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December 15, 2013

The G Project, An Exciting Way To Track and Celebrate Your Immigrant Past

theGRIO REPORT - The G Project is The Black Institute's effort to measure the footprint of immigration in the black…
December 14, 2013

Bertha Lewis, former ACORN CEO, is back with The Black Institute and the G Project

theGRIO Q&A - Today, after almost 20 years with ACORN, Lewis has moved on to head up a new organization...
December 5, 2012

Poll: 49 percent of Republicans blame non-existent ACORN for Obama’s 2012 win

theGRIO REPORT - The fact that ACORN no longer exists apparently has dissuaded nearly half of Republican voters from believing…
March 16, 2012

Breitbart is gone, but his style of shock-jock journalism lives on

OPINION - Brietbart's tactics help fuel the conservative base's sense of victimization: they have to conduct covert operations to get…
March 1, 2012

Andrew Breitbart's biggest crusades (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Breitbart made a career of pushing the envelope, and he had a particular focus on African-Americans,..
March 1, 2012

Andrew Breitbart dead: Blogger saw himself as defender of black conservatives

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative activist and online entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart, who died of natural cases Thursday at age 43, had…
July 20, 2011

Why black America is rooting against Rupert Murdoch

OPINION - The coded racism and race-baiting by Fox News contributors and hosts means that Murdoch will find very few…
June 8, 2011

Why the Weiner scandal won't vindicate Breitbart

OPINION - Let's be clear about one thing, Rep. Weiner's actions are in no way, shape or form excusable, but…
December 7, 2010

ACORN Chief Bertha Lewis: Glenn Beck is a 'political necrophiliac'

Bertha Lewis, former CEO of the group, launched into what can only be described as an epic rant during an…
November 1, 2010

Why is ABC News backing race-baiter Breitbart?

OPINION - After this unfair and unwarranted attack on Shirley Sherrod, Breitbart should have faded into obscurity, never to be…
July 21, 2010

Conservative blogger Breitbart blames NAACP, media for Sherrod scandal

VIDEO - Andrew Breitbart says that his motives to release the video clip were to show that the NAACP was…
July 7, 2010

Will the New Black Panthers become another ACORN?

OPINION - With the case against the New Black Panthers, there's only smoke and mirrors, and lots of racial hating…
March 24, 2010

What we can learn from ACORN’s fall

OPINION - By choosing to represent the interests of poor people and minorities in a capitalist democracy, the forces of…
March 23, 2010

ACORN RIP: Activist group folds amid falling revenues

CHICAGO (AP) - The once mighty community activist group ACORN announced it's folding six months after video footage emerged showing…
March 22, 2010

Scandal woes lead ACORN to brink of bankruptcy

From The New York Times - At least 15 of ACORN's 30 state chapters have disbanded and have no plans…
March 15, 2010

ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal

CHICAGO (AP) - Affiliates of the once mighty liberal activist group ACORN are remaking themselves in a desperate bid to…
March 2, 2010

Brooklyn DA: ACORN video activities not a crime

NEW YORK (AP) - ACORN employees videotaped by conservative activists did not commit a crime, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office…
December 18, 2009

Government urges judge to reverse ruling over ACORN funding

NEW YORK (AP) - The government has asked a federal judge to let it cut ACORN's funding, saying a report…
October 12, 2009

GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN -- ranging from charges of…
October 6, 2009

CEO pledges reform for ACORN

VIDEO - ACORN's CEO responded to the recent allegations that the group misused federal dollars and gave advice to people…