Black History Month

How Obama wants to reform American colleges

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Philly schools borrow just to begin on time

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Poll: Race, income divide views of schools

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Jesse Owens’ 1936 Olympic gold medal goes to auction

NBC Sports - A prized piece of Jesse Owens‘ historic triumph at the 1936 Olympics is available — at a…
/ August 14, 2013

Teen fighting for transplant rejected for history of ‘non-compliance’

WXIA - In three weeks Anthony Stokes has gone from a teen that never had anything more than a cold,…
/ August 13, 2013

Obama signs student loan deal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging…
/ August 9, 2013

National Black Justice Coalition applauds Bayard Rustin recognition by Obama

theGRIO REPORT - Bayard Rustin, one of the most important, yet unheralded, figures in the civil rights movement will be…
/ August 9, 2013

More layoffs hit Chicago public school system, 200 lunchroom employees terminated

NBC CHICAGO - Chicago Public Schools announced Friday that 200 cafeteria workers will receive layoff notices, bringing the total CPS…
/ August 6, 2013

Obama honors Negro League players at White House

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday honored former baseball players in the Negro League, a haven for African-American…
/ August 6, 2013

Bayard Rustin honored by LGBT group 50 years after March on Washington

theGRIO REPORT - Bayard Rustin was a key figure during 1960s -- he was a man who fought in social…
/ August 5, 2013

Florida teen makes history as youngest person ever to pass UK bar exam

theGRIO REPORT - Gabrielle Turnquest, from Windermere, has demonstrated superior academic prowess to become the youngest person to quality as…
/ August 5, 2013

Black leadership is missing from education reform

OPINION - My advice to the National Association of Black Journalists: Cover the stories of black educators, change agents, families…
/ August 2, 2013

Hillsdale College president apologizes after calling minority students ‘dark ones’

theGRIO REPORT - While testifying at a state legislative meeting Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn called the students "dark ones"…
/ August 2, 2013

House passes student loan deal, bill goes to Obama

NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
/ July 31, 2013

Maryland dig seeks proof of 1st free black community

EASTON, Md. (AP) — Archaeology students have been sifting through a little patch of ground on Maryland's Eastern Shore this…
/ July 29, 2013