Black History Month

Michelle Obama empowers high school seniors in Chicago

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South Carolina marking 150th anniversary of 54th Massachusetts

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Trayvon Martin, Emmett Till and the shadow of Jim Crow justice

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What do I tell my son?: How schools should respond to Zimmerman verdict

OPINION - Parents across the country including myself have asked this question in the aftermath of Trayvon Martin’s tragic death…
/ July 16, 2013

Revise student loan programs now to empower HBCUs

OPINION - The Department of Education has suddenly raised the bar so high for acquiring a student loan that thousands…
/ July 12, 2013

NYC principal allegedly referred to black teacher as 'gorilla'

theGRIO REPORT - A controversial Queens high school principal allegedly made racially charged comments about several teachers in her building.
/ July 11, 2013

Dwyane Wade's ex-wife sues over endorsement deals

NBC South Florida - A legal battle that NBA star Dwyane Wade and his ex-wife have been fighting for years…
/ July 11, 2013

1963 Loyola NCAA championship team will meet Obama

NBC Chicago - Members of Loyola's 1963 national championship basketball team are heading to Washington to meet with President Barack…
/ July 11, 2013

Protesters rally over discarded black history materials

theGRIO REPORT - A protest ensued Monday after discarded black history materials were found outside of a Detroit-area high school…
/ July 10, 2013

Frederick Douglass helps us put July 4 in perspective

OPINION - Although it’s important to celebrate our nation’s birthday, it’s equally important to put it into proper context from…
/ July 4, 2013

WNBA star Sharnee Zoll-Norman officially comes out

theGRIO REPORT - WNBA player Sharnee Zoll-Norman has mentioned her wife in previous interviews - but the Chicago Sky guard…
/ July 3, 2013

Resurfaced literacy tests are a reminder of pre-Voting Rights Act era

theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of the devastating Supreme Court decision, several websites have posted examples of these tests…
/ July 3, 2013

Morris Brown College proposes multimillion dollar deal to keep the HBCU afloat

theGRIO REPORT - The fight to keep Morris Brown College afloat continues with reports that the HBCU is proposing a…
/ July 3, 2013

Community clinics reinvent health care in New Orleans

MSNBC - Like generations of New Orleans residents, 53-year-old Ruben Williams had known only one kind of health care before…
/ July 2, 2013

Lupe Fiasco to Chicago high school grads: 'You have graduated from one of the most terrible, substandard school systems in the entire world'

theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken rapper Lupe Fiasco had some harsh real talk for a group of Chicago high school grads…
/ July 2, 2013