Artist chosen for Philly statue of boxer Joe Frazier
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - An artist has been chosen to create a Philadelphia statue in honor of late hometown boxing great Joe Frazier...
Obama: Rosa Parks statue dedication a 'powerful moment'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the dedication in the Capitol of a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa Parks will be a 'powerful moment'...
Obama to speak at unveiling of Rosa Parks statute
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama will speak Wednesday at a ceremony unveiling a statue at the Capitol honoring civil rights icon Rosa Parks...
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...
Statue of Fannie Lou Hamer unveiled in Mississippi
theGRIO REPORT - Hamer, who would have been 95 on Oct. 6, is remembered the world over as a woman who was 'sick and tired of being sick and tired'...
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...
Philly mayor kicks off campaign for Joe Frazier statue
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Move over, Rocky. Make way for Smokin' Joe...
Carmelo Anthony poses as wax figure to scare visitors
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum in Times Square added a new figure on Tuesday -- New York Knicks star Carmelo Anthony...
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...
Dred Scott statue to be unveiled in St. Louis
The first statue of Dred Scott will be unveiled today in St. Louis, Missouri in front of the historic Old Courthouse...
