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June 17, 2010

GOP rep apologizes to BP for Obama ‘shakedown’

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Joe Barton's criticism of the White House isn't likely to provide solace to BP's Tony Hayward...
June 17, 2010

Barbershop Buzz: Hip-hop, politics mix behind the mic

VIDEO - When hip-hop artists speak out about politics does that matter to you? Does hip-hop influence what you do…
June 17, 2010

Obama’s half sister speaks on her mixed-race experience

Maya Soetoro-Ng talks about her long journey from feeling that she didn't fit in anywhere to feeling like a citizen…
June 16, 2010

Climate bill doubtful, despite Obama Oval Office pitch

WASHINGTON (AP) - A climate and energy bill being pushed in the U.S. Senate faces bleak prospects, despite President Obama's…
June 16, 2010

Obama: BP will pay $100M compensation to rig workers

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP is also suspending its dividends to shareholders to help pay for the costs, said chairman Carl-Henric…
June 16, 2010

BP agrees to create $20 billion fund for spill victims

WASHINGTON (AP) - BP also says it has begun burning oil siphoned from the ruptured well to more than triple…
June 16, 2010

Man pleads guilty in Mass. black church arson

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) - One of three white men charged with burning down a predominantly black church hours after Obama…
June 16, 2010

Is Obama the first hip-hop president?

OPINION - If so, how do we use hip-hop to transform ourselves, neighborhoods, cities, states and nations in just ways…
June 16, 2010

GOP rep who says ‘Obama favors blacks’ is stuck in the past

OPINION - Unfortunately for him, Steve King is part of a dying breed that struggles to regain the racial imbalances…
June 16, 2010

Obama heads into White House showdown with BP

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama lays down the law for BP leaders, brandishing the full powers of his office to demand…
June 15, 2010

Obama’s oil spill address may have been too little, too late

OPINION - If the residents of the Gulf region and the people of this country do not see action, Obama's…
June 15, 2010

Senate confirms Indiana’s 1st black federal judge

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sen. Evan Bayh says Judge Tanya Pratt's confirmation is a step toward realizing equal justice under the…
June 15, 2010

Obama to the Gulf: ‘My administration is with you’

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - Obama spoke of other daunting challenges facing the nation, but he said the nation has the…
June 15, 2010

GOP Congressman: Obama favors blacks over whites

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Steve King was alluding to last year's incident in which Obama commented on the Henry Louis…
June 15, 2010

Obama bids to curb political damage from spill

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) - President Obama's spokesman said Tuesday that the president is poised to seize the handling of damage…
June 15, 2010

Hip-hop and politics have a long history behind the mic

OPINION - Hip-hop and politics have been together for a long time, and there are no signs the two will…
June 15, 2010

Oil rig widow to Obama: ‘Where does the blame lie?’

theGRIO Q & A - Sheila Clark, who tragically lost her husband of 20 years in the April 20th explosion…
June 14, 2010

Thurgood Marshall speaks to Obama from beyond the grave

The real message of "Thurgood" is a celebration of courage -- something Obama may look to as inspiration during a…
June 14, 2010

Obama: BP preparing for multibillion damage fund

GULFPORT, Mississippi (AP) - The administration had said earlier -- uncertain that BP would voluntarily establish the damage fund --…
June 14, 2010

Will hip-hop return to its activist roots? (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - Although the faces in power might be different today, many of the issues political hip-hop artists spoke…