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January 20, 2011

Braun: Clinton endorsement of Rahm a ‘betrayal’

Former President Bill Clinton was in Chicago yesterday, throwing his support behind his former aide Rahm Emanuel in the city's…
January 18, 2011

Reagan’s son: Dad was ‘a far better friend’ to blacks than Obama

Reagan writes that he "could make an even stronger case for my father, Ronald Reagan, as 'our first black president.'...
January 12, 2011

Obama to be nation’s consoler at memorial service

WASHINGTON (AP) - His main mission will be to honor those who were killed by describing them in personal terms,…
January 12, 2011

Bill Clinton to theGrio in Haiti: ‘Hope outweighs frustration’

theGRIO VIDEO - Sixty percent of financial pledges made to the former president's organization have been distributed in the last…
December 29, 2010

Bad timing for first execution on Obama’s watch

OPINION - Currently there are nearly five dozen prisoners sitting on federal death row. The majority of the condemned are…
December 28, 2010

Rep. Davis to Clinton: Stay out of Chicago politics

CHICAGO (AP) - Davis warned the ex-president on Tuesday that he could jeopardize his "long and fruitful relationship" with the…
December 10, 2010

5 lessons Obama can learn from 'the first black president'

OPINION - Clinton stands out as a Democratic president who withstood withering attacks from the GOP and occasionally allies but…
December 1, 2010

US stresses diversity in bid to host 2022 World Cup

ZURICH (AP) - The U.S. presentation at FIFA headquarters opened with actor Morgan Freeman calling the United States the world's…
November 8, 2010

Bill Clinton extends lease on Harlem offices

NEW YORK (AP) - The William J. Clinton Foundation told the Wall Street Journal in an e-mail that the neighborhood…
October 29, 2010

Why are Dems bullying the black candidate?

OPINION - Meek could have had a good shot at winning in Florida if he had been given the support…
October 28, 2010

Meek denies he’ll quit 3-way Fla. Senate race

MIAMI (AP) - Meek said it was Crist who had suggested the idea to Meek. He said Crist had also…
October 27, 2010

Schomburg Center getting Maya Angelou’s papers

NEW YORK (AP) - More than 300 boxes of Maya Angelou's personal papers, including letters from Malcolm X and James…
September 7, 2010

Army soldier arrested for threatening to kill Obama

SAVANNAH, Georgia (AP) - Robert Anthony Quinones is the former soldier who took three employees hostage Monday at Winn Army…
August 26, 2010

Why Wyclef's run for Haiti prez should stay alive

OPINION - His candidacy was galvanizing the 20-something generation and many others living in the urban slums where their future…
August 19, 2010

Why Florida Senate race may rehash Clinton-Obama divide

theGRIO REPORT - Kendrick Meek was one of several Congressional Black Caucus members to choose Hillary Clinton over Obama in…
August 18, 2010

Florida's Meek looks strong in Dem Senate primary

VIDEO - Rep. Kendrick Meek has moved ahead of contender Jeff Greene in the race for Florida's Dem. nomination for…
August 17, 2010

Clinton backs flailing Florida senate candidate Meek

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) - The race is now tight after Jeff Greene spent millions touting himself as a businessman…
August 13, 2010

King of the courts: Rucker Park defends its streetball crown

VIDEO - Heralded as the birthplace of street basketball, the park has roots in the 1960s. Now it's the proving…
August 3, 2010

Blacks and whites continue to differ sharply on Obama

July average is the lowest monthly average approval rating blacks have given Obama yet, although not significantly lower than the…
July 16, 2010

Most countries fail to deliver On Haiti aid pledges

For all of the countries that pledged support to Haiti, only 2 percent of that money has actually gone to…