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October 2, 2013

Obama, lawmakers to meet on shutdown's 2nd day

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama summoned congressional leaders to the White House on the second day of a partial…
September 27, 2013

Obama speaks to Rouhani, says Iran deal possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani spoke by telephone Friday, the first conversation between American…
September 26, 2013

Obama recalls daughter Sasha's medical scare

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama recalled a medical scare involving his younger daughter while delivering remarks on the Affordable Care…
September 13, 2013

Obama names new leaders to White House Initiative on HBCUs

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama named two new leaders to head the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and…
September 12, 2013

Dante de Blasio brings back the ‘fro: theGrio’s favorite afros of all time

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Dante de Blasio, the teenage son of likely Democratic New York City mayoral nominee Bill de Blasio,…
September 9, 2013

Ben Jealous credited with boosting NAACP success

WASHINGTON (AP) — Months before Benjamin Jealous took the helm of the NAACP, his predecessor quit following clashes with the…
September 8, 2013

NAACP president Ben Jealous to step down this year

WASHINGTON (AP) — Benjamin Jealous, the president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, says…
August 29, 2013

Obama, Clinton or Carter: Who gave the best March on Washington speech?

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were among the speakers at Wednesday's…
July 24, 2013

Obamacare won’t slash workers’ hours, report finds

NBC News - Opponents of Obamacare say it will kill jobs, and they specifically say provisions forcing employers to offer…
July 24, 2013

Bill Clinton ‘sings’ big summer hit ‘Blurred Lines’

NBC News - When you blur the lines between fantasy and reality as well as the folks at baracksdubs, it's…
July 8, 2013

Amanda Bynes tweets Barack and Michelle Obama are 'ugly'

theGRIO REPORT - Amanda Bynes took to her Twitter account earlier today to tweet her thoughts on the first couple's…
July 1, 2013

From DOMA to the Voting Rights Act: Civil rights history made and unmade in Washington last week

OPINION - With the Fourth of July holiday just around the corner, and as we near the 50-year celebration of…
June 27, 2013

Obama inspires Jamie Foxx presidential role in ‘White House Down’

theGRIO REPORT - Director Roland Emmerich brings new life to summer blockbusters with the action-comedy White House Down.
June 26, 2013

Jacob Zuma cancels trip due to Mandela’s grave condition

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South Africa's president visited a gravely ill Nelson Mandela in the hospital on Wednesday night, and canceled…
June 26, 2013

Paris Barclay becomes 1st black president of the Director’s Guild of America

NBC NEWS - The Directors’ Guild of America Saturday announced the election of its first black president, Paris Barclay...
June 21, 2013

Ex-South African president says Mandela improving

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - A former South African president has said the health of Nelson Mandela is improving as the 94-year-old…
June 11, 2013

Howard University trustee sends letter warning school is in 'genuine trouble'

theGRIO REPORT - In a letter sent to fellow Howard University board of trustee members, vice chairwoman Renee Higginbotham-Brooks warned…
April 25, 2013

Barbara Bush on Jeb run: 'We've had enough Bushes'

WASHINGTON (AP) - Amid the celebration surrounding the opening of son George W. Bush's presidential library Thursday, former first lady…
April 24, 2013

President Obama: At times, Michelle has felt like a single mom

TODAY - During a wide-ranging interview, Presidnet Obama spoke about life in the White House as a husband and father…
April 3, 2013

Obama to return 5 percent of salary to Treasury

WASHINGTON (AP) - Sharing a bit of budget pain, President Barack Obama will return 5 percent of his salary each…