Would Frederick Douglass still be a Republican?
OPINION - This week it was sad to see Frederick Douglass’s legacy cheapened as members of the right-wing sought to use his name as some kind of political racial shield...
Radio host: I was booed, shouted down at CPAC
theGRIO REPORT - An Internet radio host says she was booed and shouted down when she tried to ask a question during a race-related event at the Conservative Video Action Conference last week, and she says video of the event, taken by a documentary filmmaker shows it...
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....
Frederick Douglass statue settles in new home
theGRIO REPORT - A statue of Frederick Douglass, orator, writer, abolitionist, and advocate for equality of all people, will move from the atrium of a government office building to Capitol Hill's Emancipation Hall...
Frederick Douglass statue headed to Capitol's Emancipation Hall
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama on Thursday signed a bill that will send a statue of legendary abolitionist leader Frederick Douglas to the visitors center at Emancipation Hall...
Great black icons: What would they tweet?
SLIDESHOW - What might July 4 look like if Twitter had existed back to the early days of the Republic?
Frederick Douglass may get statue at Capitol
The most recent bill approved by the Senate panel this week would allow Washington D.C. to build a statue of Frederick Douglass in the halls of the Capitol...
Black student harassed for slavery analogy
VIDEO - In her essay, which was written for a contest, Williams reflected on what Douglass heard his slave master, Mr. Auld, telling his wife after catching her teaching Douglass how to read...
Today in black history: The Dred Scott decision
theGRIO REPORT - The Court, led by Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared in 1857 that blacks -- enslaved or free -- were not and could never be citizens of the United States...
