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November 5, 2013
NBC NEWS - Democrat Terry McAuliffe has narrowly defeated Republican Ken Cuccinelli in Virginia’s governor’s race, according to NBC News…
November 5, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Bill de Blasio was elected New York City's first Democratic mayor in two decades Tuesday, posting…
November 5, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) — Voters in Atlanta are deciding whether to re-elect Mayor Kasim Reed, who faces three lesser-known challengers...
November 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Ted Nugent, the outspoken gun rights advocate and conservative rock musician, has not ruled out a run…
November 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In fact, Obamacare may get two political victories on Tuesday...
October 16, 2013
TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — The high-profile mayor of New Jersey's largest city won a special election Wednesday to represent…
September 12, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Dante de Blasio, the teenage son of likely Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio,…
August 21, 2013
NBC New York - New York City mayoral hopeful Christine Quinn says a rival's wife crossed the line in questioning…
August 13, 2013
DETROIT (AP) — Billboards promoting Detroit's upcoming general election offered up some erroneous information about when to go to the…
August 13, 2013
ANALYSIS - Booker has bungled what appeared to be a perfect coronation, and one for which he waited almost a…
August 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - After weathering multiple challenges to his candidacy, including being thrown off the primary ballot on a technicality,…
August 1, 2013
HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A jury trial over a lawsuit contesting the results of a Mississippi mayoral election has ended…
June 11, 2013
HOUSTON (AP) - Luter was first elected in 2012. His presidency comes at a time when the nation's largest Protestant…
June 5, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - A Mississippi attorney and one-time civil rights activist who was involved in a black nationalist group…
May 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Anna Pierre, mayoral candidate who claimed she was 'endorsed by Jesus,' finished last in the North Miami…
April 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Late Tuesday evening, with 99 percent of precincts reporting, she lead Republican candidate Paul McKinley with 70…
March 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT -Rapper Waka Flocka Flame has decided to extend his reach beyond music and hopes to have a bigger…
January 15, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Elected last November, the Las Vegas Democrat became the first black member of Congress ever from Nevada...
November 12, 2012
theGRIO Q&A: During an interview with theGrio, Tyler James Williams opened up about his role on NBC's new series Go…
November 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - While the potentially disenfranchising effect of voter ID laws remains problematic, the actual reduction of black voter…