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March 28, 2013

Jamie Foxx plays president in official ‘White House Down’ trailer

VIDEO - The filmmaker behind Independence Day is blowing up the White House again, but this time a black man…
March 28, 2013

Nelson Mandela in hospital with lung infection

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Nelson Mandela, the anti-apartheid leader who became South Africa's first black president, has been admitted to a…
March 25, 2013

Central African Republic president overthrown by rebels

BANGUI, Central African Republic (AP) — Rebels overthrew Central African Republic's president of a decade on Sunday, seizing the presidential…
February 21, 2013

Bloomberg poll: Obama approval rating highest in 3 years

theGRIO REPORT - According to the most recent Bloomberg National Poll, President Barack Obama has his highest job approval rating…
February 11, 2013

4 years into Obama era, a complicated state of our union

ANALYSIS - President Obama is likely to say America is 'getting stronger,' as he did last year, or use some…
January 21, 2013

Presidents Clinton, Carter join Obama inaugural gathering

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter joined lawmakers and other dignitaries at the Capitol for President…
January 20, 2013

Barack Obama sworn in to second term as US president

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president, surrounded by family in the ornate White House Blue Room, was administered the brief oath…
December 14, 2012

Mandela remains hospitalized as questions grow

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela has entered the seventh day of a hospital stay for a lung infection…
November 12, 2012

'Go On' star Tyler James Williams on voting for the 1st time: 'I was beyond excited'

theGRIO Q&A: During an interview with theGrio, Tyler James Williams opened up about his role on NBC's new series Go…
November 5, 2012

Gallup: Majority of Americans expect Obama to win re-election

theGRIO REPORT - According to interviews conducted by Gallup's polling site, no matter how people plan on voting, Americans still…
October 19, 2012

James Bond star Daniel Craig declares his support for President Obama: 'I trust him'

theGRIO REPORT - During an interview withGrio, Daniel Craig, who stars and James Bond in the upcoming film 'Skyfall' declared…
October 18, 2012

First lady Michelle Obama pens open letter to women

theGRIO REPORT - With less than 20 days left until the country elects its next president, First Lady Michelle Obama…
October 8, 2012

What if the first black president were a Republican?

OPINION - A deeper analysis of this issue reveals a great deal about the prisms through which we see race…
October 3, 2012

Romney supporters tell cardboard Obama to 'go back to Kenya!' (VIDEO)

theGRIO REPORT - Mitt Romney supporters didn't have kind things to say Monday night when a member of liberal group…
September 25, 2012

Madonna endorses 'black Muslim' in the White House

theGRIO REPORT - At a concert in Washington, D.C. last night Madonna went on rant where she called Obama 'a…
September 14, 2012

Kansas considers removing Obama from ballot in November

theGRIO REPORT - GOP controlled state of Kansas, the all Republican State Objections Board voted unanimously to delay the decision…
September 13, 2012

Why President Obama is always wearing a blue or gray suit

theGRIO REPORT - In the article 'Obama's Way', Vanity Fair writer Michael Lewis provides a rare behind-the-scenes look at the…
September 5, 2012

Clinton, Obama set aside rivalry for election

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - When Bill Clinton takes the convention stage in prime time Wednesday to praise President Barack Obama,…
August 7, 2012

Why the GOP can't stop dreaming of a Condoleezza Rice candidacy

theGRIO REPORT - Whether it’s headlines on the Drudge Report or speculation about her vice presidential prospects in the mainstream…
July 27, 2012

Pew poll finds 17 percent of registered voters think Obama is Muslim

The latest Pew research poll found that 17 percent of registered voters think President Barack Obama is Muslim, while 31…