4 unsung black women you should know
ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race and their gender...
JFK's complex place in black history
(AP) - Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men who had helped black people navigate the long journey to equality...
Obama: Rosa Parks statue dedication a 'powerful moment'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the dedication in the Capitol of a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be a 'powerful moment'...
The Descendants
SLIDESHOW - theGrio decided to track down some of the living descendants of well-known African-American historical figures to find out what it is like being related to some of most the influential people in history...
1st black American poet's work found
VIDEO - A University of Texas at Arlington graduate student recently found a piece of American history that offers more insight on U.S. slavery. Julie McCown, a doctoral student, discovered one of the earliest poems by Jupiter Hammon, the nation's first African-American writer...
Mardi Gras Indians in New Orleans
SLIDESHOW - New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians are African American and Afro Creole bands of mostly working-class men who use the European Carnival day or 'Fat Tuesday'” to express continuity within black communities across the cityscape...
A brief, racial history of Mardis Gras
theGRIO REPORT - New Orleans’ Carnival celebration has always been an important part of the city’ culture; however, always with a racial and class divide...
How to respond to Black History Month doubters
OPINION - Every February 1st, it happens like clockwork. Folks complain. On Twitter and Facebook, in idle chatter before meetings and around the water cooler someone wonders aloud why there has to be Black History Month...
Rosa Parks honored with 100th birthday US postage stamp
theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks, the late legendary civil rights activist, is received a special honor this year to commemorate what would have been her 100th birthday...
Lincoln museum to display iconic stovepipe hat
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and museum that bear his name...
