Slave descendants fight to stay in Cherokee tribe
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) - Nearly 3,000 people whose ancestors were enslaved by Cherokee Indians in the 1800s are fighting to keep their status as members of the tribe...
Judge tosses 1 of 2 suits over Cherokee freedmen
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A federal judge on Friday dismissed one of two lawsuits over whether black slaves once owned by members of the Cherokee Nation have the right to tribal citizenship...
New Va. database helps trace slave descendants
VIDEO - Letters, bonds, wills and court letters are held at the Virginia Historical Society. The documents are not open to the public...
Cherokee Nation refuses US demand to reinstate black 'freedmen'
The Bureau of Indian Affairs issued a letter to the Cherokee Nation on Monday demanding that the tribe reinstate the black "Cherokee Freedmen" that had been members of their group since 1866....
Is the Cherokee Nation cutting off its black roots?
theGRIO REPORT - In 1863, the Freedmen were made citizens by an act of the Cherokee National Council, which awarded them all the rights and privileges afforded members of their tribe...
Second-largest Native American tribe expels slave descendants
The Cherokee nation Supreme Court ruled that a 2007 tribal decision to kick the so-called "Freedmen" out of the tribe was proper.
Free genetic testing: A blueprint for saving black lives?
theGRIO REPORT - Adults of African descent can have genetic testing performed for free, starting this month, as part of a national project called Roots into the Future...
Why we remain fascinated with Obama's father
OPINION - Last time I checked, the identity of President Obama's father and a long list his flaws have long been made public -- at least to anyone who read Obama's book...
Did Obama's father want to give him up for adoption?
Through exhaustive interviews, Jacobs assembles a complex depiction of the elder Obama as a brilliant but troubled man.
Cain runs away from his African roots in GOP race
OPINION - Cain essentially suggests that being 'African' is somehow a trait to be disavowed -- instead of embraced and celebrated...
