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October 27, 2011

Is Obama unbeatable despite economic unrest?

OPINION - The 2012 GOP primary field is simply not ready or able (at this juncture anyway) to truly take…
October 25, 2011

Largest black-owned bank in US gets last minute bailout

OPINION - According to a bank official, Carver will receive a $55 million infusion of cash and will be saved.…
October 21, 2011

Obama has written personal checks to struggling Americans

HUFFINGTON POST - Got problems? Tell Barack Obama. He can help. He might even give you money...
October 20, 2011

African-Americans buying power to reach $1.1 trillion

WASHINGTON, D.C.- African-Americans' buying power is expected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2015...
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…