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July 26, 2013

Gun violence in Chicago: Black leaders convene ’emergency summit’

MSNBC - While Congress tangled over gun control legislation earlier this year after the killings in Newtown, gun violence in…
July 26, 2013

Obama hosts Ramadan dinner at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama saluted Muslim Americans on Thursday for their contributions in helping build the United States…
July 26, 2013

What Obama wishes he could do on the economy

ANALYSIS - And some of these polities, particularly the health care law, will benefit middle-income Americans. But the broader economic…
July 25, 2013

Where the economy stands for Black Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Here are key components of the economy since 2005, and what they mean -- particularly for the…
July 25, 2013

Jay Z calls George Zimmerman a ‘f**king mall cop’

theGRIO REPORTS - In a recent interview with hip-hop journalist Elliott Wilson, Jay Z shared his views on George Zimmerman,…
July 25, 2013

In rebuke of Obama, most House Democrats back ending NSA phone collection program

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House narrowly rejected a challenge to the National Security Agency's secret collection of hundreds of millions…
July 24, 2013

Obamacare won’t slash workers’ hours, report finds

NBC News - Opponents of Obamacare say it will kill jobs, and they specifically say provisions forcing employers to offer…
July 24, 2013

Obama: Washington took its eye off economic ball

GALESBURG, Ill. (AP) - The president's attempt to refocus on the economy comes amid some hopeful signs of improvement, with…
July 24, 2013

Bill Clinton ‘sings’ big summer hit ‘Blurred Lines’

NBC News - When you blur the lines between fantasy and reality as well as the folks at baracksdubs, it's…
July 24, 2013

Polls illustrate strong racial divide in Obama’s America

theGRIO REPORT - A series of surveys released in the past three days illustrate a striking racial divide in perceptions…
July 23, 2013

Allen West calls Obama’s Zimmerman verdict response ‘horrific’

theGRIO REPORT - Former Congressman Allen West has joined the small, but vocal minority of pundits who have lashed out…
July 23, 2013

Cornel West, Tavis Smiley criticism of President Obama devolves into pot shots

OPINION - No matter how the president reacted to this—or any situation—the pattern with Smiley and West is that it’s…
July 23, 2013

Cornel West: MSNBC a ‘rent-a-negro’ network, Sharpton on ‘Obama plantation’

theGRIO REPORT - After calling Obama a 'global George Zimmerman,' West has now also directed his ire at MSNBC and…
July 23, 2013

How Obama’s Trayvon Martin remarks fit into fabric of presidential history

OPINION - As the first African American president, Obama was able to speak to the experiences of black Americans in…
July 22, 2013

Obamas’ summer highlights: White House releases new candid photos of first family

theGRIO REPORT - The White House Flickr account has recently posted a new set of photos from June 2013...
July 22, 2013

Obama enrolling star power to promote health care

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is enrolling some star power to promote health care...
July 22, 2013

Cornel West: Obama is a ‘global George Zimmerman’

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Cornel West, author, activist and Professor at Union Theological Seminary, is not shy about expressing his…
July 22, 2013

Joe Scarborough: Sean Hannity using Trayvon Martin death to ‘gin up’ ratings

VIDEO - Joe Scarborough, the host of MSNBC's Morning Joe and a proud conservative, called out Fox News host Sean…
July 22, 2013

President Obama mistaken for a waiter at 2003 party

theGRIO REPORT - When President Barack Obama talked about being racially profiled before he became a senator during impromptu remarks…
July 22, 2013

Allen West: ‘No one ever followed me in a mall’

theGRIO REPORT - West may disagree with President Obama (and a majority of African-Americans) about the experience of being a…