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October 30, 2012

Stacey Dash tweets photo of herself with Paul Ryan

theGRIO REPORT - In a move that will likely alienate and infuriate a significant portion of her black fanbase, ex-Single…
October 30, 2012

Election 2012: Why black voters are fired up

theGRIO REPORT - On the first day of early voting in North Carolina, the lines to cast ballots snaked down…
October 30, 2012

Bush's FEMA director during Katrina hits Obama for responding to Sandy too quickly

theGRIO REPORT - Michael Brown, who gained infamy for his direction of the federal government's response to Hurricane Katrina under…
October 30, 2012

Obama's advantage as hurricane response commander-in-chief

theGRIO REPORT - Whatever the outcome of the presidential election, it is clear that Hurricane Sandy has created both an…
October 30, 2012

Broward elections supervisor explains changed vote tallies

theGRIO REPORT - Broward County Supervisor of Elections Brenda Snipes is responding to theGrio's story Monday detailing significant changes to…
October 30, 2012

Atlantic City mayor on Gov. Christie's rebuke: 'Misinformed and ill-advised'

NBC NEWS - Atlantic City mayor Lorenzo Langford escalated tensions with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie after the mayor said…
October 30, 2012

No Supreme Court action to curb the Voting Rights Act — yet

WASHINGTON (AP) - Three years ago, the Supreme Court warned there could be constitutional problems with a landmark civil rights…
October 30, 2012

Gov. Chris Christie says Obama deserves 'great credit' for Sandy response

theGRIO REPORT - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has been one of President Barack Obama during the 2012 presidential campaign,…
October 30, 2012

Gaffe-prone candidates hurt GOP's Senate chances

WASHINGTON (AP) - Flawed, gaffe-prone nominees may have cost them the chance to win three seats in the 2010 GOP…
October 29, 2012

Einhorn Foundation confirms it paid for 'voter fraud' billboards in Wisconsin

theGRIO REPORT - An obscure family foundation has confirmed that it paid for a billboard advertising campaign warning of the…
October 29, 2012

108-year-old South Carolina woman casts her 1st vote ever for Obama

VIDEO - Joanna Jenkins has never voted before and doesn't have an official state ID, but she didn't let that…
October 29, 2012

5 ways Hurricane Sandy could impact the presidential campaign

theGRIO REPORT - What impact could Sandy have on American politics?...
October 29, 2012

Controversial billboard labels MLK a Republican

theGRIO REPORT -'Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. VOTE REPUBLICAN!' the controversial billboard reads from above Martin Luther King…
October 29, 2012

Hurricane Sandy could delay release of jobs report

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hurricane Sandy could complicate Friday's release of the October U.S. jobs report, the final snapshot of employment…
October 29, 2012

What's on Obama's iPod playlist? Jay-Z, Eminem and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's iPod could pass for a voter outreach tool...