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October 14, 2012

With black leadership under fire, is Detroit looking for a 'great white hope'?

OPINION - Recently it seems Detroit and its legacy are in jeopardy...
October 13, 2012

Do black people support Obama because he's black?

(AP) - Surviving slavery, segregation and discrimination has forged a special pride in African-Americans. Now some are saying this hard-earned…
October 13, 2012

Bruce Springsteen to campaign for Obama in Iowa, Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) - Bruce Springsteen will be back campaigning for President Barack Obama...
October 12, 2012

Obama to appear on 'The Daily Show' on Thursday

NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama will appear on 'The Daily Show' on Thursday...
October 12, 2012

Report: Feds looking at Jesse Jackson Jr.'s finances

CHICAGO - Federal investigators are looking into possible inappropriate expenditures related to one of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s Congressional spending…
October 12, 2012

About 4,500 immigrants spared deportation under Obama order

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Obama administration has approved more 4,500 young illegal immigrants for a program to let them stay…
October 12, 2012

Is Joe Biden 'the first black vice president'?

OPINION - If you’ve ever wondered how the Irish can become black; then you needn’t look any further than the…
October 12, 2012

Whoopi Goldberg defends Stacey Dash's right to endorse Romney

theGRIO REPORT - Actress Stacey Dash, who caused a firestorm recently by tweeting her support for Mitt Romney via Twitter,…
October 12, 2012

10 hip-hop songs that inspired Joe Biden's VP debate

The Urban Daily compiled a list of ten songs which to them had to be the inspiration for VP Joe…
October 12, 2012

Biden's aggressive vice presidential debate performance boosts Democratic base

OPINION - Biden, who has always been a strong, and underrated, debater, did something else: he burnished his own brand…
October 11, 2012

Biden brings the fire at vice presidential debate

theGRIO REPORT - Joe Biden seemed to watch everything President Obama did last week in his debate and do the…
October 11, 2012

VP debate: Biden, Ryan at each other on everything

DANVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Joe Biden and Republican Paul Ryan pull up a couple of chairs for a vice…
October 11, 2012

The ups and downs of Obama's wing man, Joe Biden

SLIDESHOW - On the night of what might be his most important debate so far, we recount the ups and…
October 11, 2012

Black GOP opportunism: Why Stacey Dash's Romney endorsement struck a chord

OPINION - No, we’re accustomed to black Republicans. Even still, something reeks of opportunism...
October 11, 2012

Mark Hamil, Star Wars' Luke Skywalker, compares Obama to Obi-Wan Kenobi

theGRIO REPORT - Actor Mark Hamil, famous for playing Luke Skywalker in the original Star Wars trilogy, is a fanboy…