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Opinion April 18, 2012

OPINION - The controversial organization behind 'Stand Your Ground' and voter ID laws around the country is backing down on…

News April 17, 2012

OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A conservative organization that helped spread a Florida law that allows people to use deadly force…

Opinion April 16, 2012

OPINION - Perhaps the Trayvon Martin tragedy, and the president's acknowledgement that the slain teen could well have been his…

Politics April 11, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg is launching a campaign to overturn 'Stand Your Ground' laws around the nation...

News April 6, 2012

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A task force examining Florida's 'stand your ground' self-defense law was told Thursday that the…

News April 5, 2012

WASHINGTON (AP) - Coca-Cola Co. has terminated its relationship with a conservative group seen by some as an incubator for…

Politics April 5, 2012

theGRIO REPORT - Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are proposing a House resolution that calls for further investigation into…

Opinion April 4, 2012

OPINION - While a lot of attention has rightly been focused on Super PACs, there's another type of organization that…

Entertainment April 2, 2012

Tyler Perry recently posted a detailed account to his personal Facebook page of his last experience being racial profiled by…

News March 27, 2012

theGRIO REPORT - Miami defense attorney Tony Moss has tried dozens of cases, including more than a dozen homicides. But…

Politics March 23, 2012

Rep. Allen West says that self-appointed neighborhood watchman George Zimmerman had no authorization to take action against the 17-year-old Trayvon…

Video March 22, 2012

MIAMI (AP) - Florida is among 21 states with a 'Stand Your Ground Law,' which gives people wide latitude to…

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