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October 7, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Sun Belt metropolitan areas, such as Tampa, Miami and Las Vegas, are no longer havens for African-Americans…
October 7, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - African American unemployment dropped from 16.7 percent to 16 percent and black teen joblessness dipped slightly from…
October 7, 2011
OPINION - Racism is much more deeply entrenched in the fabric of American life than a simple whitewashing of one's…
October 5, 2011
TALKING POINTS MEMO - Herman Cain had some tough words for the Occupy Wall Street protests, in an interview with…
October 4, 2011
OPINION - It is time to work with the president in finding solutions that will put Americans back to work…
October 3, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama demanded Monday that Congress vote on his jobs legislation package this month despite signs…
October 3, 2011
GOOD - Ironically, minorities, who have been hit the hardest by the economic downturn, do not have a negative perception…
September 29, 2011
OPINION - Congresswoman Waters has ensured that the president is challenged, but to what end?...
September 29, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The number of people seeking unemployment benefits fell sharply last week, an encouraging sign that layoffs are…
September 26, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - The president, who is touring the country promoting his American Jobs Act proposal, discusses the impact the…
September 26, 2011
VIDEO - Elangwe said she sends out 100 resumes a week to jobs she's qualified for -- positions in marketing,…
September 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - It was a city that was integral to the birth of the auto industry. It fell quicker…
September 23, 2011
Politico - The drop in support among black voters mirrors the declining support for Obama among all groups...
September 22, 2011
For the first time, more than 50 percent of Americans blame President Barack Obama for the nation's economic woes, a…
September 21, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Ohio's unemployment rate is at 9.1 percent as of August. Combine that with the high poverty rate,…
September 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Black folks in Obama's hometown of Chicago, Illinois have little confusion when it comes to the state…
September 16, 2011
The New York Daily News - "That's what happened in Cairo. That's what happened in Madrid. You don't want those…
September 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Experts aren't sure why. The expectation had been that crime would increase in a weak economy with…
September 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama has struggled to meet the expectations of some in the black community, which is…
September 14, 2011
OPINION - Because the administration rarely communicates its outreach or the president's sentiments about African-Americans in public, they are often…