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August 16, 2012

Government turns heat on employers over job bias

WASHINGTON (AP) - The government's latest victory against job discrimination started with allegations of hangman's nooses, graffiti and racist comments…
August 3, 2012

Obama: Too many people still looking for work

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says new jobs figures released Friday show there are too many people looking for…
August 3, 2012

163,000 jobs created in July; black unemployment falls slightly

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American unemployment dropped slightly from 14.4 to 14.1 percent. And black teen joblessness fell too, from 39.3…
July 16, 2012

Cory Booker: Drug war 'represents big overgrown government at its worst'

Cory Booker used the site Reddit to discuss his issues with America's war on drugs...
July 13, 2012

7/13/12 – theGrio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - This week investors expect several earnings reports -- such as Citigroup, Intel and Yahoo to name a few…
July 12, 2012

US jobless claims plunge to lowest level in 4 years

(AP) - The number of people seeking U.S. unemployment benefits plunged last week...
July 11, 2012

Romney says he will 'make things better in the African-American community'

theGRIO REPORT - Making the most prominent appearance in front of a largely black audience of his presidential campaign, Mitt…
July 10, 2012

African-American unemployment rate drops in Detroit

The unemployment rate in the Motor City has decreased for African-Americans
July 9, 2012

07/09/12 theGrio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Investors had quite a few economic reports to sift through last week, but all eyes were on the…
July 6, 2012

Obama signs student loan, road-building bill

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a bill to keep construction workers on the job and prevent a spike…
July 6, 2012

Can VCAP's 'Pitch Night' put us back to work?

theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio recently spoke to members of the Venture Capital Access Program or VCAP© to discuss their highly…
July 6, 2012

Obama: Economy has to grow 'even faster'

POLAND, Ohio (AP) - A sobering economic snapshot intensified the presidential campaign on Friday as President Barack Obama rolled through…
July 6, 2012

Romney blames Obama for sluggish June job growth

WOLFEBORO, N.H. (AP) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says the nation's ongoing sluggish job growth is unacceptable...
July 6, 2012

Why won't black unemployment go down?

theGRIO Q&A - For a closer look at the new jobs report, which showed the black unemployment rate up to…
July 6, 2012

June jobs report: Unemployment rate stays at 8.2 percent, but increases for blacks

theGRIO REPORT - Overall unemployment remained at 8.2 percent in June, but the jobless rate for African Americans increased by…
July 2, 2012

07/2/12 – The Grio and CNBC Market Update

VIDEO - Investors had several economic reports to digest last week...including two positive reports on housing...
June 21, 2012

The jobs rebound in NYC misses African-Americans

The New York Times reports that blacks in New York City are finding it harder to get jobs than their…
June 12, 2012

More than 7 in 10 US teens jobless in summer

Once a rite of passage to adulthood, summer jobs for teens are disappearing.
June 8, 2012

Obama: Congress, Europe must stem economic crisis

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama urged European leaders on Friday to prevent a looming overseas debt crisis from dragging…
June 8, 2012

Does an HBCU education hamper your job prospects?

theGRIO REPORT - A new study, titled 'The Relative Returns to Graduating from a Historically Black College/University' found that graduates…