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August 28, 2013

Is Obama showing more confidence on the subject of race?

theGRIO REPORT - In Obama’s first term he steered clear of putting too much of an emphasis on race...
August 28, 2013

Would Martin Luther King support Obama’s foreign policies?

OPINION - To put Dr. King in an American reality of a decade more or war in the Middle East,…
August 28, 2013

More than 300 sites to ring bells for MLK speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — The final refrain of Martin Luther King Jr.'s most famous speech will echo around the world...
August 28, 2013

Cory Booker: Part of me thinks it’s ‘wonderful’ when people say I’m gay

theGRIO REPORT - Cory Booker, the mayor of Newark and frontunning candidate to replace the late Frank Lautenberg in the…
August 27, 2013

A new Obama emerges on race in second term

ANALYSIS - As he will make remarks Wednesday commemorating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, this second-term Obama…
August 27, 2013

Obama holds Martin Luther King as personal hero

WASHINGTON (AP) - In tribute, Obama keeps a bust of King in the Oval Office and a framed copy of…
August 27, 2013

President Obama to Tom Joyner: ‘It’s not enough just to have a black president’

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama sat down with radio host Tom Joyner on Tuesday ahead of his national address, which…
August 27, 2013

Rush Limbaugh: I’m more like Martin Luther King Jr. than Barack Obama is

theGRIO REPORT - Despite being routinely condemned for racially insensitive comments, radio host Rush Limbaugh compared himself favorably to Martin…
August 27, 2013

theGrio users weigh in on 1963 March on Washington

theGRIO REPORT - We asked theGrio.com users that question and more in an exclusive survey, and their poignant and candid…
August 27, 2013

Diversity remains a hallmark of March on Washington 50 years later

theGRIO REPORT - Much like the march 50 years ago, jobs were very much on peoples’ minds and the concern…
August 27, 2013

Obama addresses ‘extra level of evil’ in Christopher Lane killing

MELBOURNE, Australia - President Barack Obama has sent condolences to the family of a college baseball player who was shot…
August 27, 2013

Obama meets with faith leaders from major black churches

theGRIO REPORT - Faith leaders from major African-American churches around the nation met with President Obama Monday morning...
August 26, 2013

Colin Powell’s third act: Republican scold

ANALYSIS - The 76-year-old is largely out of politics now, but when he emerges, it's almost always to lecture the…
August 25, 2013

50th anniversary of March on Washington [VIDEO]

Lawmakers, activists, and civil rights leaders fired up a crowd of thousands on Washington, D.C.’s national mall Saturday to commemorate…
August 24, 2013

Marching for King’s dream: ‘The task is not done’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National
August 23, 2013

Kanye ‘happy’ Obama mentions him so much; says president thinks he’s ‘new American dream’

theGRIO REPORT - Kanye West made an appearance on Kris Jenner's talk show on Friday where he shared his thoughts…
August 23, 2013

What Obama will say at the March on Washington

ANALYSIS - President Obama won't be giving his version of the "I Have a Dream" speech next Wednesday at the…
August 23, 2013

Obama says his daughters are ‘poised’ and ‘kind,’ credits Michelle

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, in an interview with CNN, praised his daughters, while acknowledging they want to spend less…
August 23, 2013

Obama phones woman credited with stopping gunman

SYRACUSE, New York (AP) — President Barack Obama has phoned a woman credited with helping prevent a school shooting to…
August 22, 2013

Sen. Tom Coburn raises possibility of impeachment at town hall

NBC NEWS - A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday appeared to suggest that President Barack Obama is 'getting perilously close' to…