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February 14, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Congressional Black Caucus Chair Emanuel Cleaver said Tuesday he was not referring to President Obama's budget proposal…
February 13, 2012
The budget plan President Obama will formally release on Monday continues his confrontational approach with congressional Republicans after spending 2011…
February 3, 2012
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center could possibly be closing its doors due to financial troubles...
January 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Tithing, or giving 10 percent of your income to support the ministries of your church, is vulnerable…
January 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Director George Lucas talked with Jon Stewart this week about the difficulty of getting his latest project,…
November 18, 2011
DETROIT (AP) - Detroit plans to cut 1,000 jobs by early next year to help deal with the city's budget…
November 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The city of Detroit could face potential bankruptcy by next Spring if significant cuts are not made.…
November 7, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - African-American women have higher obesity rates than any other group in the nation, with four out of…
July 27, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The Memphis City School Board has voted to reverse a potential delay in the start of the…
July 21, 2011
VIDEO - The school board in Memphis voted 8 - 1 this past Tuesday to indefinitely delay the school year…
July 15, 2011
Deficit reduction plans currently on the table would cut social security benefits, impacting single, senior African-American women the hardest and…
June 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The president said members of Congress needed to stay in Washington until budget negotiations are finished --…
May 31, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - "It is likely he will be re-elected, in my opinion," veteran Republican pollster Wes Anderson says...
April 26, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - But Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina told MSNBC that government safety-net programs like Medicare and Medicaid…
April 14, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the compromise negotiations, Democrats won the deletion of all of the EPA-related provisions as well as…
April 13, 2011
OPINION - Sadly, many Americans are unaware that the District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in America that has…
January 26, 2011
OPINION - President Obama demonstrated last night that it's possible to promote an ambitious agenda for change without attacking or…
September 9, 2010
After the National Action Network's problems became public in 2008, Sharpton met with its board and decided not to declare…
May 17, 2010
VIDEO - This week, amid signs of job market improvement, investors await reports on housing, inflation, and several key economic…
March 24, 2010
Fourteen DeKalb County schools remain on a list for possible closure aimed at making a dent in a $115 million…