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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Black farmer
March 15, 2022

Department of Agriculture works to remedy its history of discrimination and aid Black farmers

Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and members of a 15-member equity commission tell theGrio the USDA's aim is to redress the wrongs…
September 9, 2013

What will NAACP president Ben Jealous’ legacy be?

OPINION - NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous recently announced he will step down from his position leading the…
September 13, 2012

Shirley Sherrod forgives Andrew Breitbart, but won’t forget what he did

Shirley Sherrod, former Georgia state director for the USDA visited Starting Point Thursday morning to discuss her new book, 'The…
March 26, 2012

Melissa Harris-Perry mocks Geraldo's comments with 'dress code for black safety'

VIDEO - On her show Saturday, Harris-Perry's comments took a turn toward the sarcastic when she debuted her 'MHP Dress…
March 8, 2012

E-mails show White House input on Sherrod ouster

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House was immediately involved in the Agriculture Department's decision to ask USDA employee Shirley Sherrod…
March 5, 2012

Shirley Sherrod continues lawsuit after Breitbart death

Conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart may have died Wednesday but that hasn't stopped Shirley Sherrod's defamation lawsuit against him...
March 1, 2012

Andrew Breitbart's biggest crusades (SLIDESHOW)

SLIDESHOW - Breitbart made a career of pushing the envelope, and he had a particular focus on African-Americans,..
March 1, 2012

Andrew Breitbart dead: Blogger saw himself as defender of black conservatives

theGRIO REPORT - Conservative activist and online entrepreneur Andrew Breitbart, who died of natural cases Thursday at age 43, had…
March 1, 2012

Andrew Breitbart dead: Website, editor say activist has dies at 43

WASHINGTON (AP) - Conservative media publisher and activist Andrew Breitbart has died at the age of 43...
July 20, 2011

Why black America is rooting against Rupert Murdoch

OPINION - The coded racism and race-baiting by Fox News contributors and hosts means that Murdoch will find very few…
July 19, 2011

Shirley Sherrod's case against Brietbart to begin

WASHINGTON (AP) - A year to the day after Shirley Sherrod was ousted from the Agriculture Department, the former government…
June 8, 2011

Why the Weiner scandal won't vindicate Breitbart

OPINION - Let's be clear about one thing, Rep. Weiner's actions are in no way, shape or form excusable, but…
May 14, 2011

USDA discusses outreach work with Shirley Sherrod

ATLANTA (AP) - The administration has been in talks with Shirley Sherrod, who resigned last year as Georgia's director of…
May 11, 2011

Study: USDA still plagued by civil rights problems

WASHINGTON (AP) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack arranged for the $8 million review as part of an effort to address…
May 11, 2011

Gingrich has already lost the minority vote

OPINION - As one reporter said of Newt Gingrich, 'It was the racism that threw me'...
February 14, 2011

Payback? Ousted employee Sherrod sues Breitbart

WASHINGTON (AP) - Shirley Sherrod said Monday that she is "still reeling" after she was ousted in a racial firestorm…
December 28, 2010

Slideshow: The top 10 civil rights conflicts of 2010

SLIDESHOW - The work of civil rights lawyers and advocates has not slowed in the wake of the 2008 presidential…
December 8, 2010

Black farmers find a way to triumph over historic obstacles

OPINION - Thousands of farmers will reap justice after sowing decades of activist mobilization in the face of USDA discrimination...
November 2, 2010

ABC drops Breitbart from election night coverage

HUFFINGTON POST - In response, Breitbart posted internal emails sent to him by ABC producers on his website...
November 1, 2010

Why is ABC News backing race-baiter Breitbart?

OPINION - After this unfair and unwarranted attack on Shirley Sherrod, Breitbart should have faded into obscurity, never to be…