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July 6, 2012
In op-ed in opposition to the Supreme Court's decision to uphold health care reform, the controversial musician muses about whether…
June 21, 2012
TRAVIS LOLLER NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Southern Baptists passed a resolution opposing the idea that same-sex marriage is a civil…
May 31, 2012
OPINION - Let’s face it: If Donald Trump were from a state south of the Mason Dixon line his birther…
January 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Increasing family interactions and communication resulted in decreased rates of substance abuse, depression and conduct problems among…
December 12, 2011
OPINION - According to the latest NBC/Marist poll President Obama now leads both GOP candidates in South Carolina...
November 22, 2011
OPINION - With their lockstep support for the Democratic Party in the South, African-Americans are seemingly returning to the old…
November 8, 2011
In an effort to secure more African-American officials for positions on the federal bench, North Carolina's largest civil rights organization…
October 18, 2011
JAMESTOWN, N.C. (AP) - Obama's Southern strategy is at the heart of the president's three-day bus trip this week through…
October 18, 2011
(September 2011) U.S. 2010 Census results show that black-white residential segregation declined modestly since 2000, continuing the gradual pace begun…
October 4, 2011
OPINION - I'm not arguing that the South is more racist than any other part of the country, but there…
September 12, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - For the owners of black businesses in the North that were established and thrived on the patronage…
September 2, 2011
OPINION - There is no reason to believe what Obama did in 2008 can't be replicated at the state-level for…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - Oddly, the blackest, poorest and most federally-dependent state in America is also the most conservative state, according to…
August 3, 2011
OPINION - From its inception, the Tea Party 'movement' has been touted as something new...
May 4, 2011
SLIDESHOW - This week marks the start of the 50th anniversary of the civil rights Freedom Riders, who traveled by…
April 30, 2011
OPINION - By standing with these Americans, we can help make their road to recovery smoother, and get them through…
April 29, 2011
TUSCALOOSA, Alabama (AP) - Obama planned Friday to tour parts of Alabama that were devastated by an outbreak of tornados…
April 25, 2011
OPINION - For many other Southern whites, the flag and its association with Southern history, is a genuine source of…
February 20, 2011
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - They started at a fountain where slaves were once sold, past the church that Martin Luther…
February 15, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Southern U.S. region accounted for roughly 75 percent of the population gains among blacks since 2000,…