Rosa Parks honored with 100th birthday US postage stamp
theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks, the late legendary civil rights activist, is received a special honor this year to commemorate what would have been her 100th birthday...
Lincoln museum to display iconic stovepipe hat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and museum that bear his name...
Obama: Privilege to use Martin Luther King's Bible in inaugural
(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a privilege to take the oath of office using a Bible that had been owned by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr...
Bernice King on MLK's 'gun control'
ATLANTA (AP) - The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day as it celebrates the inauguration of the first black president to his second term...
Tuskegee Airman recalls Truman inauguration
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some of the most cared for spectators at President Barack Obama's inauguration were the Tuskegee Airmen, America's first black military pilots...
King 'content of character' quote inspires debate
(AP) - The quote is used to support opposing views on politics, affirmative action and programs intended to help the disadvantaged...
Fordham starts project on slavery burial grounds
theGRIO REPORT - Fordham University is launching a database of enslaved African-American burial grounds in the United States today...
MLK estate sues family of ex-secretary
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Martin Luther King's estate has recently filed a lawsuit against Maude Ballou, the late leader's secretary during the Civil Rights Movement, over documents she currently posses...
theGrio's 100: Suzanne Shank, the leading lady of Wall Street
Who is Suzanne Shank?
Suzanne Shank is one of the few African-American female CEOs in the country, credited with running one of the top ranked minority and w…
Inside 'Great Blacks in Wax' museum
theGRIO REPORT - With Black History Month just around the corner, there's a more unique way to learn about the African-American experience besides opening up a textbook...
