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A  group of conservatives led by Andrew Breitbart have launched  a campaign of mockery against Rev. Al Sharpton’s new MSNBC show “Politics Nation.” Critics complaints started every since Sharpton was named the host replacing previous host Cenk Uygur, but they’ve ramped up their bashing more recently complaining about a segment Sharpton aired comparing GOP presidential candidates to […]

The African-American jobless rate climbed from 15.9 to 16.7, which only strengthens the argument of Black lawmakers that there is a critical need to specifically address this problem. Their white counterparts who saw their unemployment rate decrease to 8.0% in August from 8.1% in July, African Americans saw their unemployment rate increase to 16.7% in […]

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) launched a “For the People” Jobs Initiative in response to alarmingly high unemployment rates in Black America, offering hope to many Black job seekers during these troubling economic times. theGrio had a unique vantage point on the tour, having streamed all five stops and having sent correspondents to moderate each […]

Oprah Winfrey is meeting with top technology players in an attempt to revamp her flagship site Oprah.com, whose traffic has declined since her popular talk show went off the air in May. According to comScore, a leading Internet research company, Oprah.com went from 5.1 unique visitors back in January to 2.4 million by July. To […]

Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is criticizing Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his statements on the 10th Amendment, saying they echo rhetoric used by slavery-defending Confederate leaders. “After all, it was the Tenth Amendment and states’ rights that protected the institution of slavery. The words ‘slave’ or ‘slavery’ did not appear in the Constitution. The […]

By Matt Stevens Washington, D.C., Mayor Vincent Gray has added some new and needed faces into the upper ranks of his office. He plans to restore the confidence of D.C. residents by bringing in District outsiders, a move that breaks with past traditions of local government. Gray announced the appointment of Christopher Murphy as his […]

In an effort to expand diversity in their programming, one of the nation’s leading media companies, Cablevision, will now offer its subscribers TV One*  — an entertainment cable channel offering programming aimed at Black adults. Launched in 2004, TV One’s stated aims are to “entertain, inform and inspire” the 54 million African American households it […]

LEXINGTON, Va. — A rural Virginia city where Robert E. Lee and Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson are buried on Thursday limited the flying of the Confederate flag on poles on several downtown streets. After more than 2 hours of heated debate, the Lexington City Council voted 4-1 to allow only the Virginia, U.S. and city flags […]

WASHINGTON  — Employers stopped adding jobs in August, an alarming setback for an economy that has struggled to grow and might be at risk of another recession. The government also reported that the unemployment rate remained at 9.1 percent. It was the weakest jobs report since September 2010. Stocks tumbled on the news. The Dow […]

Legendary soul singer Aretha Franklin will once again serenade President Obama when she performs before his speech on jobs and the economy on Monday in Detroit. Franklin, a Detroit native, also welcomed Obama to the White house when she sung “Let Freedom Ring” at his inauguration in Jan. 2009. Her performance will be held at […]

A group of current and former African American government employees, Blacks In Government (BIG), have issued a statement calling for the end to the racially biased “War On Drugs.” They joined forces with LEAP (Law Enforcement Against Prohibition) for a statement denouncing the war on drugs written by former African American DEA agent, Mather Fogg. […]