Harriet Tubman to receive a National Monument
TRAVEL -- The sequester may have shut down White House tours, but it hasn't stopped the president from opening up a new national park...
Tubman relative's black history lesson
theGRIO Q&A - Pauline Copes-Johnson,85, is the great-grandniece, and her daughter Deirdre Stanford, 64, is the great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman has been giving presentations about Harriet Tubman's life for over ten years...
Hollywood, adapt these black stories ASAP!
SLIDESHOW - Why has there never been a big screen version of Harriet Tubman's story? Wouldn't a film about Marcus Garvey or Paul Robeson be endlessly entertaining and informative? Check out the slideshow below of black biopics we'd love to see...
DC wax museum adds Harriet Tubman
WASHINGTON (AP) - Descendants of Harriet Tubman have gathered at The President's Gallery by Madame Tussauds and unveiled a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom....
'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave women
SLIDESHOW - 'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave black women. While Meryl Streep is making headlines for her new role in this biopic...
Politicians climb aboard Tubman tribute train
theGRIO REPORT - For decades, efforts to honor Tubman on a national level have stalled for one reason or another...
Allen West: I am a 'modern day Harriet Tubman'
HUFFINGTON POST - During an appearance on Fox News' 'The O'Reilly Factor,' West said black Democrats have consistently failed to address high unemployment in the black community...
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...
Tubman's historical legacy no longer underground
theGRIO REPORT - The 5-foot-2, physically challenged escaped slave is the motivation behind two national projects in the works, a conference and even a recent controversy...
Slaves, freedmen spied on South during Civil War
WASHINGTON (AP) - Confederate officers thought nothing of leaving important documents where Scobell could see them, or discussing troop movements in front of him...
