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March 6, 2012

Regina King rumored to play NY Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm in new film

MADAME NOIRE - While Regina hasn't said anything about the role for some time, Kerry Washington recently let the news…
March 6, 2012

Rep. Donald Payne dead: First black Congressman to represent New Jersey dies at 77

theGRIO REPORT - U.S. Congressman Donald M. Payne, described as a true and dedicated native son of Newark, New Jersey,…
March 2, 2012

Donald Payne: NJ congressman, former Black Caucus chair, is gravely ill

WASHINGTON (AP) - A congressional aide says Democratic New Jersey congressman Donald M. Payne is being described by a family…
March 2, 2012

Charlie Rangel challenger hopes second time's the charm

theGRIO REPORT - Harlem politics are ripe for high drama this fall as Congressman Charlie Rangel faces a slew of…
February 29, 2012

Can Charlie Rangel continue to represent a changing Harlem?

What happens when the people you represent are no longer the majority inhabitants of the district you serve?...
February 29, 2012

Republican Congressional candidate Arthur Jones: Holocaust 'blackest lie in history'

Arthur Jones, 64, a Lyons, IL, insurance salesman who organizes family-friendly, neo-Nazi events around Adolf Hitler's birthday...
February 29, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Rep. Yvette Clarke, working on Capitol Hill for a better future for her district

theGRIO's 100 - Rep. Yvette Clarke is a Brooklyn native and the youngest African American to serve in the U.S.…
February 27, 2012

Anniversary of first African-American to address the house

Menard, a Republican, had apparently won a contest to complete the term of Rep. James Mann, who had died in…
February 21, 2012

Supporters of Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. say his opponents are driven by 'demonic forces'

Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.'s supporters claim that his opponents are driven by 'demonic forces'...
February 19, 2012

6 of 10 on ethics panel quit Maxine Waters case

WASHINGTON (AP) - All five Republicans on the House ethics committee and the panel's ranking Democrat withdrew from a long-standing…
February 19, 2012

Obama finally scores coveted win on payroll tax

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama's coveted renewal of the payroll tax cut for 160 million workers and jobless benefits for millions…
February 17, 2012

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton: Why were women left out of a birth control hearing?

OPINION - Republicans tried to start a war about religion at a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing yesterday,…
February 16, 2012

Rep. Eleanor Holmes Norton walks out of GOP birth control hearing

WASHINGTON (AP) - 'Where are the women?' House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi asked when the hearing was brought up at…
February 15, 2012

Allen West gets challenges from both sides in re-election fight

Rep. Allen West may have switched districts, but his re-election to Congress is far from assured...
February 15, 2012

TheGrio's 100: Florida Rep. Frederica Wilson, a 'voice for the voiceless'

theGRIO's 100 - Rep. Frederica Wilson has made a great name for herself as she represents the 17th congressional district…
February 10, 2012

Rep. Frederica Wilson: 'Black women hold such an honorable place in history'

This year Black History Month celebrates African-American women in American culture and history -- something Miami Congresswoman Frederica Wilson knows…
February 7, 2012

House GOP memo states that 'abortion is the leading cause of death in the black community'

A controversial memo circulated by House Republicans has surfaced saying that African-American abortions are different from those of any other…
February 7, 2012

Times Square vendor who spotted bomb running for Congress

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) - A Times Square street vendor who alerted police to an attempted car bombing in 2010…
February 3, 2012

Black unemployment: What Washington can do now to address the high black jobless rate

theGRIO REPORT- While the Great Recession has made the situation considerably worse, black unemployment has consistently lagged the rest of…
February 3, 2012

Congress bans welfare recipients from using federal funds at strip clubs

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that would prevent those receiving welfare benefits from using their federal payments…