TheGrio’s 100: Tamika Mallory, executive director for the National Action Network
theGRIO's 100 - Tamika Mallory was named executive director of the National Action Network two years ago...
Black NJ leaders: No public vote on civil rights
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two of New Jersey's most influential black leaders blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday for proposing gay marriage be put to a popular vote in November...
Who needs civil rights? We've got referendums
theGRIO REPORT - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says the turmoil of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s could have been avoided, had states simply put African-Americans' rights and integration to a vote...
How to tell your kids about the death of MLK
theGRIO REPORT - Talking to children about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. may not be as simple as your average history lesson. Knowing what your child, in particular, can handle is the first and most important factor...
'Whites Only' landlord says she has no race problem
theGRIO REPORT - The Ohio landlord accused of discrimination for posting a "Public Swimming Pool, White Only" sign is now speaking out against the controversy.
'Whites only' pool owner blames black hair for bias
theGRIO REPORT - A state commission may reconsider its decision that a landlord discriminated against an African-American teenager by posting a 'White Only' sign at a swimming pool...
Holder vows to enforce civil rights protections
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year's elections amid a flurry of activity by states...
How much do we really know about Rosa Parks?
theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks is one of the most familiar yet least known figures in the history of the civil rights movement.
Racial Justice Act under siege in North Carolina
theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups including the NAACP and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) are fighting against the repeal of the Racial Justice Act of 2009...
1965 shooting shows pitfalls of closing old cases
PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) - On a late-fall evening 46 years ago, gunfire shattered the revelry at a nameless juke joint in this rural crossroads...
