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July 28, 2011

BET founder weighs in on the debt crisis

VIDEO - "Evidently in Washington, there are no rational people.," this according to Robert Johnson, founder of Black Entertainment Television...
July 28, 2011

Deportations may divide Obama's black and brown base

OPINION - Stalled immigration reform -- like several other high-profile Obama campaign promises has become a proxy for frustrated political…
July 27, 2011

Congressman arrested during White House protest

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Hispanic congressman again has been arrested outside the White House while protesting U.S. immigration policies...
July 26, 2011

White House threatens to veto Boehner's House plan

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House threatened on Tuesday to veto emergency legislation pending in the House to avert a…
July 26, 2011

Obama won't win back white voters by being 'President Pushover'

OPINION - Last night, President Obama did what many in his party had longed asked of him: Tell the American…
July 25, 2011

Obama: Default would be reckless, irresponsible

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation will run out of ability to borrow money and pay its existing bills after Aug.…
July 25, 2011

NAACP chief focuses on voting laws at convention

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Benjamin Todd Jealous said legislation promoted by what he called racist elements in the tea party…
July 25, 2011

Smiley and West take Obama critique on the road

(AP) - Cornel West and Tavis Smiley are planning a 15-city "Poverty Tour" to bring attention to the needy and…
July 25, 2011

#BeforeBlackPresidents: Hashtag highlights debt ceiling double standard

OPINION - The truth is today's Republican party is controlled by a fringe group of players who are after one…
July 25, 2011

Obama renews pledge on immigration reform

WASHINGTON (AP) - He said he remains committed to his unfulfilled promise to rewrite the nation's immigration laws, but offered…
July 25, 2011

Cornel West flunks the president

Cornel West: I think he had to keep me at a distance. There's no doubt that he didn't want to…
July 25, 2011

Rick Perry's racially insensitive pastor problem

OPINION - Governor Perry's pastor problem begs a comparison with Obama's troubles with Rev. Jeremiah Wright...
July 25, 2011

Will Obama's pro-gay policies alienate African-Americans?

OPINION - Some blacks privately grumble over Obama's expected reversal on the gay marriage issue and his backing of the…
July 23, 2011

Is Obama the last reasonable man in Washington?

OPINION - The White House is betting most American will tire of the bomb throwers (and that Wall Street will…
July 22, 2011

Boehner withdraws from debt talks with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - "I expect them to have an answer in terms of how they intend to get this thing…
July 22, 2011

Obama officially ends ban on gays in the US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - Friday's move was expected under the repeal law Congress passed in December. Before "don't ask, don't tell,"…
July 22, 2011

Obama, Jackson Lee receive racist cartoon threats

WASHINGTON -- Federal law enforcement agencies led by the U.S. Secret Service and the FBI are investigating the origins of…
July 22, 2011

Cornel West, Tavis Smiley continue to complain about Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Cornel West, Princeton professor and celebrated black intellectual, refers to Obama as a "mascot" and a "puppet"…
July 22, 2011

Defense secretary to OK end of military gay ban

WASHINGTON (AP) - His decision, which was expected, comes two weeks after the chiefs of the military services told Panetta…
July 21, 2011

Meek nominated by Obama for UN job

MIAMI - Kendrick Meek has been nominated by President Barack Obama as a public delegate to the United Nations General…