Professor finds oldest black school — in Virginia
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - In the historical epicenter of slavery, a professor thinks he may have found the nation's oldest surviving schoolhouse for African-American children...
Black woman leads former whites-only school
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - The private boarding school for underprivileged students now led by Autumn Adkins, who describes herself simply as "a black girl from Richmond, Virginia," would have excluded her in years past...
TheGrio's 100: Tim King, prepping the next generation
TheGrio's 100 - Tim King was, in his words, the "stereotypical bourgie black kid"...
Little Rock 9 veteran Carlotta Walls LaNier is living history
Although her name is not widely recognized, this pioneer played in important role in one of the most important events of the Civil Rights movement...
Q&A: One of Little Rock 9 speaks with daughter, a history maker in the making
Minnijean Brown Trickey has led a life of activism in the areas of civil rights and human rights. Her daughter, Spirit Trickey-Rowan, is one of theGrio's 100: History Makers in the Making...
TheGrio's 100: Spirit Trickey-Rowan, educating the next generation
TheGrio's 100 - Whether I'm here at the historic site or through artistic means like a play, I want to keep this history alive...
TheGrio's 100: Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King, cutting drill sergeants 'no slack'
TheGrio's 100 - You can call her the drill sergeant's drill sergeant. Command Sergeant Major Teresa King is the commander of the U.S. Army's Drill Sergeant School at Fort Jackson in South Carolina...
Exhibit celebrates indelible imprint of blacks on history
From The LA Times - History depends on who's doing the telling. When I was her age, people of color were asterisks, not narrators. Tomorrow's version will depend on today's storytellers...
TheGrio's 100: Barrington Irving, teaching kids to soar
TheGrios 100 - At first I said, "What if I flew around the United States?" Then I said, "What if I flew around the world"...
TheGrio's 100: Shirley Ann Jackson, making math and science make sense
TheGrio's 100 - pollinating the next generation of the nation's innovators...
