Black History Month

University of Alabama finally approves racial integration of sororities and fraternities

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Brown v. Board of Education 60 years later: Are U.S. schools becoming more segregated again?

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'Hurricane' Carter went to the mat for the wrongfully accused

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Catholic high school students expelled for Confederate flag, blackface

theGRIO REPORT - Four New York Catholic high school students have been expelled for incidents involving a Confederate flag and…
/ April 18, 2014

Beyoncé 'Partition' parody about student loans

theGRIO REPORT - A parody of Beyonce's hit song 'Partition' about student loans has been blowing up social media.
/ April 18, 2014

Howard University students split over Diddy commencement speech controversy

theGRIO REPORT - Some people have applauded the university for finally solidifying a relationship with a longtime unofficial alumnus, while…
/ April 17, 2014

Should we be concerned about the number of black students at Harvard?

OPINION - Despite the increased diversity and record number of blacks at Harvard, those black students sometimes feel marginalized on…
/ April 17, 2014

College Board provides a glimpse of new SAT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Anxious students — not to mention their parents — can get a heads-up for how the redesigned…
/ April 16, 2014

Kanye West and Common to bring 20,000 jobs to Chicago

theGRIO REPORT - Common's foundation Common Ground along with Kanye's DONDA organization will be holding a music festival this September…
/ April 16, 2014

Diddy commencement speech at Howard University stirs debate

theGRIO REPORT - While Diddy never graduated from Howard University when he was a student there back in 1989, the…
/ April 15, 2014

10 things you may not know about Jackie Robinson

SLIDESHOW - As the 2014 baseball season kicks off, the legacy of Jackie Robinson, the first African-American player to integrate…
/ April 15, 2014

Harvard University accepts a record number of black students

theGRIO REPORT - Amid recent encouraging reports of African-American students getting accepted to most or all of the Ivy League…
/ April 15, 2014

Manny Pacquiao beats Timonthy Bradley by decision in boxing rematch

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Manny Pacquiao won a unanimous decision in his rematch with Timothy Bradley on Saturday, avenging his…
/ April 13, 2014

Belafonte, MLK estate settle document lawsuit

NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers say Harry Belafonte will retain possession of historical documents he acquired during his friendship with…
/ April 11, 2014

Rosa Parks archives remain unsold in warehouse

NEW YORK (AP) — At a time when interest in civil rights memorabilia is rekindled, a lifetime's worth of Rosa…
/ April 10, 2014