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January 24, 2013

Obama visit to Kenya? Only 1 day in Africa so far

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - President Barack Obama promised to visit his father's homeland — Kenya — before the end of his…
January 14, 2013

Malik Obama, Barack Obama’s half brother, to run for governor of Kenyan county

theGRIO REPORT - Another Obama is getting into electoral politics, and no, it's not Michelle Obama...
December 28, 2012

Kenya hospital imprisons new mothers with no money

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - The director of the Pumwani Maternity Hospital, located in a hardscrabble neighborhood of downtown Nairobi, freely…
December 4, 2012

Obama uncle wins new deportation hearing

BOSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama's uncle in Massachusetts is getting a new deportation hearing...
November 28, 2012

'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kenya Moore developing show similar to Tyra Banks' 'Top Model'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview with theGrio, former Miss USA and 'Real Housewives of Atlanta' star Kenya Moore revealed…
November 7, 2012

Granny Obama, Kenya celebrate White House win

KOGELO, Kenya (AP) - Waving her walking cane and smiling broadly, the step-grandmother of Barack Obama celebrated Wednesday as this…
November 5, 2012

Obama favored in his ancestral Kenyan village

KOGELO, Kenya (AP) - Here in President Barack Obama's ancestral village in Kenya, witch doctor John Dimo tossed some shells,…
October 24, 2012

Obama talks Trump, debates, baseball on 'Tonight Show with Jay Leno'

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) - What's real estate mogul Donald Trump got against President Barack Obama? The president says it's an…
October 15, 2012

Wisconsin GOP candidate Tommy Thompson says son sorry for Obama-Kenya remark

MILWAUKEE (AP) - Republican Senate candidate Tommy Thompson's campaign says his son apologizes for suggesting voters in the fall election…
October 15, 2012

Tommy Thompson's son: 'We have the opportunity' to send Obama back to Kenya

theGRIO REPORT - Jason Thompson, the son of Republican Wisconsin U.S. Senate candidate Tommy Thompson, made an off-color remark at…
October 2, 2012

Colonial sins return to haunt former world powers in Kenya

LONDON - It is a court case that could reverberate round the world: Three elderly Kenyans are suing the U.K.…
October 1, 2012

Berlin Marathon ending sparks controversy

theGRIO REPORT - It isn't the close finish that has people talking, it's the manner in which both men crossed…
September 11, 2012

Obama White House slams Dinesh D’Souza doc ‘2016: Obama’s America’

The Obama White House has finally weighed in on the controversial, and surprisingly successful, conservative documentary '2016: Obama's America'...
August 31, 2012

Movie audiences flock to anti-Obama doc '2016'

LOS ANGELES (AP) - The conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama's political views surprised the film industry…
August 28, 2012

Anti-Obama film '2016: Obama's America' muddy on facts

WASHINGTON (AP) - '2016: Obama's America,' a new conservative film exploring the roots of President Barack Obama's political views, took…
August 26, 2012

Anti-Obama documentary '2016: Obama's America' overshadows weak new films at box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Hollywood may have run out of summer hits, but an anti-Obama documentary is helping to fill…
August 24, 2012

'2016: Obama's America': Anti-Obama documentary could win big at box office

OPINION - If you are a supporter of President Obama you may not have heard about the new documentary 2016:…
August 16, 2012

Ex-NBA star Yao Ming in Kenya for poaching awareness

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) - One of China's most visible stars wants his countrymen to know that their rising appetite for…
August 9, 2012

Mavs' Dirk Nowitzki weds Jessica Olsson

theGRIO REPORT - Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki is a married man -- for real, this time...
August 2, 2012

Mavericks: Dirk Nowitzki is still single

theGRIO REPORT - A Dallas Mavericks spokesperson is making it very clear that, for now, NBA star Dirk Nowitzki is…