Barack Obama

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May 24, 2013

Obama signs bill awarding 1963 Birmingham bombing victims Congressional Gold Medal

theGRIO REPORT - The children were murdered when a bomb planted by white supremacists exploded at the 16th Street Baptist…
May 23, 2013

Anti-war protester shouts at Obama during speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama was interrupted three times by a woman who shouted about drones and detainees in…
May 23, 2013

Obama looks to recapture his constitutionalist bonafides on national security

ANALYSIS - The constitutional lawyer-turned-president must be tired of being cast by critics as acting outside the bounds of the…
May 23, 2013

Obama cites new framework for terror war

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has established a new framework to govern U.S. force against terrorists...
May 23, 2013

Obama’s 1979 prom photo, yearbook note to ‘foxy’ friend unearthed

TODAY - The havoc time wreaks on fashion spares no one, not even the president of the United States...
May 23, 2013

Are the Obamas too willing to criticize fellow African-Americans?

theGRIO REPORT - Speeches delivered by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at the commencements for historically black…
May 22, 2013

Why no one takes impeaching Obama seriously

OPINION - If House Republicans actually file articles of impeachment against the first African-American president, they can kiss the black…
May 21, 2013

The GOP’s black ‘mad men’: Why the party can’t find its own Barack Obama

OPINION - Recently, the GOP has seized on potential African-American conservative stars like famed Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Ben Carson,…
May 21, 2013

GOP leaders say Obama impeachment talk premature

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Republican National Committee chairman and a leading conservative, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, urged caution Monday…
May 21, 2013

Obama pledges urgent aid to Oklahoma town

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama pledged urgent government help for Oklahoma Tuesday in the wake of "one of the…
May 21, 2013

Black GOP Virginia Lt. gov. nominee stirs controversy with anti-gay views

OPINION - Virginia Republicans have selected a dyed-in-the-wool, black conservative minister and activist as their nominee for lieutenant governor. And…
May 20, 2013

White House aides learned of IRS details in April, but didn’t tell Obama

NBC News - The White House first learned of a draft report detailing abuses by IRS officials in targeting conservative…
May 20, 2013

Obama to visit South Africa, Senegal, Tanzania

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will visit three African nations this summer...
May 20, 2013

Why there’s no ‘excuse’ for simplifying Obama’s message to Morehouse men

OPINION - Interestingly enough, both the president’s detractors as well as his supporters will seize on the same soundbite from…
May 20, 2013

Morehouse grads ‘proud’ to witness historic Obama commencement speech

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama delivered a fearless and passionate commencement address at Morehouse College on Sunday, which despite the…
May 19, 2013

Obama to Morehouse grads: Serve others, set examples as good fathers, men

ATLANTA (AP) -rically black Morehouse College to seize the power of their example as black men graduating from college...
May 19, 2013

Full text and video of President Barack Obama’s address to Morehouse graduates

NEWS - President Barack Obama delivered the commencement address to graduates of Morehouse College on Sunday, making history as the…
May 18, 2013

Black pastor stirs controversy ahead of Obama’s Morehouse commencement speech

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will deliver the commencement speech at Morehouse College -- the storied predominantly black men's college…
May 17, 2013

President Obama, first lady address graduates at HBCUs

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Graduation season is underway and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as…
May 17, 2013

How Susan Rice could benefit from the GOP’s latest Benghazi push

ANALYSIS - The release of e-mails related to the administration's response to the Benghazi attack show how little of a…