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August 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he has decided that the United States should take military action against Syria…
August 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says he recognizes the world and the U.S. are war-weary in the face of…
August 30, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. knows, based on intelligence, that the Syrian regime carefully…
August 30, 2013
OPINION - This shift in the position of the Obama administration could mean relief for those facing prison sentences, an…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO SURVEY - There is pressure on the Obama administration to intervene in some manner in regards to the civil…
August 29, 2013
ESSAY - Whether you volunteer, mentor, donate money or do something else to help your brethren, now is the time…
August 29, 2013
MSNBC - As Wednesday’s 'Let Freedom Ring' ceremony commenced, the Dream Defenders’ executive director, Phillip Agnew, was cut from the…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Viewers of yesterday's historic March on Washington 50th anniversary commemoration may have been scratching their heads about…
August 29, 2013
NBC News - Gaining representation in the U.S. Senate remains a glass ceiling for African-American politicians, despite significant strides in…
August 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama says his administration will use tools available through the Voting Rights Act to keep…
August 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Striving to take action where Congress would not, the Obama administration announced new steps Thursday on gun…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were among the speakers at Wednesday's…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Tens of thousands gathered in the nation’s capital Wednesday to celebrate and commemorate the 50th anniversary of…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Former RNC chairman Michael Steele blasted Republican congressional leaders as 'boneheaded' for declining invitations to speak at…
August 29, 2013
OPINION - For a second-term president hoping to cement his legacy, Obama squandered a unique opportunity to demonstrate some leadership…
August 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In his much-anticipated speech marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Obama largely avoided…
August 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is claiming his place in Martin Luther King's 50-year-old dream, holding himself up as…
August 28, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - From a framed copy of the original program of the March to a bust of Dr. King…
August 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Actor/singer and civil rights activist Harry Belafonte talks about President Obama's current foreign policies and says 'Dr.…
August 28, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The eldest son of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. says blacks can rightfully celebrate his father's life…