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September 15, 2011

Black Caucus conference to feature Obama speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - The speech adds to the list of appearances before black and Hispanic groups by the president...
September 15, 2011

Can GOP plan to divide Pennsylvania defeat Obama?

OPINION - Under their plan, Pennsylvania would abandon its winner-take-all system in favor of awarding electoral votes by congressional district...
September 14, 2011

Delayed MLK dedication could draw smaller crowd

WASHINGTON (AP) - Organizers are preparing for a smaller crowd at the rescheduled dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr.…
September 14, 2011

Barack Obama's African-American charm offensive

OPINION - Because the administration rarely communicates its outreach or the president's sentiments about African-Americans in public, they are often…
September 14, 2011

Lil Wayne: 'Republicans are never going to like us'

theGRIO REPORT - He raps, sings rock songs, makes appearances on ESPN, and now Lil' Wayne can add political commentator…
September 14, 2011

Poll: Obama's black base is staying put

MSNBC - Despite apparent outrage at the president at one of the CBC's town halls in Detroit, 92 percent of…
September 14, 2011

Obama to take jobs sales pitch to North Carolina

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - More than half of the nearly $450 billion plan Obama sent to Congress last week is…
September 14, 2011

Republican win in NY portends challenge for Obama

NEW YORK (AP) - The surprising results portend a perilous national environment for Obama as he prepares to seek re-election…
September 14, 2011

NAACP joins the fight to save Troy Davis

theGRIO REPORT -- The NAACP has joined other rights organizations in pushing for a stay of execution for George death…
September 13, 2011

NY special election a measure of Obama's strength

NEW YORK (AP) - Republicans are working to frame the race as a referendum on Obama, even though turnout is…
September 13, 2011

Obama: Congress has no reason to wait on jobs bill

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Imploring Congress to follow his lead, President Barack Obama on Tuesday lobbied lawmakers to adopt his…
September 13, 2011

White House: Obama to speak at MLK memorial event

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will speak Oct. 16 at the rescheduled dedication of a…
September 13, 2011

Tavis Smiley explores education crisis in TV special

theGRIO VIDEO - In part two of theGrio's interview with Tavis Smiley, the television host and commentator discussed his upcoming…
September 13, 2011

Obama makes surprise appearance at black media panel

REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - This was a President Obama like the one the country saw during the campaign to push the…
September 13, 2011

Obama picks more females, minorities for judges

WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 70 percent of Obama's confirmed judicial nominees during his first two years were "non-traditional," or…
September 13, 2011

Will anti-Obama sentiment lose Weiner's seat?

OPINION - The beltway thinking is that Jewish voters who normally vote for Democrats but who are unhappy with President…
September 13, 2011

Melody Barnes: 'Smart infrastructure' will save black jobs

theGRIO Q&A - In advance of the larger roundtable that the White House convened today, theGrio was able to speak…
September 12, 2011

Obama: 'The most important poverty program is a job'

NIGHTLY NEWS - Brian Williams asked Obama about African-American sentiment towards the unemployment rate and whether or not he has…
September 12, 2011

Obama calls on Congress to act on jobs bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - At the same time, the Democratic National Committee is backing up the effort with a new ad…
September 12, 2011

LIVE 4 p.m.: TheGrio asks your questions at the White House

theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio's Jeff Johnson, along with moderators from NewsOne, Hello Beautiful, Black Planet, and The Urban Daily will…