Delta Sigma Theta celebrates 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage
theGRIO REPORT - The Delta Sigma Theta sorority gathered to march along the national mall today, marking the 100th anniversary of a march to help women get the right to vote.
Rosa Parks statue unveiled at Capitol
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rosa Parks is famous for her 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a city bus in Alabama to a white man, but there's plenty about the rest of her experiences that she deliberately withheld from her family.
Obama: Rosa Parks statue dedication a 'powerful moment'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the dedication in the Capitol of a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be a 'powerful moment'...
Obama to speak at unveiling of Rosa Parks statute
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will speak Wednesday at a ceremony unveiling a statue at the Capitol honoring civil rights icon Rosa Parks...
GOP senator wants to name new gun bill after Hadiya Pendleton
theGRIO REPORT - Illinois senator Mark Kirk (R) plans to name a new gun bill after slain Chicago teen, Hadiya Pendleton...
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...
Abortion opponents to march in Washington
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion opponents plan to march in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that created a constitutional, nationwide right to abortion...
Celebs, citizens reflect on Obama 2.0
theGRIO REPORT - The sheer excitement of these youths mixed well with the colorful range of emotions various celebrities exhibited in reaction to the start of President Obama 's second term...
Obama, first lady walk part of inaugural parade
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama on Monday emerged twice from their limousine to respond to wildly cheering crowds along the inaugural parade route from Capitol Hill to the White House...
Tuskegee airmen honored guests at inaugural
WASHINGTON (AP) - They sat in wheelchairs as honored guests at President Barack Obama's second inaugural, attended to almost minute-by-minute by active duty members of the military...
