This week’s book list: Black History Month send-off
POST SCRIPT'D - From Booker T. Washington’s journey from slavery to national leader, to Ralph Ellison’s exploration of black consciousness in Invisible Man...
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...
Descendant of Booker T. Washington, Frederick Douglass opens up
theGRIO Q&A - Booker T. Washington is known as one of the most influential black educators in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Frederick Douglass was a leader of the abolitionist movement who fought to end slavery in the southern United States, decades before the Civil War....
Inside 'Great Blacks in Wax' museum
theGRIO REPORT - With Black History Month just around the corner, there's a more unique way to learn about the African-American experience besides opening up a textbook...
Black group gives Barbie a 'natural hair' makeover
WRBL-TV - "We're holding the Black Barbie Doll Drive, where we collected new and used Barbies to give to the girls at the BTW Girls Inc. and we're turning them into natural hair Barbies," said Candace McBride, Organizer for the Black Barbie Drive. ..
Slideshow: Icons of black American independence
SLIDESHOW - With the upcoming celebration of Independence Day, there are activists who paved the way for our independence as a people...
Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 12/13-12/19
SLIDESHOW - George Washington freed his slaves, Ol' Dirty Bastard died and Booker T. Washington was commemorated on a coin; this is an incredibly historic week by any standard...
Booker T. Washington's importance in his time
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