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October 28, 2012

Madonna booed for boosting Obama at concert

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Madonna drew boos and triggered a walkout by several concertgoers after she touted President Barack Obama…
October 28, 2012

Black America, Barack Obama, and the racial backlash

OPINION - Many, including whites and blacks, are pointing to Obama’s ethnicity as a deciding or at least informing factor—albeit…
October 27, 2012

New York Times endorses Barack Obama for president

theGRIO REPORT - Perhaps unsurprisingly, the New York Times editorial board endorsed President Barack Obama for president this weekend...
October 27, 2012

AP poll: US majority harbor prejudice against blacks

WASHINGTON (AP) - Racial attitudes have not improved in the four years since the United States elected its first black…
October 26, 2012

Big Bird, Binders, and Bayonets: Psychographic marketing and the 2012 presidential election

OPINION - Political candidates such as Romney are now using many psychological and marketing tactics to increase their likelihood of…
October 26, 2012

California man hangs Obama effigy as Halloween decoration

theGRIO REPORT - The Secret Service visited a man earlier this week in Moreno Valley, California who hung an effigy…
October 26, 2012

President Barack Obama backs gay marriage initiatives in 3 states

(AP) - President Barack Obama on Thursday threw his support behind ballot measures in Maine, Maryland and Washington state that…
October 26, 2012

A super-close look at Ohio, the state that could decide it all

theGRIO REPORT - They say as goes Ohio, so goes the nation – and with good reason...
October 26, 2012

Barbara Walters calls out Trump on birtherism: 'You're making a fool of yourself'

theGRIO REPORT - Barbara Walters is a longtime friend of business tycoon and reality star Donald Trump, but she is…
October 26, 2012

Keith David unravels the complexity of his new film 'Cloud Atlas'

theGRIO Q&A: Keith David stars in 'Cloud Atlas' alongside Halle Berry and Tom Hanks. During and interview with theGrio, David…
October 26, 2012

Romney surrogate John Sununu: Colin Powell only endorsed Obama because he's black

POLITICS -- Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu is dismissing former Secretary of State, Gen. Collin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama…
October 26, 2012

President Obama asked to show ID as he early votes in Chicago

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama on Thursday became the first U.S. president to cast an early vote in person.…
October 25, 2012

McCain slams Colin Powell for Obama endorsement: 'You disappoint us'

theGRIO REPORT - Colin Powell has left John McCain embittered and angry with him for the second election in a…
October 25, 2012

National Urban League CEO Marc Morial: 'Ryan's remark on poverty inconsistent with his budget plan'

theGRIO REPORT - National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial has called out GOP vice presidential nominee Rep.…
October 25, 2012

Vivica A. Fox says she could run for city mayor in the future

theGRIO REPORT - In part 2 of Vivica A. Fox's interview with theGrio, she reveals that she would consider running…
October 25, 2012

Katy Perry wears her ballot at Obama rally

LAS VEGAS (AP) - Katy Perry's doing her best get-out-the vote effort: At a rally for President Barack Obama, she…
October 25, 2012

President Obama upstaged by kissing students

theGRIO REPORT - While President Obama posed for pictures with the kids, a boy kissing the girl next to him…
October 25, 2012

Why are African-Americans so dominant in early voting?

theGRIO REPORT - It might be too early to know for sure whether African-American turnout will trump 2008 numbers, but…
October 25, 2012

On Election Day it’s white voters vs. everyone else

OPINION - Looking at the polls, this presidential election season is poised to give birth to the most racially polarized…
October 25, 2012

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama again for president

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama in this…