Barack Obama

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August 29, 2011

Arizona launches attack on Voting Rights Act

OPINION - It seems the GOP is on a campaign to rewrite American history and erase the lessons learned from…
August 26, 2011

BET to dedicate Sunday programming to MLK

NEW YORK (AP) - The network also will air "Michelle Obama on a Mission: Impact Africa," which follows the First…
August 26, 2011

Obama finds refuge among close friends on vacation

VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. (AP) - For the most powerful man on the planet who nonetheless may have one of the…
August 26, 2011

Obama urges those in Irene's path to prepare

CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) - "I cannot stress this highly enough, if you are in the projected path of this hurricane…
August 26, 2011

Dedication of MLK Memorial postponed by Hurricane Irene

theGRIO REPORT - Organizers will need to consult with the National Park Service and obtain a new permit before they…
August 25, 2011

Obama campaign launching voter drive program

WASHINGTON (AP) - Facing high unemployment and a jittery Wall Street, Obama has had to confront questions over his handling…
August 25, 2011

Obama's 2009 stimulus is still boosting jobs

In its latest quarterly report, the agency said the law's combination of aid to states and localities, public works projects,…
August 25, 2011

How Obama has subtly reached out on race

OPINION - He is aware of the history of race and racism in this country and ingrained inequality of our…
August 24, 2011

Gallup poll finds less optimism on race relations

theGRIO REPORT - Fewer Americans see the election of America's first black president as a significant milestone for blacks, or…
August 24, 2011

US group: 8 mass graves now seen in Sudan region

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The U.S. group has not made any estimates of the number of bodies it believes have…
August 24, 2011

Does Gadhafi's fall spell doom for the Nation of Islam?

OPINION - Though Farrakhan has been a relevant voice for three decades, it is now time to hold leaders accountable,…
August 24, 2011

More than 5,500 converge on Miami CBC job fair

theGRIO REPORT- The job fair was the second half of a two-day event hosted by freshman Rep. Frederica Wilson, who…
August 23, 2011

Quake rocks Washington area, felt on East Coast

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake was half a mile deep and centered near Louisa, Va.,…
August 23, 2011

Black lawmakers target high urban unemployment

MIAMI (AP) - The mounting frustration over jobs is beginning to have political repercussions in the black community...
August 23, 2011

SC Tea Party chair jokes about killing Obamas

The Chair of the Sumter South Carolina Tea Party posted -- and then quickly pulled -- a post on her…
August 23, 2011

Obama and family ride bikes on Martha's Vineyard

WEST TISBURY, Mass. (AP) - The four were biking in Manuel F. Correllus State Forest, a 5,100-acre preserve where the…
August 22, 2011

Rough night for White House, Tea Party at CBC town hall

theGRIO REPORT - As uncomfortable as a CBC jobs panel was at times for the president's representative, the Tea Party…
August 22, 2011

Obama says 'rule is over' for Libya's Gadhafi

CHILMARK, Mass. (AP) - He appealed to Gadhafi to prevent further bloodshed, and urged opposition forces to build a democratic…
August 22, 2011

Why the Black Caucus is becoming relevant again

OPINION - If President Obama cannot afford open displays of anger, let Maxine Waters do the job. If the Tea…
August 22, 2011

Obama has some summer fun while monitoring Libya

OAK BLUFFS, Mass. (AP) - The developments illustrated what the White House has been saying about Obama's vacation: He's still…