Poverty

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March 7, 2015
Does a rising tide lift all boats, as President Obama once said? The economy is improving, and that’s a good
February 13, 2015
In light of the threat posed by ISIS in Syria and Iraq, President Obama wants Congress to authorize military force
January 19, 2015
If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
October 12, 2014
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to much more than achieving racial equality. That goal, he said
October 11, 2014
Viola Davis told a crowd of Hollywood luminaries that her drive to end childhood hunger is fueled by memories of…
May 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - After a pretrial hearing on Thursday, Arizona mother Shanesha Taylor was granted supervised contact with her children…
May 27, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The corner Safeway is long gone, closed after looting following Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination in 1968.…
March 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - MSNBC's Ronin Farrow Daily asked viewers what stories in their minds were under reported. The resounding feedback…
March 20, 2014
JANESVILLE, Wisc. - Paul Ryan's recent comments regarding inner city men and poverty received a stiff rebuke Wednesday from one…
March 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The Congressional Black Caucus has reached out to Rep. Paul Ryan, following the Republican's controversial remarks regarding…
March 14, 2014
OPINION - What is troubling is that powerful lawmakers such as Paul Ryan are in a position to translate their…
March 13, 2014
NBC News - Rep. Paul Ryan said Thursday that his comments about the 'culture' of inner cities were 'inarticulate'...
February 8, 2014
CHIRADZULU, Malawi - The landlocked southern African country is racked with challenges, its people accustomed to hanging on by a…
February 6, 2014
MSNBC - The president’s health care law does create a new incentive for people to work fewer hours to qualify…
January 29, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Nebraska, known for its large agricultural industry, has surprisingly claimed the top spot as the state with…
January 12, 2014
NBC News - A staggering number of women across the country are still teetering on the verge of poverty and…
January 9, 2014
NBC NEWS - The president’s White House statement was part a renewed emphasis from Obama in the past few weeks…
January 9, 2014
OPINION - Before Erving 'Magic' Johnson got to Michigan State University, Lyndon Johnson employed an old trick of liberal politicians…
January 8, 2014
OPINION - January 8 marks the 50th anniversary of President Lyndon Johnson’s iconic War on Poverty. Sadly, half a century…
December 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Ben Tankard and his family, who are self-dubbed, the 'black Brady Bunch,' have lured in viewers with…