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February 26, 2014

#Breaking Black: Hillary Clinton, the big left and black America

OPINION - Bill Clinton’s two-term presidency, as well as his now infamous behavior on the 2008 campaign trail, may be…
February 26, 2014

Is Bill Clinton the answer to Southern Democrats' prayers?

theGRIO REPORT - On Tuesday former President Bill Clinton started his personal campaign to elect Democrats in the South and…
January 8, 2014

LBJ’s 'War on Poverty' turns 50: Is America losing the war?

OPINION - January 8 marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s iconic War on Poverty. Sadly, half a century…
November 20, 2013

President Obama honors Clinton, Oprah with freedom medal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is bestowing the Presidential Medal of Freedom on more than a dozen prominent Americans…
November 20, 2013

Obama, Clinton families pay tribute to JFK

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is honoring the slain president's legacy two days before the nation pauses to remember…
November 14, 2013

What’s Bill Clinton up to on Obamacare?

MSNBC - Next Wednesday, President Bill Clinton will be back at the White House when the current incumbent presents him…
November 13, 2013

Bill Clinton calls out President Obama on Obamacare

WASHINGTON (AP) — Adding pressure to fix the administration's problem-plagued health care program, former President Bill Clinton says President Barack…
September 25, 2013

How race plays a role in Obama-Clinton health care reform dynamic

OPINION - The current public and political love affair with former President Clinton obscures deeper issues about this country’s tentative…
September 25, 2013

Once rivals, Obama and Clinton bask in a health care wonk fest

ANALYSIS - Their 50-minute conversation, for people not versed in the details of 'Obamacare,' was not simple to follow...
September 9, 2013

Arsenio Hall wants ‘Hill-dog’ Clinton back on new late night show

MSNBC Politics Nation - He’s been off the air for nearly two decades, but Arsenio Hall will restart his late…
September 6, 2013

Should critics of Syria intervention be reminded of Rwanda?

OPINON - African-Americans were very outspoken in criticizing the United States for not intervening in Rwanda, but the current humanitarian…
August 29, 2013

Sen. Tim Scott’s March on Washington absence raises eyebrows, questions

theGRIO REPORT - Viewers of yesterday's historic March on Washington 50th anniversary commemoration may have been scratching their heads about…
August 29, 2013

Obama, Clinton or Carter: Who gave the best March on Washington speech?

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were among the speakers at Wednesday's…
August 29, 2013

Michael Steele: GOP leaders ‘boneheaded’ for skipping MLK ceremony

theGRIO REPORT - Former RNC chairman Michael Steele blasted Republican congressional leaders as 'boneheaded' for declining invitations to speak at…
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 12, 2013

South Africa ‘turns corner’ on HIV/AIDS, but still has a long way to go

JOHANNESBURG – As more than 2 million South Africans are now taking antiretroviral medications, many are optimistic that the country…
August 8, 2013

Obama to honor Bayard Rustin, Oprah with Medal of Freedom

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton is headed back to the White House — just for a day —…
July 24, 2013

Bill Clinton ‘sings’ big summer hit ‘Blurred Lines’

NBC News - When you blur the lines between fantasy and reality as well as the folks at baracksdubs, it's…
July 23, 2013

How Obama’s Trayvon Martin remarks fit into fabric of presidential history

OPINION - As the first African American president, Obama was able to speak to the experiences of black Americans in…
June 6, 2013

Eric Holder praises slain black activist Medgar Evers

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)- Former President Bill Clinton and Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, joined Holder for a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington…