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February 16, 2011

Biden on black history: ‘A lot more to do, but damn, we’ve come a long way’

theGRIO REPORT - Vice President Biden welcomed over 120 elected African-American officials and their guests to their official residence in…
February 16, 2011

Obama bringing Motown to the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will mark Black History Month at the White House…
February 15, 2011

African-American ‘giants’ more than meet Medal of Freedom standard

OPINION - Collectively, Maya Angelou, John Lewis and Bill Russell represent the very best of the American spirit..
February 15, 2011

Why are blacks always the biggest targets of budget cuts?

OPINION - One reason is a failure to develop what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called permanent units of political…
February 13, 2011

First lady: Laughter is key to togetherness

WASHINGTON (AP) - Here's Michelle Obama's advice for couples this Valentine's Day: laugh with your partner...
February 13, 2011

Boehner says facts show Obama a Christian citizen

WASHINGTON (AP) - Boehner denies that he is willing to let those misperceptions remain because they weaken and delegitimize Obama...
February 11, 2011

Oprah wants ‘to continue to be a force for good’

VIDEO - Oprah Winfrey appeared on MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' in Chicago to discuss the last season of her legendary talk…
February 10, 2011

Why Allen West gives black Republicans a bad name

OPINION - Rep. West not only shames black people when he utters offensive statements. He also tarnishes the proud and…
February 9, 2011

First lady takes ‘Let’s Move!’ campaign to South

ATLANTA (AP) - Mrs. Obama is working to combat what many health experts are calling a national epidemic of obesity,…
February 9, 2011

Spike Lee: Our new kid’s book is good for adults, too

NEW YORK - Director Spike Lee and his wife, writer and producer Tonya Lewis Lee, have penned their third children's…
February 9, 2011

First lady says Super Bowl food indulgence is OK

WASHINGTON (AP) - "Life is about good food, at least in America," the first lady told NBC's "Today" show on…
February 8, 2011

Whew! First lady says the president has quit smoking

WASHINGTON (AP) - The first lady says her husband has not smoked in almost a year. She said it is…
February 8, 2011

Halle Berry custody battle re-opens ‘one drop rule’ debate

OPINION - In America, race has never been a scientific or genealogical designation, but a political and social one...
February 7, 2011

Obama to CEOs: Ask what you can do for America

WASHINGTON (AP) - To a polite, subdued audience Obama offered a stout defense of government regulations, even as he promised…
February 7, 2011

Obama says people who hate him don’t know him

WASHINGTON (AP) - And the thing he dislikes most about being president is the constant, intense scrutiny...
February 5, 2011

Obama hosts Super Bowl bash with mixed feelings

WASHINGTON (AP) - His beloved Chicago Bears aren't in the championship game, but President Barack Obama is swallowing hard and…
February 4, 2011

Mass. church arson suspect wants confession tossed

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - Authorities say the fire that destroyed Springfield's Macedonia Church of God in Christ in the early…
February 3, 2011

Obama lookalike pitches for KFC in Hong Kong

MSNBC - Ok. We know the mainland Chinese have a thing for imitation goods...
February 3, 2011

Michael Steele: ‘I was ready to battle Democrats, not battle my own’

VIDEO - Just after the GOP took the House, they pushed Steele out of power. He shared thoughts on his…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans lose vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - Moments earlier, the Senate had agreed to make one relatively minor change in the law, voting to…