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July 31, 2012

Man finds 'Hello Ni**er!' message on TV in Motel 6 room

theGRIO REPORT - Dayton native, Joseph Ross turned on his Motel 6 room's television only to see the words 'Hello…
July 27, 2012

NAACP backs 'Stand Your Ground' defense for Georgia prisoner

John McNeil has been in prison for five and half years after being found guilty on murder charges....
July 21, 2012

NAACP develops HIV manual for black churches

WASHINGTON (AP) - As the pastor of a mostly African-American Baptist church near Houston, Timothy W. Sloan has known for…
July 19, 2012

Rick Perry: Eric Holder's voter ID comments an attempt to incite racial tension

Eric Holder's remarks last week that voter ID laws are a modern-day version of a poll tax are receiving criticism…
July 16, 2012

Rush Limbaugh: NAACP is an 'extremist group'

Days after Mitt Romney spoke at the NAACP convention in Houston; conservative radio host Rush Limbaugh calls the civil rights…
July 16, 2012

Herman Cain: The NAACP 'has lost its relevance'

As a guest on 'Fox and Friends', former Republican presidential candidate, Herman Cain stated that he feels the 'NAACP has…
July 15, 2012

Romney's new base strategy — become more like Newt Gingrich

OPINION - Mitt Romney is trying a new strategy for the general election: uniting the base behind him by picking…
July 14, 2012

Did President Obama snub the NAACP convention?

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama’s absence at the NAACP convention in Houston this week raised questions amongst black leaders, black…
July 13, 2012

Black clergy group protests NAACP support of gay marriage

The Coalition of African-American Pastors is protesting at the NAACP’s national convention in reaction the African-American civil rights organization’s support…
July 12, 2012

Romney's ringers? GOP candidate's campaign requested NAACP passes for black 'VIPs'

theGRIO REPORT - According to the NAACP's senior vice president of policy and advocacy, Hilary Shelton, the cheers came from…
July 12, 2012

Biden tells NAACP Obama stands by his convictions

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is offering a rebuttal of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney before the nation's…
July 12, 2012

NAACP says covert discrimination led to white coach's firing

PHILADELPHIA - Attorney Dennis Young, who is representing a high school basketball coach who was fired last month, told NBC10…
July 12, 2012

Obama talks up middle class in video to NAACP

HOUSTON (AP) - President Barack Obama has asked NAACP members to keep standing with him as he seeks re-election and…
July 12, 2012

'Free stuff': Is Mitt Romney going to benefit from the NAACP's boos?

OPINION - The Republican presidential hopeful’s willingness to go speak to a “hostile” audience at the annual NAACP National Convention…
July 12, 2012

How Joe Biden became Obama's ideal 'black surrogate'

OPINION - Biden’s assigned role of visible point man for team Obama with minorities raises two tormenting questions for the…
July 12, 2012

Romney: 'We expected boos' at NAACP convention

OPINION - Romney receiving 14 seconds of sustained boos at the NAACP annual convention -- when he mentioned repealing "Obamacare"…
July 11, 2012

Can Republicans win black votes while cutting government jobs?

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney discussed black unemployment during his speech at the NAACP conference today...
July 11, 2012

How poll taxes have historically hurt black Americans

theGRIO REPORT - Addressing the 103rd NAACP Convention in Houston, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder likened new voter ID laws…
July 11, 2012

Martin Luther King III to hold March in Florida in protest of Marissa Alexander sentence

theGRIO REPORT - Martin Luther King III, along with other supporters of Marisa Alexander, will hold a rally for her…
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…