Black History Month

Why Serena's name must be mentioned amongst Robinson, Ali, Jordan, and Magic

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Why Julian Bond mattered to the movement

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As black churches burn concern grows over the resurgence of America's original terrorists

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Misty Copeland becomes first black female principal ballerina of the American Ballet Theater

theGRIO REPORT - Misty Copeland has officially become the first African-American female principal dancer in the 75-year history of the…
/ June 30, 2015

Victor Cruz announced as the new face of Givenchy

theGRIO REPORT - Victor Cruz keeps scoring touchdowns in the fashion world. The 28-year-old New York Giants star has officially…
/ June 25, 2015
african kings

10 great pre-colonial African kings you should know about

We’d like to introduce you to 10 real life Great Pre-colonial Black African Kings we should all know more about…
/ June 21, 2015

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

Disney plans to make a film about a white American man from Virginia who claims land in an African nation
/ May 15, 2015

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

OPINION - Can’t we all just get along? Better yet, when it comes to black intellectuals, can’t we agree to…
/ April 21, 2015

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