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April 29, 2013

In a first, black voter turnout rate passes whites

WASHINGTON (AP) - America's blacks voted at a higher rate than other minority groups in 2012 and by most measures…
April 17, 2013

Why Obama's coalition is being ignored on gun control

theGRIO REPORT - Despite very strong support from Democratic voters, bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazines aren't even included…
April 15, 2013

In New Orleans, political brawl over police, jail

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A political brawl has broken out between the mayor and a sheriff who runs the city…
March 15, 2013

CPAC 'trump the race card' event goes wrong

theGRIO REPORT - A 'tea party' group on Friday held a session at the CPAC that was supposed to teach…
March 12, 2013

Reince Priebus' rules for Republicans: RNC chair seeks African-American 'hearts and minds'

OPINION - Reinhold Reince Priebus embarked on an African-American "listening tour" in Brooklyn, New York, Monday, and the results were…
March 10, 2013

From Rosa Parks to the Voting Rights Act: making equal rights a reality for all

OPINION - I will never forget watching President Obama unveil the statue of one of my personal heroes in Statuary…
February 7, 2013

Black pride in Obama shouldn’t silence dissent on drone policy

OPINION - Our community's near solidarity in support of the president is probably only exceeded by our collective disdain for…
January 25, 2013

NAACP condemns Virginia GOP plan to split electoral votes

theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Stefanie Brown, organizing the Obama coalition

theGRIO's 100 - Stefanie Brown was in charge of organizing black voters to turn out for Obama in 2012 as…
December 27, 2012

Pew study: Blacks may have voted at higher rate than whites for 1st time in history

theGRIO REPORT - According to a new study from the Pew Research Center suggests that the 2012 presidential election marks…
December 4, 2012

Do the Republicans need J.C. Watts to win minority votes?

ANALYSIS - Republicans are now actively discussing how to win over minority voters. The proof will be in how they…
December 3, 2012

JC Watts reportedly being ‘encouraged’ to run for RNC chairman

theGRIO REPORT - Former African-American congressman J.C. Watts has reportedly been "encouraged" to run for RNC chairman, according to a…
December 3, 2012

Fixated on Latino vote, GOP completely ignores blacks in post-election strategy

OPINION - I’m still waiting to hear a Republican leader say something about the most obvious lesson of the just-completed…
November 23, 2012

African-American voters look to leverage their loyalty

WASHINGTON (AP) - When black U.S. voters gave President Barack Obama 93 percent support on Election Day in defiance of…
November 20, 2012

How long will the right's recent love affair with minorities last?

OPINION - Now with the Republican party desperate to both explain and rectify their dismal performance among minority groups in…
November 15, 2012

Bobby Jindal 'rejects' Romney's 'gifts' explanation for Obama victory

theGRIO REPORT - Republican Louisiana governor Bobby Jindal has become one of the most outspoken critics of his own party…
November 14, 2012

Romney: Obama won because of 'gifts' he gave Latinos, blacks and young voters

NBC LATINO - Mitt Romney told a group of donors he believed his campaign was ‘superb,’ but they lost because…
November 14, 2012

Romney's new 'free stuff' meme: Obama won because of the 'gifts' he gave blacks, Hispanics, young voters

OPINION - When Mitt Romney has a 'private' conversation with donors, interesting things happen...
November 13, 2012

How Obama won: A Q&A with Obama pollster Cornell Belcher

theGRIO Q&A - One of the members of President Obama's polling team, Cornell Belcher, chatted with theGrio via e-mail on…
November 12, 2012

Mitt Romney reportedly got 0 votes in 59 Philadelphia districts

theGRIO REPORT - Fifty-nine of the city's voting districts came up with results that if proven to be without fault,…