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June 14, 2011

Single mom selling Obama letter to save family

VIDEO - Destiny Mathis, a 26-year-old single mother of three, hopes to sell a letter from President Obama for $11,000…
June 14, 2011

Fox Business host: Sorry for racist slams on Obama

NEW YORK (AP) - In a brief mea culpa, conservative host Eric Bolling said on his Monday broadcast that he…
June 13, 2011

Eric Bolling accused of 'revolting racism' for Obama 'hizzouse' comments

Fox Business host Eric Bolling is drawing fire for comments he made about President Obama on Friday...
June 10, 2011

Slideshow: Sasha Obama's life in the spotlight

SLIDESHOW - The youngest Obama daughter is celebrating her 10th birthday on June 10...
June 9, 2011

Obama welcomes BCS champions Auburn to White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is reminding Alabamans of a reason to celebrate: Auburn University's championship football team...
May 27, 2011

Clyburn protests McClatchy article on Obama and race

WASHINGTON - House Assistant Democratic Leader Jim Clyburn objected Thursday to coverage of his views on the impact of President…
May 26, 2011

Palin signals ambition, reluctance for White House

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Palin's supporters are putting together a campaign-in-waiting in Iowa in the hopes she decides to join…
May 26, 2011

Trump says Obama birth certificate fake

Upon the release of Obama's birth certificate, Trump took credit for the disclosure...
May 21, 2011

From marijuana to alligator hides, Obama pardons 8

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House, as is typically the case with every administration, offered no elaboration for the president's…
May 17, 2011

Bill O'Reilly and Jon Stewart battle over Common

VIDEO - Common's recent invitation to perform at the White House fueled a heated debate last night between Comedy Central's…
May 13, 2011

Jon Stewart and Bill O' Reilly to debate Common's lyrics

NEW YORK (AP) - O'Reilly has criticized Common's presence at Wednesday's event. He says some of Common's lyrics celebrate violence...
May 13, 2011

Black caucus takes challenges to White House

theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Cleaver told TheGrio, "no president is always right. We have taken every president to task since…
May 12, 2011

Civil rights-era rape victim revels in White House tour

WASHINGTON (AP) - Recy Taylor is touring the nation's capital nearly seven decades after she was denied justice following a…
May 12, 2011

Why the right hates Common

The man at the center of all those middle-aged white people's anger this week was Chicago's own Lonnie Rashid Lynn…
May 12, 2011

The right wants to remind America Obama is black

OPINION - Obama appears to be moving too fast and successfully for GOP strategists, and they seem to be clearly…
May 12, 2011

Common rhymes about MLK at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - Rapper Common opened his performance at the White House with cuts of words from Martin Luther King,…
May 11, 2011

Jill Scott is the next White House guest being called 'racist'

If you haven't been following the story, Michelle Obama's event is set to feature poetry readings by a number of…
May 11, 2011

White House defends invite to Common

Spokesman Jay Carney says President Barack Obama has spoken out against violent and misogynistic music lyrics..
May 11, 2011

Common gets a bad rap from the right

OPINION - Although the talented Chicago-bred rapper is hardly immune to criticism, the controversy has become the latest episode in…
May 10, 2011

Common's White House invite creates controversy

If the artist is worth his or her salt, then chances he or she has probably done something outre or…