Social media info may hurt college applicants

Ashley Michelle Williams

theGRIO REPORT- Although some students will get into their dream schools, experts worry that others -- specifically African-Americans -- may not due to what they place about themselves online...

Will new Pell Grant rules punish students?

Ashley Michelle Williams

theGRIO REPORT - The government may be making it even harder to earn a college education these days. Unfortunately, the population that will likely be most affected is African-Americans...

Braylon Edwards gives 79 students $10,000 for college

theGrio

At 22 college campuses across the country, there are 79 students who may not otherwise be there if not for the generosity of Braylon Edwards...

Black student from North Augusta won't hang Confederate flag

theGrio

The Augusta Chronicle - 'Only an ignorant/racist person can make that flag a racist symbol,' he said in an e-mail...

FAMU student leaders call for an end to hazing

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Student government leaders at Florida A&M University are asking students to join them in pledging to end hazing at the school after a marching band member died last month...

Black student gets flack for hanging Confederate flag

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COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - In a telephone interview Thursday, Thomas said a class research project made him come to the belief that the flag's real meaning has been hijacked...

Diversity in the dorms: Roommates handle race

Dalia Colón

theGRIO REPORT - For many young adults, enrolling in college comes with a lot of firsts: their first time living away from home, first time managing their own finances and, for many, their first time living with someone of a different race...