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October 26, 2016
Threats surrounding the presidential race have led communities around the U.S. to move polling places out of schools or cancel…
October 25, 2016
A selfie Justin Timberlake took may have been against the law, since a Tennessee law does not allow pictures and…
October 17, 2016
On Sunday, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee spoke at a campaign event for Hillary Clinton at the African-American Museum of Iowa…
October 17, 2016
During this past weekend's Tidal concert, Beyoncé used her platform to rally concertgoers to get out and rock the vote.
October 6, 2016
Ava DuVernay's "13th," which premieres on Netflix Oct. 7, is a historical masterpiece that explores the 13th Amendment's "original sin."
August 8, 2016
Marc Lamont Hill visited Power 105.1’s  The Breakfast Club recently to talk with D.J. Envy, Charlamagne the God, and Angela Yee. During
June 6, 2016
Doing time for a crime, doesn’t always mean getting a second chance.  But in the state of Virginia, there was a glimmer
May 13, 2016
President Barack Obama says that it is too difficult to vote in the United States, and he has a few…
January 12, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address Tuesday night will attempt to frame the choice
October 22, 2015
In a radical departure from his 2004 "vote or die" position, Diddy said that he believes voting is a 'scam'...
April 6, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Parents in a Georgia school district are upset over a teacher who allegedly told students that President…
January 16, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Five white Texans have come forward to sue Dallas County because, saying Dallas County Commissioner's Court does…
November 7, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A video showing Harvard students trying to pass a 1964 Louisiana Literacy test was released on Monday…
October 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A just-released star-studded video set to a remix of Lil John’s “Turn Down For What”—retitled “Turn Out…
March 14, 2014
OPINION - We are witnessing in real time the influence Black Twitter has on careers, the success of television shows,…
February 28, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — In elections that begin next week, voters in 10 states will be required to present photo identification…
February 19, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Senator Rand Paul (R-Ky.) today urged lawmakers in Kentucky to change the state's laws and allow convicted…
February 12, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Attorney General Eric Holder delivered a high-profile speech on Tuesday, urging states to roll back laws that…
February 11, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder on Tuesday urged states to restore voting rights to former prison inmates, an…
February 7, 2014
MSNBC - Recent years have seen a seemingly endless stream of efforts in GOP-controlled states across the country to make…