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July 13, 2012

Mitt Romney: On race, a vast contrast between father and son

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney rarely mentions his father's efforts on civil rights and declined an interview request to discuss…
July 12, 2012

Ex-'Good Times' star Jimmie 'JJ' Walker slams Obama on 'O'Reilly Factor'

Jimmie 'JJ' Walker, best known for his catch-phrase 'Dy-no-mite' on Good Times, told Bill O'Reilly in an interview that he…
July 12, 2012

Biden tells NAACP Obama stands by his convictions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is offering a rebuttal of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the nation's…
July 12, 2012

White House staffers dish on eating, fitness habits of the Obamas

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House staff is spilling details about Obama family life, from the first family's fitness regime…
July 12, 2012

Under Obama, tax rates at lowest level in 30 years

theGRIO REPORT - A Congressional Budget Office report released this week showed federal tax rates for Americans are at their…
July 12, 2012

Obama talks up middle class in video to NAACP

HOUSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has asked NAACP members to keep standing with him as he seeks re-election and…
July 12, 2012

'Free stuff': Is Mitt Romney going to benefit from the NAACP's boos?

OPINION - The Republican presidential hopeful’s willingness to go speak to a “hostile” audience at the annual NAACP National Convention…
July 12, 2012

How Joe Biden became Obama's ideal 'black surrogate'

OPINION - Biden’s assigned role of visible point man for team Obama with minorities raises two tormenting questions for the…
July 11, 2012

33rd time's the charm: the House's many votes to repeal 'Obamacare'

SLIDESHOW - When the Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives voted today to repeal the Affordable Care Act -- also known…
July 11, 2012

Can Republicans win black votes while cutting government jobs?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney discussed black unemployment during his speech at the NAACP conference today...
July 11, 2012

Obama parody: 'I've got 99 problems but Mitt ain't one'

VIDEO - Iman 'Alphacat' Crosson, the comedian who brought you President Obama’s "Single Ladies", is back with a new video…
July 11, 2012

Eric Holder: Barack Obama's 'secret weapon' with black voters?

OPINION - This nation’s first African-American Attorney General exists in the historical shadow of this nation’s first black president, but…
July 11, 2012

Romney says he will 'make things better in the African-American community'

theGRIO REPORT - Making the most prominent appearance in front of a largely black audience of his presidential campaign, Mitt…
July 11, 2012

Mitt Romney booed for bashing 'Obamacare' at NAACP

HOUSTON (AP) - Republican Mitt Romney will tell black voters during a speech to the NAACP that backing him for…
July 11, 2012

Dinesh D'Souza's exploitation of Obama's half-brother, George, represents new low for the Right

OPINION - D’Souza is lying. He is making things up, pulling together non-existent threads and weaving a narrative not even…
July 11, 2012

Romney to make pitch to black voters at NAACP convention

HOUSTON (AP) — Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney isn't going to win the black vote in his campaign against the…
July 10, 2012

Allen West denies comparing Social Security to slavery

Allen West accused the media of distorting his words when asked about his controversial comments about Social Security from this…
July 10, 2012

Michelle Obama's visit to Miami called 'outrageous' by school board members

NBC Miami - Before Michelle Obama even steps foot in the door of Barbara Goleman Senior High School in Miami…
July 10, 2012

Villains on HBO's 'True Blood' wear Obama masks

theGRIO REPORT - in an interesting twist, on Sunday night's episode of 'True Blood', HBO chose to have the villains…
July 10, 2012

President Obama's half-brother George appears in conservative Dinesh D'Souza documentary

theGRIO REPORT - George Obama, the president’s half-brother, is featured in an upcoming documentary featuring conservative author Dinesh D'Souza...