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October 24, 2012

Mitt Romney discusses African-American economic empowerment with Black Enterprise

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney, GOP presidential contender, spoke to Black Enterprise recently in a rare interview to targeted African-American…
October 18, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update: 10/18/12

VIDEO - Investors had plenty of data to sift through last week. We received some positive housing data: foreclosure filings…
October 12, 2012

Soft Sheen founder Ed Gardner meets with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel over lack of blacks in construction jobs

Ed Gardner, the 87-year-old founder of Soft Sheen hair care products, met with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel this week to…
October 9, 2012

Westgate CEO David Siegel threatens layoffs if Obama is re-elected

theGRIO REPORT - The man who takes credit for getting George W. Bush elected as president is now making efforts…
October 5, 2012

Obama: Jobs report shows America 'has come too far to turn back now'

FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) - President Barack Obama says an encouraging jobs report shows that the country has made too much…
October 5, 2012

How jobs news could boost Obama

ANALYSIS - The sharp drop in the unemployment rate is a major political boon for President Obama, allowing him to…
October 5, 2012

Former GE CEO Jack Welch accuses Obama administration of cooking unemployment numbers

theGRIO REPORT - Republicans caused eyes to roll this election season by perpetuating the meme that poll numbers favoring Barack…
October 5, 2012

US jobless rate falls to 7.8 percent, 44-month low

WASHINGTON (AP) - Black unemployment has fallen from 14.1 to 13.4 percent and African-American teen joblessness dropped slightly from 37.9…
October 1, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 10/1/12

VIDEO - Besides monitoring austerity measures in Europe, investors received several economic reports last week...
September 28, 2012

Obama now can call himself job creator: 386,000 more jobs now than 2008

(AP) - It probably won't help Obama much in his race for re-election. The economy is still a long way…
September 21, 2012

Wal-Mart to hire 50,000 for holiday season

NEW YORK (AP) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. says it expects to hire more than 50,000 temporary employees this holiday season…
September 10, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 9/10/12

VIDEO - Investors witnessed multi-year highs for the stock market last week, but all eyes were on the August jobs…
September 7, 2012

Obama gets grim job news; Romney pounces on it

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - His convention over, President Barack Obama ran smack into the harsh reality of a bleak new…
September 7, 2012

US unemployment falls to 8.1 percent, black joblessness stuck at 14.1

WASHINGTON (AP) - The black unemployment stayed stuck at exactly 14.1 percent, while African-American teen unemployment ticked up slightly from…
September 7, 2012

Obama accepts nomination, promises better days at DNC: ‘My fellow citizens — you were the change’

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Obama used his nationally televised speech closing out the Democratic National Convention to try to revive…
September 6, 2012

Under Obama, blacks remain far behind in unemployment and wealth

Millions of African-Americans are worse off economically than four years ago, Bloomberg News writes, although many of the challenges they…
August 29, 2012

Ohio governor John Kasich to African-Americans: 'Come off the streets' to become small business owners

theGRIO REPORT - John Kasich reportedly responded to question on jobs by suggesting that African-Americans needed to be persuaded to…
August 28, 2012

theGrio and CNBC Market Update 8/28/12

VIDEO - Investors had to parse fed, housing and jobs data last week...
August 27, 2012

Camden disbands police department

theGRIO REPORT - Recognized as one of the most dangerous cities in America, Camden New Jersey is reported to be…
August 24, 2012

Hampton University Business School dean stands by ban on dreadlocks, cornrows

theGRIO REPORT - Sid Credle, dean of Hampton University's business school, stands by the ban he placed on dreadlocks and…