US government awards $228M in grants to black colleges
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Education Department is awarding $228 million in grants to historically black colleges and universities. The five-year grants will go to schools in 19 states plus the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands...
Magic Johnson opens school to help high school dropouts
ATLANTA - Basketball legend Magic Johnson has opened an education center in downtown Atlanta for high school dropouts....
Hip-hop duo raps support for Chicago teachers
theGRIO REPORT - Among the storm of praise and criticism surrounding Chicago’s teachers strike, the city’s educators seem to have picked up some new supporters...
Delaware toddler helps save aunt's life
theGRIO REPORT A Delaware toddler's smart thinking and quick actions have everyone celebrating his heroism...
Team becomes family for high school football player
BUENA PARK, Calif. - For many athletes, sports can be a source of comfort when life off the field of play is chaotic or painful. Football is just that for Buena Park football player Hakeem Williams, whose father was murdered when he was younger and now has lost his mother...
Obamas host Olympians, Paralympians
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama gathered Team USA at the White House on Friday to hail the Olympians and Paralympians as conquering heroes...
Ali to receive Liberty Medal honor
HILADELPHIA (AP) - Retired boxing great Muhammad Ali will visit Philadelphia to receive the Liberty Medal, an award recognizing his longtime role as a fighter outside the ring for humanitarian causes, civil rights and religious freedom...
Black American Muslim designer gives orphaned model her big break
Knight cast Mendez, 22, to walk in her New York Fashion Week Spring 2013 collection held last Friday at Jazz at Lincoln Center. When Knight selected Mendez to walk the catwalk, the designer had no notion of the young woman's compelling backstory.
Meet founder, CEO of largest minority woman-owned construction firm
As the founder and CEO of Dallas-based Warrior Group, Gail Warrior spearheads construction projects in 30 states. Founded in 1997, the company is the largest general contractor construction firm owned by a minority woman in the US.
Nick Cannon gives 20,000 backpacks to South Florida kids
MIAMI - 'America's Got Talent' host Nick Cannon teamed up with Office Depot to to donate 20,000 backpacks to children in South Florida Thursday...
