Increasing interest helps black art sell globally
From the Huffington Post-- "This" refers to African American art, an area of dedicated sales that Swann pioneered back in 2007, holding twice-yearly auctions since then..."
Chicago family 'buys black' for a year
CHICAGO - The book is a call to action, Anderson said, in which she exposes the issues troubling the black economy...
John Willis Menard: 1st African-American to address House
Menard, a Republican, had apparently won a contest to complete the term of Rep. James Mann, who had died in office...
Gainesville High School sees 1st black valedictorian
11Alive News has learned the co-valedictorian flap in Gainesville is officially over. The second student, Charlie Bryant, has withdrawn from the controversy...
NYC councilwoman calls to boycott Harlem restaurant Cedric
According to the email, five black women were in the middle of a meal and cocktails at Cedric when Lecendre asked them to move to make way for a party of four customers, who were white and whom he said had reservations...
African-American history museum to open in 2015
From Bloomberg Businessweek-- The $500 million branch of the Smithsonian in Washington breaks ground tomorrow for an opening in the autumn of 2015...
Treme: America's oldest black neighborhood
Treme is not only the namesake of the HBO show which depicts life in New Orleans after Katrina. It is also the the oldest African-American neighborhood in existence in the United States...
Magic Johnson set to launch black cable netowork
[Johnson's] his goal was to create the next BET and open up opportunities for African-American actors, directors and producers...
WATCH: Fashion's first albino male model
theGRIO VIDEO - Shaun Ross is the first albino male model to breakthrough the fashion world. Here we he has to say about how he made his unique look his brand....
Pro-Atheism campaign targets African-Americans
theGRIO REPORT - A nationwide pro-atheist campaign launched to coincide with Black History Month has some African-Americans reaffirming their spiritual convictions...
