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June 15, 2012

Obama takes a bold step on immigration politics and policy

ANALYSIS - Obama's move could reshape both the political and policy debate around immigration and Hispanics in the United States...
June 6, 2012

Bike gunman shoots father, toddler in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES (AP) - A sign on the fence in front of his family's Hickory Street home reads Angel Mauro…
May 31, 2012

Romney's 'Promise of America' portrays a world without minorities

OPINION - As is true with any candidate, Romney is now tasked with trying to win over voters by presenting…
May 24, 2012

2010 Census undercount could spell disaster for blacks, Latinos

OPINION - Despite a massive and expensive outreach campaign to minorities, the 2010 U.S. Census missed over 1.5 million blacks,…
May 23, 2012

Black churches adapt within Latino neighborhoods

Pastor William Epps of Second Baptist Church in Los Angelos delivers sermons on a weekly basis to the oldest black…
May 23, 2012

2010 census missed more than 1.5M minorities

WASHINGTON (AP) - The 2010 census missed more than 1.5 million minorities after struggling to count black Americans, Hispanics, renters…
May 18, 2012

New report shows growth in minority vote in North Carolina, Florida

theGRIO REPORT - The number of black, Latino and other voters of color is growing in North Carolina and Florida,…
May 9, 2012

Obama close to maxing out Hispanic vote

The Hispanic population will definitely be an important demographic for Obama to capture in the upcoming election...
May 3, 2012

Obama enjoys overwhelming Hispanic support in 2012 race

WASHINGTON (AP) - Hispanic Americans, the fastest growing minority group in the United States, favor President Barack Obama over presumptive…
April 25, 2012

Supreme Court could reject Obama administration stance on Arizona immigration law

theGRIO REPORT - The conservative justices on the U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday sounded very skeptical of the Obama administration's argument…
April 20, 2012

Why Obama is winning in new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll

theGRIO REPORT - Most of a series of newly-released polls, including an NBC News-Wall Street Journal survey on Thursday, show…
April 18, 2012

New polls show Obama, Romney in a very tight race

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney are locked in a very tight race, according to…
April 3, 2012

Trayvon Martin case: Will it deepen the black vs. brown divide?

OPINION - However the Martin/Zimmerman case turns out, there's more at stake than legal justice for Martin's family...
March 29, 2012

La Raza denies ignoring Trayvon Martin's case

La Raza is the biggest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization. Now, they in the midst of a controversy…
March 22, 2012

New PAC aimed at black and Latino voters in key states

theGRIO REPORT - A new liberal political organization to seeking to build a coalition of minority voters and white liberals…
March 20, 2012

Federal court decides lines in NY redistricting, threatening Charlie Rangel's seat

A federal court ordered the state to accept their restricting plan after local officials failed to agree on one of…
March 12, 2012

NYC judge: Minorities owed at least $128 mil in discrimination suit

NEW YORK - New York City Judge Nicholas Garaufis has announced that at least $128 million is owed to Latinos…
March 12, 2012

Republican primary electorate dominated by white, older voters

theGRIO REPORT - The Republican primaries have drawn an electorate that is much older and less ethnically-diverse than the rest…
March 8, 2012

Officials: LA school brawl not racially motivated

CARSON, Calif. (AP) - A brawl involving dozens of students that left eight students injured at a Los Angeles-area high…
March 7, 2012

Latinos join modern civil rights march in Selma

Rev. Al Sharpton is leading a symbolic march from Selma to Montgomery to bring attention to controversial voting laws and…