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Al Sharpton defends Melissa Harris Perry from Cornel West's 'arrogant' and 'disingenuous' attacks

By Zerlina Maxwell

12:42 PM on 02/08/2012

theGRIO REPORT - In an interview with theGrio, Rev. Al Sharpton responded sternly to West's latest criticism that he and Dr. Harris-Perry were somehow rewarded for their support for the Obama administration...
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Activist prof Cornel West returning to NY seminary

By theGrio

9:23 AM on 11/17/2011

NEW YORK (AP) - Ivy League activist Cornel West is returning to the Union Theological Seminary in New York City...
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Conservative at Cain event calls Dems 'party of KKK'

By Chika Oduah

4:38 PM on 10/26/2011

theGRIO REPORT - At an event in support of Cain, conservative activist Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani, described the Democrats as a party of the KKK and segregation...
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Cornel West, Carl Dix to protest NYPD's 'Stop and Frisk' policy

By theGrio

12:50 PM on 10/20/2011

On October 21, The Stop Mass Incarceration Network spearheaded by revolutionary communist Carl Dix plans to descend upon the Harlem precinct in non-violent protest of New York City's "Stop and Frisk" policy...
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Cornel West won't face charges after DC arrest

By theGrio

1:23 PM on 10/17/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - Prosecutors on Monday decided not to press charges against the group. They were arrested Sunday...
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Cornel West arrested in Supreme Court protest

By theGrio

9:01 AM on 10/17/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Supreme Court spokeswoman says 19 people were arrested Sunday afternoon after they refused to leave the grounds of the court...
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Don't expect drinks with Waters at the White House

By Jeff Johnson

4:31 PM on 09/29/2011

OPINION - Congresswoman Waters has ensured that the president is challenged, but to what end?...
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Cornel West leads liberal search for Obama challenger

By Chika Oduah

8:22 PM on 09/19/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Cornel West has teamed with consumer advocate Ralph Nader to bring progressive ideals to the forefront with a challenger to face Obama...
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Tavis Smiley explores education crisis in TV special

By theGrio

12:30 PM on 09/13/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - In part two of theGrio's interview with Tavis Smiley, the television host and commentator discussed his upcoming PBS special "Too Important to Fail"...
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Tavis Smiley: Don't call me an Obama critic

By theGrio

12:17 PM on 09/12/2011

theGRIO VIDEO - Tavis Smiley says he's not a critic of President Barack Obama, he's an "advocacy journalist" holding the president accountable...
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Will Obama's jobs speech silence his black critics?

By Edward Wyckoff Williams

10:09 AM on 09/08/2011

OPINION - Unemployment rates for African-Americans are now the highest it has been since President Obama took office, and the patience of some of his base is waning...
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Will blacks who backed Obama in '08 stay home in 2012?

By Jay Scott Smith

10:45 AM on 09/07/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The biggest problem the president is facing is not whether people will switch sides. It's whether people will turnout for him again...
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Black Caucus benefits by criticizing Obama fairly

By Zerlina Maxwell

8:28 AM on 08/30/2011

OPINION - The CBC has created a model for how to critique President Obama as an ally without coming across as a hater and the American people will be better for it...
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How Obama has subtly reached out on race

By Mychal Denzel Smith

9:17 AM on 08/25/2011

OPINION - He is aware of the history of race and racism in this country and ingrained inequality of our social and political structures...
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Can black America afford another GOP president?

By Zerlina Maxwell

8:30 AM on 08/22/2011

OPINION - There is no viable alternative. The current crop of Republican presidential candidates are even more radical and far right their President George W. Bush...
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Why Tavis and Cornel won't stop Obama in 2012 (even if they try to)

By theGrio

2:00 PM on 08/18/2011

Never mind the slings and arrows of Tea Partiers. The most politically problematic criticism of Obama these days is coming from his base...
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Obama 'ain't perfect, but he's ours'

By Goldie Taylor

8:03 AM on 08/18/2011

OPINION - How can we hold this president accountable on issues specific to African-Americans and others who are disproportionately impacted by the faltering economy?...
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Why we need a 'New Deal' for black America

By Monique W. Morris

1:26 PM on 08/16/2011

OPINION - What we need is inclusive, creative political action and an increased investment in new strategies to develop skills, opportunities and resources in all communities...
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Cornel West, Tavis Smiley playing poverty games

By theGrio

11:22 AM on 08/12/2011

The funny thing about the much ballyhooed and ridiculed Tavis Smiley/Cornel West joint production poverty tour is how the tables are turned...
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Tavis Smiley: 'The poor are rendered more and more invisible'

By Jaquen Castellanos

3:05 PM on 08/11/2011

VIDEO - Smiley and Cornel West discuss their poverty tour, what they would like to see change in Washington, and Smiley's previous comments about not receiving a White House invitation...
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