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January 19, 2013

Kids' inaugural concert draws big stars, high pitched support

theGRIO REPORT - Some 5,000 military kids, their parents, and local Washington D.C. school children packed into the Washington Convention…
January 19, 2013

'Ace of Cakes' bakes the Obama inauguration cake

WASHINGTON (AP) - Baltimore celebrity baker Duff Goldman says the cake he's baking for President Barack Obama's inaugural ball is…
January 19, 2013

Rallies against stricter gun control draw hundreds

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Hundreds of gun owners and Second Amendment advocates rallied in state capitals nationwide Saturday, days after…
January 19, 2013

On 2nd term eve, Obama cites Martin Luther King's commitment to service

WASHINGTON (AP) - On the brink of a second term, President Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to…
January 19, 2013

President of Presidential Inaugural Committee on why 2013 is important for black community

theGRIO REPORT - Steve Kerrigan, President and CEO of the Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) spoke to theGrio about why this…
January 18, 2013

Anita Hill reflects on Senate hearings in 'Anita' documentary

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) - Anita Hill made national headlines in 1991 when she testified that then-Supreme Court nominee Clarence…
January 18, 2013

Michelle Obama announces new social welfare group 'Organizing For Action'

theGRIO REPORT - Flaunting her new hair-do, Michelle Obama announced in a video a new venture of Obama's campaign operation…
January 18, 2013

Ex-New Orleans mayor Ray Nagin charged with bribery, fraud

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin was indicted Friday on 21 corruption charges including wire fraud,…
January 18, 2013

Chris Christie: NRA ad on Obama daughters ‘reprehensible’

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says it is 'reprehensible' for the National Rifle Association to run…
January 18, 2013

Michelle Obama lets wardrobe take back seat

NEW YORK (AP) - Michelle Obama has proven her fashion savvy time and again since she was introduced as first…
January 18, 2013

South African singer Lira dedicating Zulu love song to Obamas

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - On Talk Show Radio 702 this week Lira promised to dedicate a song of her own composition…
January 18, 2013

Beyond Obama’s oath, what to see and taste in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history…
January 18, 2013

Inauguration Day marks rare intersection with Martin Luther King

ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to use a Bible that belonged to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…
January 18, 2013

President Obama’s official portrait for 2nd term released

theGRIO REPORT - The photo, taken by White House photographer Pete Souza, was taken in the Oval Office on December…
January 17, 2013

GOP to discuss minority outreach at ‘Burwell Plantation’ room

OPINION - Of all the locations to hold a retreat in all of the world, they had to choose this…