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June 14, 2012

Baltimore high school students suspended for racist drawing of Obama ‘grave’

Three high school students were suspended at a high school in Baltimore, Maryland after a racist picture was drawn on…
June 14, 2012

Ice T: ‘Rap put Obama in the presidency’

VIDEO - Ice-T appeared on the ​Today Show​ today explaining how hip hop and rap helped elect the first black…
June 14, 2012

‘The Obama Effect’: New film inspired by president’s 2008 campaign

theGRIO REPORT - 'The Obama Effect', a phrase often used to describe the president's ability to politically influence Americans with…
June 14, 2012

President Obama will present new Africa strategy

Today President Barack Obama will unveil a new plan is hopes of boosting trade, spreading democracy, and insuring peace and…
June 14, 2012

Al Sharpton and Roman Catholic nun sound off on proposed aid cuts

VIDEO - Last night, Rev. Al Sharpton interviewed Catholic nun Sister Simon Campbell on Politics Nation about organizing a bus…
June 14, 2012

Romney and Obama to give dueling speeches in Ohio

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharpening the choice for the nation, President Barack Obama and Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney are offering…
June 14, 2012

Democrats becoming more worried about Obama’s re-election hopes

WASHINGTON (AP) - A growing chorus of once-confident Democrats now say President Barack Obama could lose the November election...
June 14, 2012

Obama to raise money at Sarah Jessica Parker’s house

WASHINGTON (AP) — It will be Sarah Jessica Parker's house, but President Barack Obama's show. You could call it "Checks…
June 13, 2012

Study using Google searches finds racial bias cost Obama in ’08

theGRIO REPORT - A Harvard University PhD candidate has conducted a study that may explain why polling data in political…
June 13, 2012

'Obama Boy' updates 2008 Election skit for the pro-gay marriage age

VIDEO - Move over, 'Obama Girl'. 'Obama Boy' has stolen your crush...
June 13, 2012

Al Sharpton and Newt Gingrich clash over food stamps

VIDEO - Al Sharpton and former Speaker of the House, Newt Gingrich, clashed in a heated exchange on Sharpton’s show…
June 13, 2012

Spike Lee: Mitt Romney can't 'hang' with Barack Obama

Spike Lee admits that he does not think President Obama will have as easy a road to reelection as many…
June 13, 2012

Why Holder is likely to survive a Republican barrage

ANALYSIS - Congressional Republicans have turned Attorney General Eric Holder into a symbol of their problems with the Obama administration...
June 13, 2012

Southern Baptists set to elect 1st black president

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Four months ago, two African-American pastors stood in a hallway of the Southern Baptist Convention's Nashville…
June 13, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama to launch a Pinterest account

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign will launch a Pinterest account for first lady Michelle Obama featuring a special Father’s…