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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 6, 2012

Sharpton march part of broader push against new voting laws

theGRIO REPORT - The five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, which retraces the steps Martin Luther King. Jr and others…
February 17, 2012

Black ministers who support gay marriage are in vocal minority

theGRIO REPORT - As legislators in New Jersey and Maryland consider whether or not to allow gay and lesbian to…
February 15, 2012

Stronger liberal movement could aid Obama

theGRIO REPORT - The growing progressive political infrastructure could play a major role in helping Obama's re-election this year, rebutting…
February 8, 2012

Al Sharpton defends Melissa Harris Perry from Cornel West's 'arrogant' and 'disingenuous' attacks

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, Rev. Al Sharpton responded sternly to West's latest criticism that he and…
January 25, 2012

Etta James funeral planned; Al Sharpton to eulogize

NEW YORK (AP) - A public viewing will be held Friday for singer Etta James, and the Rev. Al Sharpton…
January 20, 2012

Al Sharpton: Obama's falsetto could help with voters

The Rev. Al Sharpton is the latest to applaud President Barack Obama's rendition of Al Green's "Let's Stay Together."...
January 18, 2012

Al Sharpton: Newt Gingrich using 'racial demagoguery'

Al Sharpton blasted Newt Gingrich on Tuesday, accusing the presidential candidate of using 'racial demagoguery' to win votes in the…
January 13, 2012

Perry Bacon Jr on 'Politics Nation with Rev. Al Sharpton': Obama will focus on economic fairness in 2012

VIDEO - This Thursday, theGrio's Political Editor Perry Bacon Jr. appeared on Rev. Sharpton's 'Politics Nation' to discuss the president's…
December 7, 2011

Sharpton: Voter fraud found, perpetrated by a Republican

VIDEO - On 'Politics Nation' on Tuesday, Rev. Al Sharpton highlighted an instance of voter fraud...only not the kind Republicans…
November 15, 2011

Diddy to pay tribute to late rapper Heavy D in NY

NEW YORK (AP) - A private funeral for the rap legend will be held at the historic Grace Baptist Church…
October 26, 2011

Conservative at Cain event calls Dems 'party of KKK'

theGRIO REPORT - At an event in support of Cain, conservative activist Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani, described the Democrats as a…
October 25, 2011

Largest black-owned bank in US gets last minute bailout

OPINION - According to a bank official, Carver will receive a $55 million infusion of cash and will be saved.…
October 25, 2011

Detroit pays bus drivers to sit and do nothing

theGRIO REPORT - For nearly a century, Detroit has been known as the Motor City. These days, however, the engine…
October 15, 2011

Thousands turn out for Sharpton-led rally in DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of demonstrators have packed the lawn in the shadow of the Washington Monument to hear various…
August 12, 2011

Cornel West, Tavis Smiley playing poverty games

The funny thing about the much ballyhooed and ridiculed Tavis Smiley/Cornel West joint production poverty tour is how the tables…
August 11, 2011

Sharpton to Limbaugh: 'Keep on talking about the show'

A seemingly delighted Al Sharpton struck back at Rush Limbaugh on his Wednesday show after Limbaugh speculated that a Teleprompter…
July 28, 2011

Sharpton: Debt fight about 'your mama,' not Obama

BOSTON (AP) - He urged advocates to change the conversation about the debt limit to one about creating more jobs,…
July 28, 2011

Rev. Sharpton calls for action on racial wealth gap

NEWS ONE - The pew research center released a racial wealth gap study whose results caused Reverend Al Sharpton to…
June 23, 2011

Has America evolved beyond its racist past?

VIDEO - There's a new book that suggests that racism has approved based on generational differences. 'The End of Anger'…