Black History Month

Why Obama’s March on Washington speech was a letdown

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Gary Younge’s ‘The Speech’: New book tells backstory of ‘I Have a Dream’ address

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Civil rights photographer: I was looking at fear, oppression, and change

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11-year-old boy attends Texas Christian University

VIDEO - 11-year-old Carson Huey-You scored 1770 on the SAT, graduated with a 4.0 GPA and was co-valedictorian of his…
/ August 28, 2013

Study: Waivers leave behind at-risk students

WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of at-risk students could fall through the cracks as the Education Department gives states permission to…
/ August 27, 2013

Richard Lui: How Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ was a dream shared by many

OPINION - In the speech, 'we' was the word repeated most: 30 times. We, meaning 'all of us'...
/ August 27, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967: My dream has ‘turned into a nightmare’

VIDEO - A lot had changed for King since 1963. John F. Kennedy was gone. He had been impressed by…
/ August 27, 2013

NY attorney general: Trump was ‘luring’ students into Trump U.

TODAY - New York attorney general Eric Schneiderman, who has filed a $40 million lawsuit against Donald Trump that maintains…
/ August 27, 2013

White House forum: ’50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity’

theGRIO REPORT - The White House is hosting a forum called "50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity" in anticipation…
/ August 27, 2013

University of Texas African-American student allegedly targeted with ‘bleach bomb’

theGRIO REPORT - An African-American student at the University of Texas at Austin says he was hit with a bleach-filled…
/ August 27, 2013

Oberlin student says racist campus postings a ‘joke’

OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — A college student acknowledged posting anti-Islam fliers and racist cards around the campus of the historically…
/ August 26, 2013

1963: The most pivotal year in black history?

ANALYSIS - 1963 was a year of bold action and heartbreaking consequences that literally rocked the nation...
/ August 26, 2013

50th anniversary of March on Washington [VIDEO]

Lawmakers, activists, and civil rights leaders fired up a crowd of thousands on Washington, D.C.’s national mall Saturday to commemorate…
/ August 25, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. on ‘Meet the Press’ in 1963 [VIDEO]

VIDEO - Watch the Aug. 25, 1963 edition of Meet the Press, featuring interviews with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
/ August 25, 2013

Youth see march anniversary as chance to lead

WASHINGTON (AP) - Young people are eager to influence this year's March on Washington, says Jessica Brown, national coordinator for…
/ August 25, 2013