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March 3, 2013
SELMA, Ala. (AP) - The vice president and black leaders commemorating a famous civil rights march on Sunday said efforts…
March 3, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A 22-year-old man was charged with murder Thursday in the death of a mayoral candidate, whose…
March 2, 2013
DETROIT (AP) - It appears the appointment of an emergency manager to take over Detroit's failing finances is all but…
March 2, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans refused Saturday to concede any culpability for failing to stave off…
March 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. John Lewis will once again be in the lead March 3, in the annual commemoration of…
March 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Asked by reporters during a small round table that included theGrio, how she responds to the instant…
March 1, 2013
CHICAGO (AP) - Michelle Obama says it was 'absolutely not surprising' that her appearance via satellite at the Academy Awards…
March 1, 2013
OPINION - The nation's first black president says race still matters, while the Supreme Court is effectively suggesting it does…
February 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - In a historic argument for gay rights, President Barack Obama on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to…
February 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - First lady Michelle Obama on Thursday announced the launch of a program that will bring her 'Let's…
February 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In a country that in recent years has become almost defined by political polarization, it's hard to…
February 28, 2013
NBC NEWS - The body of a candidate for mayor of Clarksdale, Miss., was found about 15 miles west of…
February 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday confirmed Jacob Lew to be Treasury secretary, affirming President Barack Obama's choice of…
February 27, 2013
POLITICS NATION - Congressman John Lewis, a hero of the civil-rights movement, said he was appalled to hear Justice Antonin…
February 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court's conservative justices voiced deep skepticism Wednesday about a section of a landmark civil rights…