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October 25, 2016

Justin Timberlake may have broken law after posting voting selfie

A selfie Justin Timberlake took may have been against the law, since a Tennessee law does not allow pictures and…
October 25, 2016

Black Democrats demand Clinton send campaign money to take House

Some leading Democrats are urging Hillary Clinton to dip into the $150 million from her campaign war chest to help…
October 17, 2016

Beyoncé tells audience to ‘get in formation’ and vote this November

During this past weekend's Tidal concert, Beyoncé used her platform to rally concertgoers to get out and rock the vote.
October 12, 2016

Donald Trump apparently doesn’t know when Election Day is

On Tuesday night, Donald Trump told his supporter to rock the vote. The only problem? He got the date wrong.
May 13, 2016

President Obama says Election Day should be a holiday in the U.S.

President Barack Obama says that it is too difficult to vote in the United States, and he has a few…
October 16, 2013

New Jersey Senate race a referendum on shutdown

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The high-profile Democratic mayor of New Jersey's largest city was the favorite to win a…
October 16, 2013

Decision day in accelerated New Jersey US Senate race

TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Cory Booker, the high-profile Democratic mayor of New Jersey's largest city, was on the ballot…
November 9, 2012

Election officials defend special voting for Usher

ROSWELL, Ga. (AP) - Election officials in the Atlanta area are defending their decision to allow singer Usher to bypass…
November 6, 2012

Planning a last-minute election party? Here are some hot tips

If you want to have a get together tonight, and haven't given it a moment's thought before now, you now…
November 6, 2012

Seen or experienced voter intimidation or problems at the polls? Tell theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - If you see or experience voter intimidation, problems at the polls, or issues involving Voter ID, theGrio…
November 6, 2012

Black women raise their political voice via Instagram

Images of black women showing their support for President Barack Obama have begun to flood the social network’s stream.
November 6, 2012

Feverish early-vote effort turns to Election Day

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Ever urgent as the clock ran down, Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's teams pressed voters to…
November 5, 2012

5 things to remember on Election Day

theGRIO REPORT - The time has come: there are less than 24 hours until Americans cast their votes for the…
November 4, 2012

Will Ferrell for Obama: 'I'll do anything' to get you to vote on November 6th

VIDEO - Beloved oddball comedian Will Ferrell has cut a hilarious new pro-voting ad for the Obama campaign...
November 2, 2012

Jay-Z, Springsteen to boost Obama on final day

WASHINGTON (AP) — Some big-name celebrities will help President Barack Obama make his closing case to voters in the most…
November 1, 2012

Colorado girl cries: 'I'm tired of Bronco Bama and Mitt Romney'

VIDEO - There are only five days left until Election Day, but 4-year-old Abigael Evans has had enough of all…
June 27, 2012

Obama campaign organizing thousands of lawyers for Election Day to combat voter ID laws

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - President Barack Obama's campaign has recruited a legion of lawyers to be on standby for this…
December 2, 2011

Suppressing the African-American vote in Maryland

PFAW - While the polls were still open, Maryland Democrats received telephone calls late in the day telling them that…
October 26, 2010

Minority vote suppression strikes again ahead of midterms

OPINION - Unsurprisingly, efforts to restrict voter access have taken a turn for the worse this election cycle, creating a…