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February 15, 2015

Local Fox station uses picture of Obama as suspected rapist

theGrio REPORT - This Friday the 13th, Fox 5 San Diego seemed to have a stroke of bad luck when…
February 14, 2015

Obama's Buzzfeed video goes viral

theGrio REPORT - It's President Obama's last year and ever since the State of the Union address it's become increasingly…
February 13, 2015

Malcolm X's daughter: Whites can use the n-word if we continue to

Ilyasah Shabazz, daughter of the slain Civil Rights leader Malcom X, gave an interesting interview with TMZ in which she discussed
February 11, 2015

Jackie Robinson West's title being stripped is about race

OPINION - Little League has stripped Chicago’s Jackie Robinson West team of its U.S. Championship title. JRW’s coach has been…
February 11, 2015

Chicago's Little League championship team that inspired nation stripped of title

CHICAGO (AP) — Little League International has stripped Chicago's Jackie Robinson West of its national title after finding the team…
February 10, 2015

President Obama to send his new war powers request to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House sought to narrow differences with members of Congress on Tuesday on President Barack Obama's…
February 7, 2015

Michelle and Malia Obama tour colleges in NYC

theGrio REPORT - Malia and Michelle Obama were spotted around New York City touring campuses.
February 4, 2015

President Obama requests $50 million to restore key civil rights sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by earmarking $50 million
February 1, 2015

Huckabee: Gay marriage offends Christians the same way Muslims think dogs are unclean

theGrio REPORT - During an interview on CNN today, Mike Huckabee argued that Christians with “gay friends,” should still oppose…
January 31, 2015

Kanye West and President Obama appear to be on good terms in Instagram photo

theGrio REPORT - Kanye West and president Barack Obama haven't always been on the best of terms.
January 29, 2015

Loretta Lynch moves closer to confirmation

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. Senators weigh Loretta Lynch’s nomination to be America’s top law enforcement official for a second day
January 28, 2015

Michelle Obama criticized for not wearing a headscarf in Saudi Arabia

theGRIO REPORT - When the president and First Lady flew to Saudi Arabia, they offered their condolences to the royal…
January 26, 2015

Device, possibly aerial drone, found on White House grounds

WASHINGTON (AP) — A device, possibly an unmanned aerial drone, was found on the White House grounds during the middle…
January 24, 2015

President Obama says more states should legalize Marijuana

theGrip REPORT - President Barack Obama believes even more states will decided to legalize marijuana and says they should.
January 21, 2015

Obama joked with Jay Z about Beyoncé needing a foot massage in former aide's tell-all book

Reggie Love, who was then-Senator Obama’s personal aide through the campaign and then through the first years of his presidency,
January 21, 2015

The funniest tweets and memes from Pres. Obama's State of the Union

Last night, the eyes of the social media world were squarely on President Barack Obama’s State of the Union Address. This
January 21, 2015

Pres. Obama's SOTU address reminds us why he won 'both' times

On Tuesday evening, the confident, populist Barack Obama of 2008 — if not 2004 — showed up for his sixth
January 20, 2015

President Obama's State of the Union: America is turning the page

WASHINGTON (AP) — Refusing to bow to the new Republican majority, President Barack Obama was urging Congress Tuesday night to
January 20, 2015

President Obama plans to visit Selma

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama plans to visit Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 50th anniversary of historic civil rights
January 19, 2015

Ben Carson 'reminds' CSPAN caller that Pres. Obama is half-white

theGRIO REPORT - Ben Carson, a potential Republican presidential candidate, fielded calls on C-SPAN's Washington Journal for Martin Luther King,…