theGrio's 100: Taylor Townsend, pro tennis' next superstar
theGRIO's 100 - All was right in 2012 for 16-year-old Chicago tennis prodigy Taylor Townsend. She dominated the junior tennis ranks and finished the year as the No. 1 junior tennis player in the world...
theGrio's 100: Benjamin Crump, lending a legal hand for victims
theGRIO'S 100 - Crump has helped to publicize cases of alleged police brutality or other misconduct that might have gone unnoticed...
Alabama legislation would exonerate Scottsboro Boys
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - In 1931, Alabama wanted to execute the black Scottsboro Boys because two white women claimed they were gang-raped...
theGrio’s 100: Madu Eneli, teen author, pens middle school success guide
theGRIO'S 100 - Eneli is the self-published author of 'Am I Ready for Middle School?' The book, his first writing endeavor, provides tips, ideas and strategies to help students transition to middle school...
Washington Post names 1st black managing editor
theGRIO REPORT - The Washington Post announced Monday that national editor Kevin Merida will be moving up to managing editor. Merida is the first African-American to hold this position at the publication...
theGrio’s 100: Drs. James K. Aikins, Jr., Charletta A. Ayers, treating women worldwide
theGRIO's 100 - The husband and wife duo co-founded International HealthCare Volunteers, Inc., a non-profit organization providing healthcare to women and their families...
Barclays Center pays tribute to segregated black basketball stars
theGRIO REPORT - The Barclays Center is linking Brooklyn's African-American basketball history and its present-day team, the Brooklyn Nets, with the new installation of historic photographs of the Black Fives, early-20th century African-American basketball teams, throughout the arena's main concourse...
'Roots' cast reunites for Black History Month
theGRIO REPORT - The original cast of the groundbreaking TV mini-series Roots will be partaking in a live Q&A for a town-hall event on Sirius XM tonight in light of Black History Month...
theGrio’s 100: Ken Strickland, NBC’s new DC bureau chief
theGRIO'S 100 - Ken Strickland's ascension to become NBC's Washington DC bureau chief could not have come at a more auspicious time...
theGrio's 100: Jabari Parker, high school phenom plays with purpose
theGRIO'S 100 - Jabari Parker has already been named Gatorade's National Boys Basketball Player of the Year and won three state titles for Chicago's Simeon Career Academy. And he's only a junior...
