Black History Month

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — It has been a half-century since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed a dream that would reverberate through history..

theGRIO REPORT – A Moral Monday gathering in Charlotte this week channeled sights and sounds of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom 50 years ago…

OPINION – The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom was about more than employment or personal gain – it was about collectively affirming dignity and human rights while improving life prospects for future generations of African-Americans…

theGRIO REPORT – Tim Duncan is officially divorced from ex-wife Amy Duncan, according to the San Antonio Express-News…

theGRIO REPORT – President Obama wants to fundamentally change American higher education, creating effectively a Consumer Reports for colleges that would rank them on quality and then making it cheaper for students to attend schools the government deems the most effective at educating and training students…

OPINION – The Philadelphia public schools are in crisis mode right now, with the city agreeing to borrow $50 million just to open the school doors on time next month…

WASHINGTON (AP) — Minority and low-income parents are more likely to see serious problems in their schools — from low expectations to bullying to out-of-date technology and textbooks…