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October 19, 2011

Anita Hill shares her vision of economic inequality

OPINION - Today's public discourse is a sad stage of affairs, inhabited by a bevy of bad actors who have…
October 17, 2011

10/17/11 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - In August industrial production rose slightly-- as auto production remained strong but utility usage declined as weather improved...
October 14, 2011

White House report makes case for progress on housing, jobs

TheGRIO REPORT - The Obama administration on Friday released a report, Pathways to Opportunity, outlining what the White House says…
October 14, 2011

Can Obama bypass Congress to create jobs?

OPINION - By facing GOP obstinacy with equal force, he can re-engineer the broken political machine and make it work…
October 11, 2011

Highland Park goes dark: City removes lights to pay bills

theGRIO REPORT - The streets in the city of Highland Park have gotten noticeably darker lately...
October 11, 2011

Obama says he's ready to move jobs bill in pieces

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama said Tuesday he's prepared to break his jobs bill into pieces and try to move…
October 7, 2011

Will 'Occupy Wall Street' hurt or help Obama?

OPINION - There is strength in numbers, and the political reality remains that President Obama is a far better electoral…
October 7, 2011

Does wardrobe discrimination keep blacks jobless?

OPINION - Racism is much more deeply entrenched in the fabric of American life than a simple whitewashing of one's…
October 5, 2011

How 'Occupy Wall Street' has seized the moment

OPINION - The demand within and outside the Occupy Wall Street movement that they come up with a clear set…
October 4, 2011

The American Jobs Act: A win for every community

OPINION - It is time to work with the president in finding solutions that will put Americans back to work…
October 4, 2011

Is Bob Johnson a black Obama critic with clout?

OPINION - Bob Johnson hasn't felt the pulse of black America in a long time and his latest comments illustrate…
October 3, 2011

The recession paradox: Are blacks worse off?

GOOD - Ironically, minorities, who have been hit the hardest by the economic downturn, do not have a negative perception…
October 3, 2011

10/03/11 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Investors continued to monitor debt talks in Europe last week. We also had quite a few economic reports…
September 26, 2011

Obama to 'address black America' on BET

theGRIO VIDEO - The president, who is touring the country promoting his American Jobs Act proposal, discusses the impact the…
September 26, 2011

09/26/11 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Last week, the debt crisis in Europe triggered volatility in the US markets...
September 26, 2011

Flint's economic fall like none other in the country

theGRIO REPORT - It was a city that was integral to the birth of the auto industry. It fell quicker…
September 24, 2011

Obama's likability is keeping him afloat

DENVER (AP) - Public opinion polls routinely show that Americans like the president personally even though they don't agree with…
September 22, 2011

Gallup: Majority of Americans blame Obama for economy

For the first time, more than 50 percent of Americans blame President Barack Obama for the nation's economic woes, a…
September 21, 2011

Cleveland provides bleak view of poverty's peak

theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's unemployment rate is at 9.1 percent as of August. Combine that with the high poverty rate,…
September 19, 2011

Obama endorses ending 1 day of mail delivery

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Postal Service lost $8.5 billion last year and is facing even more red ink this year…