New Morehouse president to focus on 'character' and 'capital'
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. John S. Wilson Jr. has an outstanding resume. So much so he was headhunted after a rigorous nationwide search to take on the role as president of Morehouse College...
Kerry Washington visits DC school kids
WASHINGTON - Actress Kerry Washington spent the day with kids at a school in southeast Washington. The 'Django Unchained' actor says she's honored to serve in President Obama's Committee on the Arts and Humanities...
Utah college votes to keep 'Dixie' in name amid controversy
theGRIO REPORT - The board of trustees at a college in Utah has unanimously voted to keep the word "Dixie" in its name despite critics saying the word has a racially insensitive link with the Civil War-era Confederacy...
Study: High school grad rate highest since '76
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of students are still failing to get their diploma in four years, the Education Department said in a study released Tuesday...
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...
Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled and even incarcerated for minor infractions, policies that disproportionally affect minorities...
'White Privilege' high school lesson draws national attention
theGRIO REPORT - National attention has been drawn to a Wisconsin high school's 'American Diversity' course...
Cam Newton taking classes at Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is enrolled at Auburn for spring semester...
theGrio's 100: Sabrina Lamb, empowering minority youth to handle money
theGRIO's 100 - Sabrina Lamb is a best-selling author, media commentator and keynote speaker. She is also the head of WorldofMoney.org, a non-profit organization for children...
Teachers taking aim post-Newtown
VIDEO - In the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting tragedy and talk of the possible tightening of gun laws, more Palm Beach County, Florida teachers are signing up to potentially 'pack heat.'..
