Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile (6.4-kilometer) march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown...
Why the Assata Shakur case still strikes a chord
OPINION - Assata’s status, the government’s case against, her and the moment out which all of this emerged, are signal reminders to many of us that not so long ago, members of the Black Panther Party were considered the greatest threat to the United States government...
Never before heard audio from MLK released
theGRIO REPORT - The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham Freedom Struggle and Martin Luther King Jr.'s Letter from Birmingham Jail speech at Canaan Baptist Church on May 2...
Detroit wall that once divided races remains, serves at history lesson
DETROIT (AP) - The 6 feet tall and a foot thick wall was built two decades earlier with a simple aim: to separate homes planned for middle-class whites from blacks who had already built small houses or owned land with plans to build...
Angela Davis lawyer Leo Branton Jr. dies at 91
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Leo Branton Jr., a lawyer who helped successfully defend radical Angela Davis in a sensational 1972 murder case, has died. He was 91...
$10M gift for slave quarters at Jefferson estate
WASHINGTON (AP) - One-time slave quarters will be recreated at former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's home...
'Letter from Birmingham Jail' at 50
theGRIO REPORT - King’s letter reflected the religious challenges of his time, addressing the crisis of Christian faith for southern Christians at the time...
10 little known Jackie Robinson facts
SLIDESHOW - As the 2013 baseball season kicks off, the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player to take the field in the 20th Century, is remembered...
Jackie Robinson's athletic greatness overlooked
OPINION - Most talk about Robinson for his non-baseball accomplishments – affecting change in baseball, but also in society as a whole. But we also need to remember: He was one hell of a baseball player...
Survivor of 1963 '4 Little Girls' church bombing seeks funds
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The lone survivor of a notorious 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four black girls is seeking millions in compensation and says she won't accept a top congressional award to honor the victims...
