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October 2, 2013

Forest Whitaker will play Colin Powell on big screen

theGRIO REPORT - This year his leading role in the blockbuster 'The Butler' is generating serious Oscar buzz, and now…
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

Colin Powell: Trayvon Martin verdict ‘questionable’

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Secretary of State Colin Powell says the jury verdict that freed the killer of Florida teenager…
August 23, 2013

Republicans should listen to Colin Powell

OPINION - If Republicans repeat their dismal performance among voters of color when the 2016 election rolls around, don’t blame…
January 31, 2013

Colin Powell and Bill O'Reilly tustle over support for Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell and Fox News host Bill O'Reilly got into a testy exchange…
January 21, 2013

Colin Powell criticizes GOP's push for voter ID laws

VIDEO - On MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' yesterday, former Secretary of State Colin Powell says that the Republican Party needs to…
January 13, 2013

Colin Powell slams GOP’s ‘dark vein of intolerance’; says some in party ‘look down on minorities’

VIDEO - Gen. Colin Powell slammed the Republican Party Sunday for what he calls a 'dark vein of intolerance' running…
January 3, 2013

Defeated congressman Allen West, Colin Powell get votes for speaker of the House

theGRIO REPORT - The House of Representatives cast its votes for speaker on Thursday, and while John Boehner won his…
October 29, 2012

Colin Powell's former chief of staff: GOP 'is full of racists'

theGRIO REPORT - Col. Lawrence Wilkerson, Colin Powell's former Chief of Staff and a registered Republican, told MSNBC's 'The Ed…
October 26, 2012

Romney surrogate John Sununu: Colin Powell only endorsed Obama because he's black

POLITICS -- Mitt Romney surrogate John Sununu is dismissing former Secretary of State, Gen. Collin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama…
October 25, 2012

McCain slams Colin Powell for Obama endorsement: 'You disappoint us'

theGRIO REPORT - Colin Powell has left John McCain embittered and angry with him for the second election in a…
October 25, 2012

Colin Powell endorses Barack Obama again for president

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama in this…
October 2, 2012

George Will's race-based explanation for Obama's lead: America can't fire a black man

OPINION - Washington Post columnist George Will has a novel explanation for why President Barack Obama continues to lead challenger…
June 20, 2012

Caribbean-Americans who have made their mark

SLIDESHOW - This year marks the seventh anniversary of June being recognized as National Caribbean American Heritage Month.
May 23, 2012

Colin Powell trashes Romney's foreign policy advisors

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell on Wednesday questioned Mitt Romney's choice in foreign policy advisers, saying that some are…
May 23, 2012

Powell not ready to endorse Obama for re-election

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former Secretary of State Colin Powell declined Tuesday to renew the presidential endorsement he gave Barack Obama…
May 11, 2012

Colin Powell can't give himself a pass on Iraq war

OPINION - Before Powell starts to rewrite that chapter in history -- or at least put his own spin on…
November 15, 2011

White conservative says blackness defined by 'darker complexion'

OPINION - In case you didn't know, white Republicans have become the definitive voice on what constitutes blackness...
August 28, 2011

Powell says Cheney taking 'cheap shots' in book

WASHINGTON (AP) - Powell was America's top diplomat during the first four years of President George W. Bush's administration. Cheney's…
August 26, 2011

Colin Powell can set the record straight on Cheney

OPINION - Cheney no doubt is hoping to capitalize on a forgetful and economically distracted general public with his brand…