African-Americans have…