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May 27, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - When a scandal hits a church, it is normal for members to take it personally...
May 9, 2011
OPINION - Hollywood continues to play it safe with black films instead of providing black filmmakers with the platform to…
May 5, 2011
OPINION - The killing was yet another excuse to spew racist venom tossing out the full and familiar storehouse of…
April 25, 2011
CHICAGO - Kathryn Lofton argues that Oprah preaches "The Gospel of You" with rhythmic, sermon-like speeches and preaches ways people…
April 25, 2011
OPINION - Minorities are still more inclined to hold onto their religious beliefs, and thus, arguably more inclined to the…
April 15, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - King was born not far from Ebenezer and is buried across the street from the church. He…
March 11, 2011
VIDEO - Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota) appeared on 'Morning Joe' to discuss his testimony at the homeland terror hearings led…
March 10, 2011
OPINION - Rep. Peter King may purport that he is tired of 'political correctness', but the reality is that the…
February 25, 2011
At the St. James Chapel at the Quigley Seminary, a prayer service was held and and the decrees were signed…
February 24, 2011
OPINION - Obama's record on gay rights, though imperfect, has been the most progressive and exemplary of any of his…
February 17, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The newly recreated Conference of National Black Churches (CNBC) has made health one of their four key…
February 13, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Boehner denies that he is willing to let those misperceptions remain because they weaken and delegitimize Obama...
February 11, 2011
OPINION - Mooz-lum, despite its earnestness and gripping performances, walks something of a tightrope between moralizing and well-meaning...
January 28, 2011
OPINION - The once defiant minister has opted out of having his day in court and has instead agreed to…
January 19, 2011
"[Homosexuality] is not tolerated here at all. Let me tell you one reason why: because of the Bible, of course.…
January 8, 2011
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) - Somalis say Islamist insurgents have banned unrelated men and women from shaking hands, speaking or walking…
December 26, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Known by some to be an alternative to Christmas, many Christians have become largely critical of the…
December 23, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The idea of black Jews in America is more widely accepted than in years past, dovetailing with…
December 7, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - The Conference of National Black Churches, a collaboration between nine of the largest black church denominations in…
December 2, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Who a person slept with, and how they lived became a cause of critique in the black…