Black History Month

Educator Dr. Steve Perry keeps it real at the Disney Dreamers Academy

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Hip-hop pioneers hoping to create NYC museum

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School Spirit or Gang Signs? 'Zero Tolerance' Comes Under Fire

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Nick Cannon, NFL stars Warren Moon and Jarvis Green victimized in NBA Scam

NBC News - Prosecutors charged a Los Angeles man with nearly a dozen felonies in connection with an alleged scheme…
/ March 8, 2014

NYC exhibit showcases basketball's Black Fives Era

NEW YORK (AP) — Just a few years after the invention of 'Basket Ball,' black players in segregated America formed…
/ March 7, 2014

Politini: Racist tweets, elusive justice in Florida and congressman goes H.A.M.

theGRIO VIDEO - We are not immune to the foolishness that is Republican political obstruction. In fact it's become the…
/ March 7, 2014

New SAT changes aim to level the playing field

VIDEO - They are the three letters that strike fear and anxiety in high school students and their parents: S-A-T...
/ March 6, 2014

African-American aviation pioneer to be honored by US postal service

theGRIO REPORT - The definitive stamp, which immortalizes aviation trailblazer Charles Alfred Anderson, Sr., goes on sale nationwide from March…
/ March 6, 2014

Alma J. Powell honored by Lincoln Center Education

theGRIO REPORT - Alma J. Powell was honored Tuesday by the Lincoln Center Education (LCE) at their annual gala for…
/ March 5, 2014

NY Times prints Solomon Northup correction 161 years later

NEW YORK (AP) - In a Jan. 20, 1853, article, the Times misspelled Solomon Northup's surname as Northrop and as…
/ March 5, 2014

New research reveals Yale College's first black graduate

theGRIO REPORT - For over 150 years, Edward Bouchet has been heralded as the first African-American to graduate from Yale…
/ March 5, 2014

Triple Negative Breast Cancer Awareness Day: Stepping toward a cure

theGRIO REPORT - Two years ago, at age 42, Sheryl Flowers, journalist and former executive producer for the Tavis Smiley…
/ March 3, 2014

theGrio's 100: John Ridley, writer who adapted '12 Years a Slave' for the screen

theGRIO'S 100 - John Ridley's screenplay adaption of '12 Years a Slave' from the memoirs of Solomon Northup has taken…
/ March 3, 2014

School finds ‘teachable moments’ from Michael Dunn murder trial

VIDEO - A Jacksonville, Florida charter school is finding teachable moments from the recent high-profile Michael Dunn murder trial...
/ February 28, 2014

'12 Years a Slave' coming to a school near you

theGRIO REPORT - Steve McQueen's acclaimed drama '12 Years a Slave' has been hailed as the definitive portrayal of American…
/ February 26, 2014