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December 10, 2010

Obama to meet with Lakers next week on service

WASHINGTON (AP) - It's not clear, though, that the basketball-loving president will shoot hoops with Kobe Bryant and his teammates...
December 10, 2010

'Waiting for Superman' kids get field trip of lifetime

VIDEO - The five kids are dazzled by where this movie has taken them, and what they have done for…
December 10, 2010

5 lessons Obama can learn from 'the first black president'

OPINION - Clinton stands out as a Democratic president who withstood withering attacks from the GOP and occasionally allies but…
December 10, 2010

'1-drop rule' appears to persist for biracial individuals

The centuries-old "one-drop rule" assigning minority status to mixed-race individuals appears to live on in our modern-day perception and categorization…
December 9, 2010

White House: Obama still trying to kick the habit

WASHINGTON (AP) - Has the president quit smoking? Gibbs wasn't ready to make that declaration...
December 9, 2010

Orioles: 'Birther' ballplayer doesn't speak for team

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) - Luke Scott gave a wide-ranging interview to a website's baseball blog during which he…
December 9, 2010

Black farmers finally reap rewards of hard-fought battle

OPINION - In many ways this signing was a ray of light in what has been a dark season of…
December 9, 2010

Tim Scott: Blacks vote Democratic because of past, not future

theGRIO Q&A - Scott has made headlines because he is the first black Republican elected to Congress from South Carolina…
December 8, 2010

MLB player backs birthers: Obama 'was not born here'

VIDEO - It seems the 'birther movement' is alive and well and is apparently spreading to venues outside of politics...
December 8, 2010

Man gets 33 months for threatening Obama in poem

The 28-year-old claims that he wrote the poem because he was upset over his mother's death and he had just…
December 8, 2010

Black farmers find a way to triumph over historic obstacles

OPINION - Thousands of farmers will reap justice after sowing decades of activist mobilization in the face of USDA discrimination...
December 8, 2010

Is Obama's tax deal the lesser of two evils?

OPINION - Depending on your point of view, the tax plan is either the best the public could have expected…
December 7, 2010

Obama defends tax deal, says he's kept promises

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama called the news conference in the face of Democratic criticism of the agreement, which still needs…
December 7, 2010

Obama reaches tentative bipartisan tax agreement

WASHINGTON (AP) - In announcing the compromise at the White House Monday night, Obama said he did not like the…
December 6, 2010

GOP, Dems nearing deal on taxes, jobless benefits

WASHINGTON (AP) - Any deal would require the approval of the House and Senate, and the president's signature...
December 6, 2010

Black artist creates work not seen by human eye

VIDEO - Willard Wigan's art gallery is not one of your typical galleries -- you have to look through a…
December 6, 2010

Obama to sign historic settlement to black farmers

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House said the president would sign the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 and make remarks…
December 6, 2010

Obama: Kennedy Center honorees gave gift of arts

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama spoke at a White House reception Sunday for the honorees. The five included Oprah Winfrey and…
December 3, 2010

Finally! Obama issues first pardons of his presidency

WASHINGTON (AP) - No well-known people were on the list and most of the crimes seemed low-grade. Five involved drug…
December 3, 2010

'Building a Grad Nation' report reveals what's at stake in our schools

OPINION - According to the study, the African American high school students have a 62 percent graduation rate, behind every…