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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…
June 14, 2010

Obama flies South, takes fourth tour of Gulf

WASHINGTON (AP) - When he returns to Washington on Tuesday evening Obama will use his first Oval Office speech as…
June 11, 2010

Guilty plea expected in Mass. black church arson

BOSTON (AP) - One of three white men accused of torching a predominantly black Massachusetts church because they were angry…
June 11, 2010

Barbershop Buzz on interracial relationships

VIDEO - Interracial relationships on the rise and seem to be more acceptable to the American public than ever before.…
June 10, 2010

Feds: BP agrees to expedite oil spill payments

GRAND ISLE, Louisiana (AP) - Fishermen, property owners and businesspeople are complaining delays and skimpy payments from BP for damage…
June 10, 2010

Why the BP oil spill is not another Katrina

OPINION - Any attempt at equating the oil spill with Katrina is another far-right effort to attack Obama and undermine…