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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 6, 2011

Boehner, Cantor cite jobs common ground with Obama

WASHINGTON (AP) - House Republican leaders are offering President Barack Obama an opening for compromise on measures that would spur…
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

How we can learn from legendary black labor leaders

OPINION - When it comes to advocating for jobs that put black America to work, we've had a long history...
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 2, 2011

GOP rep defends skipping Obama's jobs speech

PALATINE, Ill. (AP) - Rep. Joe Walsh said Saturday that Obama is abusing his power as president by calling a…
September 2, 2011

Wage laws weaken black employment

COLUMBIA DAILY TRIBUNE - Overall U.S. unemployment is 9.1 percent. For white adults, it's 8 percent, and for white teens,…
September 2, 2011

Obama to take jobs plan on the road

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says President Barack Obama will take his jobs plan on the road next Friday…
September 2, 2011

No net jobs created in August; black unemployment rises

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to…
September 2, 2011

theGrio Editorial: CBC should show us their jobs plan

OPINION - The inconvenient truth about black joblessness is that it didn't start on January 20, 2009, with the inauguration…
September 1, 2011

White House: People 'don't give a lick' about speech timing

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House is characterizing the flap over the timing of the president's address to Congress next…
September 1, 2011

Obama faces historic disrespect from political peers

OPINION - Is opposing everything this president does for the sake of opposition, or worse for a more insidious reason,…
August 31, 2011

Obama bows to Boehner; jobs speech will be Sept. 8

WASHINGTON (AP) - In agreeing to Boehner's schedule, Obama's address will compete with the opening game of the National Football…
August 31, 2011

Did the CBC jobs tour work for black America?

OPINION - While it will take some time to determine the exact number of people actually hired, it is evident…
August 31, 2011

Obama to address Congress next week on jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama sent a letter to House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid asking to…
August 25, 2011

Obama's 2009 stimulus is still boosting jobs

In its latest quarterly report, the agency said the law's combination of aid to states and localities, public works projects,…