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September 10, 2011

Obama jobs plan heartens frustrated African-Americans

ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama's jobs pitch is already playing well with blacks, who had grown plenty irked with…
September 10, 2011

What Obama must do to get his jobs bill passed

OPINION - It still remains to be seen if those soaring words can in fact produce jobs for the 14…
September 9, 2011

Obama, Democrats don't have to votes to pass jobs plan

The White House continued on Friday to insist that it wants the President's new jobs bill to be considered as…
September 9, 2011

Black voters cautiously optimistic about Obama speech (VIDEO)

theGRIO VIDEO - TheGrio's Todd Johnson watched Pres. Obama's jobs speech in Brooklyn with a small group of African-American voters...
September 9, 2011

Unholy crisis: Black churches facing foreclosure

theGRIO REPORT - Gone are the days when a faith-based institution or church could simply walk into a bank and…
September 9, 2011

Should blacks be satisfied with Obama's jobs speech?

OPINION - Perhaps the president's African-American critics expect too much when they demand that he explicitly mention black unemployment...
September 8, 2011

Obama unveils plan to revive US economy

WASHINGTON (AP) - Barack Obama, looking to jolt both the U.S. economy and his presidency, proposed a $447 billion plan…
September 8, 2011

Join the Live Chat: President Obama's job speech

theGRIO LIVE CHAT -
September 8, 2011

Omaha a bright spot on the jobs landscape

REPORTER's NOTEBOOK - Omaha, Nebraska; a Midwestern city, could potentially hold a blueprint of progress and growth for strengthening and…
September 8, 2011

Obama looks to create jobs, put GOP on the spot

WASHINGTON (AP) - The underlying political strategy: If Obama can't get his ideas passed heading into his re-election year, he…
September 7, 2011

Obama: 'Obviously' black Americans have 'suffered more'

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama, in his own words, speaks candidly, honestly and poignantly on how his policies affect the…
September 7, 2011

Will blacks who backed Obama in '08 stay home in 2012?

theGRIO REPORT - The biggest problem the president is facing is not whether people will switch sides. It's whether people…
September 6, 2011

09/02/11 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Last week investors received quite a few reports on the economy. Home prices rose by more than 1…
September 6, 2011

Obama hits all-time low, NBC News/WSJ poll finds

NBC NEWS - After the bruising debt-ceiling fight -- as well as Standard & Poor's subsequent downgrade of the nation's…
September 6, 2011

Why we should look for work outside our comfort zone

OPINION - What people are learning is that dire circumstances require aggressive action and new ways of thinking...
September 6, 2011

Amid financial crisis, Postal Service goes to Hill

WASHINGTON (AP) - The postmaster general is going to Congress to discuss the Postal Service's mounting debt...
September 5, 2011

Obama says Congress must pass job program

DETROIT (AP) - Obama said that with widespread suffering, "the time for Washington games is over" and lawmakers must move…
September 5, 2011

Postal service is nearing default as losses mount

NEW YORK TIMES - The United States Postal Service has long lived on the financial edge, but it has never…
September 5, 2011

How Obama can seek higher ground on jobs

OPINION - Truth be told, there's very little the White House can do to reduce the unemployment rate in a…
September 4, 2011

Renaissance man Hill Harper 'cures' your wealth woes

theGRIO Q&A - The 45-year-old Iowa native is also a best-selling author whose books aim to encourage young people, as…