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June 27, 2012
OPINION - The Republican strategy for winning the youth vote, black vote, and low-income vote has been to ensure that…
June 25, 2012
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Republican Gov. Terry Branstad has made Iowa one of the most difficult states in the…
June 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A Harvard University PhD candidate has conducted a study that may explain why polling data in political…
June 1, 2012
Florida came out Friday with a statement defending its recent voter roll purge. The state has been criticized by several…
March 12, 2012
The NAACP hopes that international pressure will help to reverse legislation in 31 U.S. states that has changed access to…
March 7, 2012
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - The nonpartisan League of Women Voters and two prisoners' rights groups sued California elections officials on…
March 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, which retraces the steps Martin Luther King. Jr and others…
February 12, 2012
Actor Samuel L. Jackson claims that he voted for President Obama in 2008 'because he was black'...
February 7, 2012
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - South Carolina is suing the U.S. Justice Department, saying it was wrong to block the…
January 1, 2012
MSNBC VIDEO -- The year 2012 is officially under way, and with it come a host of new laws that…
December 14, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year's…
December 8, 2011
NEWSONE - Plots to suppress the African American vote date back to the Reconstruction Era...
November 22, 2011
OPINION - Rick Scott's moves on the political front could place Florida at center stage, yet again, in the national…
November 8, 2011
OPINION - Voters in the state of Mississippi, voters go to the polls today with the option to turn back…
September 2, 2011
The state Department of Motor Vehicles and Gov. Nikki Haley announced a plan on Wednesday to provide free rides to…
August 29, 2011
OPINION - It seems the GOP is on a campaign to rewrite American history and erase the lessons learned from…
July 27, 2011
LOS ANGELES (AP) - To do that, Roger Vann, the group's chief operating officer, said the organization plans to use…
June 7, 2011
A majority of Black youth are not politically involved especially those from low-income households, according to a year-long study conducted…
December 14, 2010
OPINION - For black voters, Bush v. Gore is a stark reminder of the outdated voting equipment that led to…
October 14, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Mrs. Obama's approval rating puts her more than 20 points beyond that of her husband, President Barack…