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February 6, 2012

2/06/2012 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - African-American unemployment declined to 13.6 percent. And black teen unemployment fell sharply to 38.5 percent, but remains the…
February 3, 2012

Black unemployment: What Washington can do now to address the high black jobless rate

theGRIO REPORT- While the Great Recession has made the situation considerably worse, black unemployment has consistently lagged the rest of…
February 3, 2012

Lower unemployment numbers a boon for Obama, complicates Romney strategy

theGRIO REPORT - The drop in unemployment to 8.3 percent in January is the latest bit of positive economic news…
February 3, 2012

Unemployment rate hits 8.3 percent: Black jobless numbers improve for first time in months

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment fell significantly for the first time in three months, going from 15.8 to 13.6 percent.…
February 1, 2012

President Obama says in Google Hangout: 'Send me your husband's resume'

WASHINGTON (AP) -The president asked an online town hall questioner Monday to send him her husband's resume, insisting he wanted…
January 30, 2012

1/30/2012 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - All eyes will be on the January employment report. In December the unemployment rate fell to 8 point…
January 24, 2012

State of the Union: Proposals may do little to reduce black unemployment

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama's proposals in the State of the Union address may do little to address immediately the…
January 24, 2012

State of the Union: What Obama proposed

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama outlined a number of new proposals, specifically on the economy. Here's a look at a…
January 24, 2012

State of the Union: President Obama turns populist

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is increasingly adopting the rhetoric and goals of liberal Democrats and the Occupy Wall Street…
January 24, 2012

Obama draws battle line in State of the Union speech

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama, facing a tough fight for re-election, was using one of America's grandest political events,…
January 24, 2012

4 ways to enhance your professional marketability

In order to succeed in business you must be able to professionally market yourself...
January 23, 2012

1/23/2012- the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - The Federal Reserve will meet to discuss the economy and interest rates. During their December meeting the fed…
January 21, 2012

Obama State of the Union: A recovery 'for everyone, not just a wealthy few'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama will use his State of the Union address to outline a lasting economic recovery that…
January 19, 2012

Ruth Williams: Is she Mitt Romney's 'Joe the Plumber'?

theGRIO REPORT - Ruth Williams tearfully told Mitt Romney that she was out of work and desperate for money with…
January 18, 2012

Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, conservative black preacher, says blacks should be 'put on the plantation'

TheGrio REPORT -- A conservative African American preacher says he agrees with Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich that many blacks…
January 18, 2012

Mitt Romney's Martin Luther King problem: Will the candidate's MLK tall tales come back to haunt him?

theGRIO REPORT - Romney said in a 1978 interview with the Boston Herald, 'My father and I marched with Martin…
January 17, 2012

1/17/12- the Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - There was quite a bit of economic data to digest last week...small business optimism rose in December, marking…
January 9, 2012

1/9/12 – the Grio and CNBC Market Update

In the week ahead, we kick off earnings season with reports from Alcoa and JP Morgan and we expect several…
January 6, 2012

Jobs numbers are in, will improving economy help Obama in 2012?

theGRIO REPORT - Is the economy improving fast enough to boost President Obama's chances of winning in November?...
January 6, 2012

Black unemployment rises as national jobless rate falls to 8.5, lowest in nearly 3 years

(AP) Employers added a net 200,000 jobs last month and the unemployment rate fell to 8.5 percent, the lowest since…