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April 28, 2011

TheGrio's 100: Terri Sewell, freshman congresswoman fighting for Alabaman green jobs

TheGrio's 100 - Running on a campaign platform of job creation and economic development, finance attorney Terri Sewell struck a…
April 26, 2011

Clyburn says compassion necessary in deficit talks

WASHINGTON (AP) - But Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina told MSNBC that government safety-net programs like Medicare and Medicaid…
April 15, 2011

On Emancipation Day, DC citizens are still fighting for freedom

theGRIO REPORT - "It's kind of ironic that this week we're celebrating emancipation when we're not emancipated," Mayor Vincent Gray…
April 14, 2011

Congress OKs funding measure cutting $38B

WASHINGTON (AP) - In the compromise negotiations, Democrats won the deletion of all of the EPA-related provisions as well as…
April 14, 2011

How Obama's deficit speech may recapture '08 spirit

OPINION - Even if he doesn't succeed at obtaining the change he is seeking, progressives will at least give him…
April 13, 2011

DC mayor: Our city is sick of being 'shut out'

OPINION - Sadly, many Americans are unaware that the District of Columbia is the only jurisdiction in America that has…
April 8, 2011

Barbershop Buzz: Will you support President Obama in 2012?

VIDEO - Is it too early in the election cycle for the President to declare his bid? We hit the…
April 7, 2011

Why a government shutdown would hurt blacks more than most

OPINION - The figures on the number of blacks in federal government positions tell the story of just who will…
March 10, 2011

Why 'Muslim threat' hearings contribute to climate of hate

OPINION - Rep. Peter King may purport that he is tired of 'political correctness', but the reality is that the…
March 10, 2011

Lawmakers fear Muslim hearing may inspire terror

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rarely does congressional testimony attract as much advance controversy as Thursday's planned hearing on homegrown terrorism...
March 7, 2011

Report says too many whites, men lead US military

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sent to the president and lawmakers on Monday, the report says that 77 percent of senior officers…
February 22, 2011

Backers take another swing at Jack Johnson pardon

WASHINGTON (AP) - New York Rep. Peter King and Arizona Sen. John McCain, both Republicans, plan to reintroduce a congressional…
February 17, 2011

Government shutdown? GOP, Dems swap charges

WASHINGTON (AP) - The sparring occurred as the House labored to complete work on veto-threatened legislation to cut more than…
February 15, 2011

Greene back on ballot, this time for SC House seat

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - This time, the 33-year-old is trying to win the Democratic nomination for a state House seat…
February 15, 2011

Why are blacks always the biggest targets of budget cuts?

OPINION - One reason is a failure to develop what Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. called permanent units of political…
February 9, 2011

Rep. Allen West to be top speaker at CPAC

From Talking Points Memo: Rep. Allen West (R-FL), is getting a high-level speaking post for a freshman — the closing
February 3, 2011

Census estimates show big gains for US minorities

WASHINGTON (AP) - Racial minorities accounted for roughly 85 percent of U.S. population growth over the last decade -- one…
February 3, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Keith Ellison, Minnesota’s first Muslim congressman

TheGrio's 100 - "Muslim" and "Congressman" were mutually exclusive terms before Minnesota elected Keith Ellison in 2006, when he also…
February 2, 2011

Senate Republicans forcing a vote on health law

WASHINGTON (AP) - The showdown approached as lawmakers in both parties agreed the law's fate rests with the Supreme Court,…
February 2, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Cedric Richmond, keeping Washington’s eye on Louisiana

TheGrio's 100 - As the sole candidate President Barack Obama endorsed with a television commercial in that election, Richmond serves…