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10 great pre-colonial African kings you should know about

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Disney should nix film on white man who claims African land to make daughter a princess

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Dyson vs. West: Black 'leaders' have never agreed on everything – and that's OK

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In the Atlanta cheating scandal, standardized testing is the crime

OPINION - Hard prison time for cheating on an exam? Really? What do you do when the real crime is…
/ April 17, 2015

Jail for 9 of 10 ex-educators in Atlanta test-cheating case

ATLANTA (AP) — In the sentencing hearing for 10 former Atlanta public school educators convicted in a test-cheating conspiracy, all…
/ April 14, 2015

Sixteen states have more people in prison cells than college dorms

College or prison: which is more important? In 16 states in the land of the free, the answer is prison.
/ March 30, 2015

State of Black America report: Blacks are treated 72 percent equal to whites

The U.S. economy is rebounding, the stock market is thriving, and unemployment is down to levels not seen since the
/ March 19, 2015

North America's first black president, Vicente Guerrero, predates Obama by 180 years

If Jeopardy’s Alex Trebek pronounced “He is the first black president in North America,” most of us would confidently answer
/ February 26, 2015

The telegram MLK sent Malcolm X's wife after her husband's assassination

theGrio REPORT - Today marks the 5o year anniversary of when Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom in…
/ February 21, 2015

Hundreds to mark the 50th year since Malcolm X's assassination

NEW YORK (AP) — Activists, actors, and politicians will remember civil rights leader Malcolm X with a ceremony at the
/ February 21, 2015

President Obama requests $50 million to restore key civil rights sites

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act by earmarking $50 million
/ February 4, 2015

Parents say middle school teachers were fired for teaching black history

theGRIO REPORT - Three social studies teachers have allegedly been fired for teaching 'too much' black history, according to a…
/ February 2, 2015

These never-before-seen portraits of former enslaved blacks will move you

theGrio REPORT - January 31st marked the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Thirteenth Amendment, which abolished slavery.
/ February 1, 2015

Pres. Obama's SOTU address reminds us why he won 'both' times

On Tuesday evening, the confident, populist Barack Obama of 2008 — if not 2004 — showed up for his sixth
/ January 21, 2015

When it comes to Dr. King's dream, America still disappoints

If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
/ January 19, 2015