ACORN News

ACORN branches rename, rebrand after video scandal

By theGrio

10:24 AM on 03/15/2010

CHICAGO (AP) - Affiliates of the once mighty liberal activist group ACORN are remaking themselves in a desperate bid to ditch the tarnished name of their parent organization...

Brooklyn DA: ACORN video activities not a crime

By theGrio

2:19 PM on 03/02/2010

NEW YORK (AP) - ACORN employees videotaped by conservative activists did not commit a crime, the Brooklyn District Attorney's Office said Monday...

Government urges judge to reverse ruling over ACORN funding

By theGrio

8:30 AM on 12/18/2009

NEW YORK (AP) - The government has asked a federal judge to let it cut ACORN's funding, saying a report commissioned by the embattled community activist reinforces Congress' concern about misuse of federal funds...

GOP uses ACORN to fight bank redlining law

By theGrio

3:47 PM on 10/12/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Conservative Republicans are capitalizing on the troubles of community activist group ACORN -- ranging from charges of voter registration fraud...

ACORN chief responds to videotape scandal

By Cynthia Gordy

12:13 PM on 10/02/2009

In an exclusive interview with ACORN CEO Bertha Lewis, ESSENCE.com talks about the scandal, accountability, and why she says the group has been unfairly persecuted.

Don't throw out ACORN over a few bad seeds

By Rev. Al Sharpton

8:33 AM on 09/29/2009

OPINION - ACORN has worked diligently to register individuals from disenfranchised neighborhoods, help construct schools, find affordable housing for the poor, and more.

Broad attacks on ACORN are just plain nuts

By Roland Laird

9:30 AM on 09/24/2009

OPINION -- Let me be clear, ACORN's actions deserved to be exposed, and they deserve to be punished. But let me be equally clear, ACORN is not a big American problem...

US Census Bureau breaks from advocacy group ACORN

By theGrio via AP

11:15 AM on 09/14/2009

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Census Bureau on Friday severed its ties with ACORN, a community organization that has been hit with Republican accusations of voter-registration fraud...

Obama to Dems: Health reform 'is in your hands'

VIDEO - Victory within reach, President Obama exhorted House Democrats on Saturday to stay true to their party's legacy and make history...