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October 16, 2011

Thousands gather for MLK memorial dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) - Aretha Franklin, poet Nikki Giovanni and President Barack Obama will be among those honoring the legacy of…
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…
October 15, 2011

First family visits new MLK memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama followed through Friday night on his longtime plan to take his two daughters to…
October 15, 2011

Sean Penn on Tea Party: 'Get the n-word out of the White House party'

Sean Penn has long mixed politics and show business, and Friday night, he urged President Obama to do the same...
October 14, 2011

White House report makes case for progress on housing, jobs

TheGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration on Friday released a report, Pathways to Opportunity, outlining what the White House says…
October 14, 2011

Is middle-aged boxing healthy or harmful?

theGRIO REPORT - While athleticism at their ages is impressive, both match ups raise the same question -- at what…
October 14, 2011

Barack Obama holds MLK Jr.'s dream in view, activists at distance

President Barack Obama has called Martin Luther King Jr. his North Star -- a standard of "bold leadership and prophetic…
October 14, 2011

Obama sending troops to aid Africa anti-insurgency

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama said Friday he's dispatching roughly 100 U.S. troops to central Africa to help battle…
October 14, 2011

Obama readies for MLK speech as president, father

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama once contemplated what it would be like to take his two daughters to the National…
October 14, 2011

How Jeremiah Wright became America's religious boogeyman

theGRIO REPORT - After Robert Jeffress, senior pastor at First Baptist Church in Dallas, commented, 'I am not a Jeremiah…
October 14, 2011

Can Obama bypass Congress to create jobs?

OPINION - By facing GOP obstinacy with equal force, he can re-engineer the broken political machine and make it work…
October 13, 2011

At state dinner, first lady wows in purple gown

TheGrio REPORTS -- First lady Michelle Obama returns to one of her signature silhouettes for the White House state dinner…
October 13, 2011

Big Boi of OutKast settles drug case

MIAMI (AP) - Grammy-winning OutKast rapper Big Boi has reached a deal on drug charges that allows him to avoid…
October 13, 2011

Obama shows fundraising power, Republicans spar

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign raised more than $70 million for his re-election and the Democratic party during…
October 13, 2011

Rep. West: Obama 'does not fathom' upward mobility in America

In a recent email to supporters that touched on the Occupy Wall Street protests, Rep. Allen West (R-FL) offered this…
October 13, 2011

Obama, Aretha to headline MLK monument dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama will deliver the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the entertainers at this weekend's…
October 12, 2011

Lawmakers, White House regroup on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - A day after Senate Republicans killed his $447 billion jobs bill, President Barack Obama said he isn't…
October 12, 2011

Cain: 'Obama's never been a part of the black experience in America'

theGRIO REPORT - In a radio interview, Herman Cain delved into into the subject of his versus Barack Obama's 'blackness'...
October 12, 2011

How Herman Cain is a creature of talk radio

OPINION - For Cain, his radio show served as the litmus test for the Republicans as well as the Tea…
October 11, 2011

Senate Republicans defeat Obama's jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans voted Tuesday night to kill the jobs package President Obama had spent weeks campaigning for…