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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…
September 12, 2011

Tavis Smiley: Don't call me an Obama critic

theGRIO VIDEO - Tavis Smiley says he's not a critic of President Barack Obama, he's an "advocacy journalist" holding the…
September 12, 2011

Does the GOP have an answer to the American Jobs Act?

OPINION - Most Americans are regular, fed up folks, and many are wondering if Washington is capable of doing anything…
September 12, 2011

How we can still change the math in Washington

OPINION - If we are honest with ourselves, really honest, then we will stop chucking blame over the White House…
September 12, 2011

Obama sending $477 billion jobs bill to Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's plan has to clear a politically divided Congress, which could scuttle it entirely or enact bits…