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July 27, 2012

Pew poll finds 17 percent of registered voters think Obama is Muslim

The latest Pew research poll found that 17 percent of registered voters think President Barack Obama is Muslim, while 31…
July 27, 2012

Cindy Hooper’s 'Conflict' captures power of the African American women's vote

REVIEW - Cindy Hooper’s new publication, Conflict: African American Women and the New Dilemma of Race and Gender Politics couldn’t…
July 26, 2012

Revamp of New Orleans PD comprehensive, expensive

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -— A court-backed plan to excise corruption, discrimination and a frequent use of deadly force from the…
July 26, 2012

Planned Parenthood turns to Feds after states cut funding

theGRIO REPORT - After several GOP-controlled state legislatures voted to cut funding for Planned Parenthood states operators turned to the…
July 26, 2012

Romney campaign releases new campaign ad targeting African-Americans

VIDEO - The Romney campaign has released a new campaign commercial targeting African-American voters...
July 26, 2012

White House: Obama not seeking new gun laws

WASHINGTON (AP) - Even as the issue of guns shifts to the forefront of the presidential campaign, the White House…
July 26, 2012

Republicans hit Justice Department on voter ID

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Republicans are striking out against the Justice Department, saying its decision to contest several state voter…
July 26, 2012

Obama creating African-American education office

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is creating a new office to bolster education of African-American students...
July 26, 2012

'Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln' author Stephen Carter on fictional Abe, real Obama

theGRIO Q&A - Would African-American history -- and indeed American history -- have been different if Abraham Lincoln had lived?...
July 26, 2012

President Obama to Eagles' Nnamdi Asomugha: ‘Tell Vick to slide’

Shortly after President Obama spoke at his own fundraising event on Monday he decided to talk a little football with…
July 26, 2012

Chicago gun violence largely overshadowed by Colorado tragedy

theGRIO REPORT - Why, activists ask, hasn’t there been as much attention paid to Chicago’s crime issue nationally--the president’s hometown?...
July 26, 2012

ACLU: Over 1 million Pennsylvanians think they have proper voter ID, but they don't

theGRIO REPORT - A new report commissioned by the ACLU finds that many Pennsylvania residents who would not have the…
July 25, 2012

President Barack Obama addresses education, gun violence in Urban League speech

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - In one of his most expansive responses yet to gun crime, President Barack Obama on Wednesday…
July 25, 2012

Ghana VP sworn in hours after president's death

(AP) - John Atta Mills' election victory secured Ghana's reputation as one of the most mature democracies in West Africa...
July 25, 2012

Advisors: Mitt Romney would restore 'Anglo-Saxon' ties between Britain, US

.Advisers to presidential candidate Willard "Mitt" Romney are vowing that as president, he would restore 'Anglo-Saxon' understanding between the United…