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September 2, 2011

Obama to take jobs plan on the road

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will take his jobs plan on the road next Friday…
September 2, 2011

Obama's smog flip-flop may leave black kids breathless

OPINION - For the country as a whole, the choice between the economy and the environment is a false one...
September 2, 2011

No net jobs created in August; black unemployment rises

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to…
September 2, 2011

Can a black man become Mississippi governor?

OPINION - There is no reason to believe what Obama did in 2008 can't be replicated at the state-level for…
September 2, 2011

theGrio Editorial: CBC should show us their jobs plan

OPINION - The inconvenient truth about black joblessness is that it didn't start on January 20, 2009, with the inauguration…
September 1, 2011

White House: No special treatment of Obama's uncle

WASHINGTON (AP) - Press Secretary Jay Carney also said Thursday that Obama did not know about the case involving his…
September 1, 2011

Queen of Soul to warm up for Obama in Detroit

DETROIT (AP) - President Barack Obama will have a royal warm-up act when he comes to Detroit to speak during…
September 1, 2011

White House: People 'don't give a lick' about speech timing

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is characterizing the flap over the timing of the president's address to Congress next…
September 1, 2011

How the CBC covers up failures with Tea Party attacks

OPINION - Rep. Andre Carson's blast constitutes one of the most egregious examples of race-baiting politics has seen in some…
September 1, 2011

Obama faces historic disrespect from political peers

OPINION - Is opposing everything this president does for the sake of opposition, or worse for a more insidious reason,…
August 31, 2011

Rice on Cheney book: 'An attack on my integrity'

Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Rice rejected Cheney's contention that she misled President George W. Bush about nuclear diplomacy…
August 31, 2011

Rihanna sues over leaks at $7 million LA-area home

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Rihanna is suing over a hillside home that she claims has serious structural defects that rendered…
August 31, 2011

Obama bows to Boehner; jobs speech will be Sept. 8

WASHINGTON (AP) - In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football…
August 31, 2011

Did the CBC jobs tour work for black America?

OPINION - While it will take some time to determine the exact number of people actually hired, it is evident…
August 31, 2011

Official: Obama uncle here illegally since 1992

BOSTON (AP) - The 67-year-old Onyango Obama is the half-brother of the president's late father. He is originally from Kenya...
August 31, 2011

Obama to address Congress next week on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asking to…
August 30, 2011

White House press secretary: Obama helping black Americans

POLITCO - Carney framed the issue as one that impacts all job-seeking Americans and said the issue of race is…
August 30, 2011

Maxine Waters steps into the spotlight

theGRIO REPORT - Beyond policy differences, Waters and others have admitted that few in the group have a personal relationship…
August 30, 2011

Lenny Kravitz goes gray on 'Black and White America'

REVIEW - It's risky business when artists tack provocative titles onto their work and fail to follow-up on said title…
August 30, 2011

Obama to post-9/11 vets: 'Americans don't quit'

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - He tells the annual American Legion convention in Minneapolis that "in hard times, Americans don't quit. We…