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April 16, 2014

Politini: Why Republicans back voter suppression

theGRIO VIDEO - In a rousing speech last week in front of the National Action Network President Obama called out…
April 16, 2014

Obama, Biden to announce $600M for job grants

WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to show action on jobs, President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden are hitting the…
April 16, 2014

Hank Aaron receives hate mail after defending President Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Forty years after baseball legend Hank Aaron was hit with a barrage of hate mail for breaking…
April 15, 2014

President Obama commutes sentence made longer by typo

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama used the unique power of the nation's highest office Tuesday to correct a typo...
April 14, 2014

The Obamas and friends take in dinner and Denzel's 'Raisin in the Sun'

NEW YORK (AP) - The play, which stars Denzel Washington, capped a rare evening out in New York for the…
April 14, 2014

Top Democrat: GOP base has ‘elements that are animated by racism’

MSNBC - Much of the Republican base is motivated by racism, a top Democrat said Sunday—adding fuel to an ongoing…
April 11, 2014

President Obama at National Action Network: Right to vote 'threatened' in America

NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama says the right to vote in the U.S. is under bigger threat than…
April 11, 2014

President Obama announces Sebelius resignation, successor

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama nominated his budget chief, calling her 'a proven manager,' to replace outgoing Health and…
April 10, 2014

President Obama marks 50th anniversary of Civil Rights Act: 'I have lived out the promise of LBJ's efforts'

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Reflecting on the unique power of the office he holds, President Barack Obama on Thursday honored…
April 10, 2014

President Obama prevents a wardrobe malfunction from first lady Michelle Obama

VIDEO - The quick thinking president gently slid his hand to prevent the skirt from flying up and allowing the…
April 10, 2014

President Obama to give keynote at Civil Rights Summit

VIDEO - President Obama and the First Lady head to Austin Thursday for the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon…
April 10, 2014

Rev. Al Sharpton kicks off annual National Action Network conference

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton opened his annual civil rights conference Wednesday, which President Barack Obama plans…
April 9, 2014

Hank Aaron compares Obama's GOP critics to KKK

theGRIO REPORT - Baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron compared President Barack Obama's opponents in the Republican Party to the…
April 9, 2014

President Obama offers solace to nation at Fort Hood

FORT HOOD, Texas (AP) — President Barack Obama reprised his role as chief comforter in a grief-stricken corner of America…
April 9, 2014

Civil rights summit marks 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964

VIDEO - The civil rights summit marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination…
April 9, 2014

Iowa Republican claims 'race' is preventing Obama impeachment

theGRIO REPORT - Sam Clovis, a right-wing U.S. Senate candidate from Iowa, claims that House Republicans are scared to impeach…
April 9, 2014

How much is race driving opposition to Obama?

theGRIO REPORT - Exactly how much of opposition to Obama is based on race? Interestingly, now in year six of…
April 8, 2014

Zeituni Onyango, Obama aunt who stayed in US illegally, dead at 61

BOSTON (AP) — President Barack Obama's aunt Zeituni Onyango, who was denied asylum in the United States but stayed illegally…
April 8, 2014

President Obama signs actions taking aim at gender pay gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — In a concerted election-year push to draw attention to women's wages, President Barack Obama signed directives Tuesday…
April 7, 2014

President Obama to headline civil rights summit in Texas

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas is hosting a three-day Civil Rights Summit…