Trayvon Martin case haunted by Emmett Till
(AP) - Six decades and myriad details separate the deaths of Emmett Till and Trayvon Martin, two black teenagers felled by violence...
Mariah Carey pic stirs 'house' vs. 'field' debate
ANALYSIS - A photo from the movie of Carey as the character Hattie Pearl, whom many presume is a field slave picking cotton, has sparked lively discussion, especially on theGrio, since it was leaked yesterday...
George Wallace's 'stand in the schoolhouse door,' 50 years later
VIDEO - Fifty years ago, on June 11, 1963, Gov. George Wallace stood in the doorway of the Foster Auditorium, physically barring two African-American students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from entering...
Black Music Month celebrations around the nation
From Philadelphia to Memphis, you’ll be sure to gain a deeper appreciate of African-American music through these events.
Eric Holder praises slain black activist Medgar Evers
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)- Former President Bill Clinton and Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, joined Holder for a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, where Evers was buried...
Civil rights pioneer receives diploma after 54 years
CLUTCH - Few are taught about Olivia Ferguson McQueen during Black History Month, but she is a Civil Rights Movement pioneer. The Virginia-native successfully sued the Charlottesville City School district in 1958 at the age of 16...
The black roots of Memorial Day
BLACK HISTORY -- Few Americans are aware of the holiday's roots in the Civil War's aftermath, and of the heavy influence of African-Americans in the early celebrations of what used to be called Decoration Day...
Black leader in Daughters of the American Revolution
theGRIO REPORT - This month, Autier Allen-Craft was elected to the position of regent in the Norwalk–Village Green chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution...
Charlotte remembers 1963 desegregation 'eat-in'
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on a four-mile (6.4-kilometer) march from a predominantly African-American college campus to the center of Charlotte's downtown...
Malcolm X’s triumphs still trump his tragedies
OPINION - Eighty years after the birth and forty eight years after the assassination of black nationalist leader Malcolm X, the tragedy and triumph of his life and work still clouds and uplifts us...
