Black History Month

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

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Black leadership is missing from education reform

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

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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

Hampton University student wins $25,000 scholarship from Wale

theGRIO REPORT - One Hampton University student got the opportunity of a lifetime when she received a $25,000 scholarship from…
/ July 25, 2013

Emmett Till would have been 72 years old today

theGRIO REPORT - Today marks what would have been the 72nd birthday of Emmett Till, the African-American boy whose tragic…
/ July 25, 2013

Willie Louis, witness to Emmett Till lynching, dies in Illinois at 76

CHICAGO (AP) — Hearing the screams of 14-year-old lynching victim Emmett Till from inside a Mississippi barn left a teenage…
/ July 24, 2013

Dr. Valerie Montgomery Rice: The 1st female president of Morehouse School of Medicine

theGRIO REPORT - When asked what’s the secret of her success the Harvard-educated obstetrician and gynecologist says in no uncertain…
/ July 24, 2013

Study: Black students at white colleges fear losing cultural identity

According to a recent study published in the National Communication Association’s journal Communication Education black students fear they’ll lose their…
/ July 24, 2013

How Obama’s Trayvon Martin remarks fit into fabric of presidential history

OPINION - As the first African American president, Obama was able to speak to the experiences of black Americans in…
/ July 23, 2013

Work to begins on MLK Memorial quote

WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says it will begin work this week to remove a disputed inscription from…
/ July 22, 2013

Emory University scholar-activist launches national campaign to inspire young African-American men

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Gregory Ellison, 36, an assistant professor in the theology faculty, kicked off the initiative on Saturday…
/ July 22, 2013

Magic Johnson opens alternative schools In Chicago

NBC CHICAGO - Former NBA player Magic Johnson is hoping to cast his spell on the educational experience of some…
/ July 19, 2013

More than 2,000 Chicago teachers and staff face layoffs

NBC Chicago - More than 2,100 Chicago Public Schools employees could be laid off Friday morning, bringing the total number…
/ July 19, 2013