WWII minorities meet
theGRIO REPORT - Elder James H. Brown, one of the prestigious Tuskegee Airmen, and Jane Tedeschi, a former member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) corps, met recently for the first time on May 17...
First lady praises Md. bill meant to help veterans
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama praised a Maryland bill that helps veterans and their spouses find jobs, describing it Wednesday as one of t…
Report: Jobs picture for veterans improved in 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new government report says the unemployment rate for veterans who have served since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks dropped by about 18 percent in 2012...
First lady presses governors on veterans' jobs
WASHINGTON (AP) — First lady Michelle Obama on Monday challenged governors to make it easier for military personnel to transfer their skills to civilian jobs as they return home from Afghanistan and other far-flung posts...
Black Civil War vets finally honored in Cleveland
theGRIO REPORT - More than 100 black war veterans will finally be recognized at a site in downtown Cleveland that pays homage to men who fought in the American Civil War...
T.I. to launch new 'Give Like a King' campaign
theGRIO REPORT - The rapper, actor, and reality TV star is returning to his Bankhead neighborhood in Georgia to unveil his new campaign...
Nation pays tribute to sacrifices of veterans
LOS ANGELES (AP) - From sea to shining sea, the nation paid tribute to its members of the armed services...
1st black Marines honored by Congress
Congress will honor those African=Americans that broke the color barrier to fight for their country...
Honor black America's truest heroes
OPINION - As we memorialize and pay tribute to all of our fallen heroes on this year’s Memorial Day, it is important to embrace those soldiers who have been historically overlooked...
Remembering America's black war heroes
SLIDESHOW - This Memorial Day, theGrio has compiled a list of African-American war heroes who have left their mark on this great nation...
