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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…
May 4, 2011

Obama will not release photo of bin Laden

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House had been weighing the release of a photo, in part to offer proof that…
May 2, 2011

'U-S-A' chant fills the air outside White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - As news of the death of Osama bin Laden spread, a large crowd gathered in front of…
April 27, 2011

Trump should receive same scrutiny he sought for Obama

Chances are it was a confluence of dumb events that brought the White House to this point...
April 27, 2011

Obama releases birth certificate, decries 'silliness' of debate

WASHINGTON (AP) - By coming before the press in a national statement, Obama sought to stake himself out as a…
April 27, 2011

White House releases Obama birth certificate

WASHINGTON (AP) - The certificate, released Wednesday, says Obama was born in Hawaii, which makes him eligible to hold the…
April 25, 2011

Slideshow: Easter egg roll at the White House

SLIDESHOW - This year's theme 'Get Up and Go!' focuses on promoting health and wellness as part of the first…
April 19, 2011

Willow Smith joins White House Easter lineup

theGRIO REPORT - The 30,000 people who received tickets online will be able to rub Easter baskets with Colbie Caillat,…
March 14, 2011

Herman Cain: 'Don't condemn me because first black prez was bad'

Cain said he believes that the country electing Barack Obama as its first African-American president could help his chances if…
March 10, 2011

Obama: Bullying should not be inevitable, accepted

WASHINGTON (AP) - The president and first lady Michelle Obama convened a conference on preventing bullying Thursday...
March 9, 2011

Obama to host basketball party at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is meeting Wednesday with Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton before hosting a White…