Black History Month

Supreme Court issues narrow ruling, does not outlaw affirmative action

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Supreme Court sends affirmative action case back to lower court

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Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 Detroit march remembered 50 years later

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Texas auction house to sell John Brown leg irons

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - The leg irons that restrained abolitionist John Brown after his failed 1859 raid on a federal…
/ June 20, 2013

Frederick Douglass statue unveiled in Washington DC

WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden is hailing Frederick Douglass for his work to bring about equal justice, leading…
/ June 19, 2013

Ethel ‘Ellie’ Hylton graduates with highest GPA in her Harvard College class

theGRIO REPORT - As the niece of news anchor Soledad O'Brien, Hylton's personal achievement in graduating from Harvard College with…
/ June 17, 2013

‘Sesame Street’ creates first Muppet to have a parent in jail

NBC News - Those friendly, fuzzy Muppets from 'Sesame Street' have helped kids open up about all sorts of serious…
/ June 17, 2013

Mariah Carey 'slave' scene from 'The Butler' stirs 'house vs. field' debate

ANALYSIS - A photo from the movie of Carey as the character Hattie Pearl, whom many presume is a field…
/ June 13, 2013

George Wallace's 'stand in the schoolhouse door,' 50 years later

VIDEO - Fifty years ago, on June 11, 1963, Gov. George Wallace stood in the doorway of the Foster Auditorium,…
/ June 12, 2013

Howard University trustee sends letter warning school is in 'genuine trouble'

theGRIO REPORT - In a letter sent to fellow Howard University board of trustee members, vice chairwoman Renee Higginbotham-Brooks warned…
/ June 11, 2013

What’s the matter with Philadelphia?

OPINION - There is no question the city is in peril, but is this a Philly problem or part of…
/ June 10, 2013

Greene Scholars seeks to place black youth in STEM jobs

theGRIO REPORT - Over the next few days, 95 academically gifted African-American children with an aptitude in math and science…
/ June 7, 2013

Father talks about son's academic success, brings him to tears

VIDEO - Rasan Portlock brought his 10-year-old Ryheim to tears during an emotional interview after he talked about how proud…
/ June 7, 2013

Homeless students graduate from GED program

VIDEO - They all have different stories. But, they all have the same problem -- homelessness...
/ June 6, 2013

Eric Holder praises slain black activist Medgar Evers

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)- Former President Bill Clinton and Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, joined Holder for a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington…
/ June 6, 2013