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February 11, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Reed has more than sextupled Atlanta's reserves to $58 million, largely through pension reform, all while maintaining…
February 10, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - Obama calls the newly repurposed Office of Public Engagement the "front door" of his White House and…
February 3, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - "Muslim" and "Congressman" were mutually exclusive terms before Minnesota elected Keith Ellison in 2006, when he also…
February 2, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - As the sole candidate President Barack Obama endorsed with a television commercial in that election, Richmond serves…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - From clean energy to ethnic diversity, Erica Williams aims to advocate on the issues that Americans under…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - While other congressmen cite their voting records for proof of their convictions, Rep. Donna Edwards can point…
February 1, 2011
TheGrio's 100 - When Tim Scott took office on January 3, he became the first African-American Republican congressman from South…
January 6, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - William Daley will step into one of the most important and influential jobs in American government as…
October 14, 2010
BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Polls indicate many minority voters are discouraged and won't turn out Nov. 2 as they did…
September 13, 2010
VIDEO - In DC, the mayoral election could be decided to the sound of a different beat; the mixture of…
August 31, 2010
OPINION - But there is a deeper, more relevant question to be asked about the allegations against Eddie Johnson: Even…
July 29, 2010
VIDEO - As the ethics controversy evolves, has the 80-year-old congressman's legacy been irrevocably damaged?...
June 24, 2010
ALL HIP HOP Q&A - We ask Drake about how he intends to appease his highly critical base and his…
June 17, 2010
VIDEO - When hip-hop artists speak out about politics does that matter to you? Does hip-hop influence what you do…
June 15, 2010
The number of African Americans winning political offices hasn't increase since Obama won. The black political community says these stats…
June 15, 2010
Forget a corporate job. A Portland man dances in a skirt to support himself, his cat and to make some…
June 14, 2010
Rep. James Clyburn does not think he will fall behind Alvin Greene. Clybum thinks his campaign is a mess...l
June 14, 2010
theGRIO VIDEO - Although the faces in power might be different today, many of the issues political hip-hop artists spoke…
June 14, 2010
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - Perhaps the most surprising element of Alvin Greene's victory so far is that nothing yet…
June 14, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Unofficial? Certainly. There are just too many great examples of politically minded rap to put in one list...