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July 10, 2012

Sharpton hosts re-enactment of Romney fundraiser

Al Sharpton took a different approach in discussing the Romney fundraisers in The Hamptons last weekend...
July 10, 2012

Reverend Jeremiah Wright: Elite universities infecting blacks with 'white racist DNA'

theGRIO REPORT - At the Baptist Church on Florida Avenue, Wright addressed the congregation during their 100th anniversary this week…
July 10, 2012

Rangel's challenger concedes in close NY primary

NEW YORK (AP) - The Democrat challenging U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel has conceded almost two weeks after a closely contested…
July 10, 2012

Nia Long: I've been an Obama supporter from 'day one'

theGRIO Q&A - Actress Nia Long is officially helping the Obama reelection effort, starring in a new video released by…
July 10, 2012

Is the Obama presidency the most 'lethal' in US history?

"The Lethal Presidency of Barack Obama," an article by Tom Junod to be published in the August issue of Esquire…
July 10, 2012

Have the black 1 percent abandoned Barack Obama?

OPINION - To date, the president's major Hollywood fundraisers have all been hosted by almost exclusively white celebrities...
July 10, 2012

Romney and Obama still tied in latest polls

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney and President Obama are still effectively tied in the presidential race, as a favorable decision…
July 10, 2012

For black Mormons, presidential race brings new attention

theGRIO REPORT - With the presidential election close at hand, Mormons, and particularly African-American Latter-day Saints, have been increasingly thrust…
July 10, 2012

High foreclosure rates could permanently damage black credit scores

theGRIO REPORT - The high rates of home foreclosures among African-Americans could damage the credit scores of a generation of…
July 10, 2012

Eric Holder to speak at NAACP convention in Houston

HOUSTON (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is scheduled to speak at the NAACP convention in Houston...
July 9, 2012

Senator Dick Durbin to Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr: 'You have a responsibility to tell the public what's going on'

theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr.'s (D-Ill) mysterious leave of absence from Congress has many on the Hill wondering…
July 9, 2012

Has the American electorate grown more racially polarized?

President Obama has created a unique political divide in which "racial conservatives" are likely to oppose virtually any policy once…
July 9, 2012

Allen West: Social Security disability is 'slavery'

It seems like every week lately conservative Congressman Allen West makes a controversial political statement...
July 9, 2012

Romney's team outraises Obama and Democrats again

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic party raised $71 million in June, well below the $106…
July 9, 2012

Battleground 2012: Will black women be as energetic for Obama as in 2008?

theGRIO REPORT - The black female vote will be even more critical now for the president than in 2008, both…