Black History Month

theGrio's 100: Ken Strickland, NBC's new DC bureau chief

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theGrio's 100: Jabari Parker, high school phenom plays with purpose

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theGrio's 100: Nina Turner, taking on voter suppression in Ohio

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theGrio’s 100: Brendon Ayanbadejo, NFL linebacker loves marriage equality

theGRIO's 100 - Brendon Ayanbadejo risked locker room and social media ridicule to stand up for what he believes in...
/ February 4, 2013

theGrio's 100: Susan Rice, shaping Obama's foreign policy

theGRIO'S 100 - Susan Rice's role is particularly important as Obama has made building strong alliances with other nation's as…
/ February 4, 2013

theGrio's 100: Robert Griffin III, soaring at quarterback in the nation's capital

theGRIO'S 100 - The top-selling jersey in the NFL this season didn't belong to veterans Tom Brady or Peyton Manning…
/ February 4, 2013

Maryland’s HBCUs rally for funding and support

theGRIO REPORT - More than 2,000 students and supporters of Maryland’s four historically black colleges and universities will converge outside…
/ February 4, 2013

theGrio's 100: Lia Neal, helping erase swimming's 'color line'

theGRIO's 100 - Lia Neal became only the second African-American woman to make a U.S. Olympic swim team when she…
/ February 4, 2013

25th anniversary of Doug Williams’ historic Super Bowl XXII victory

OPINION - To some degree, Williams’ victory in Super Bowl XXII shattered racial stereotypes about the ability of black athletes…
/ February 3, 2013

Dr. John S. Wilson Jr., new Morehouse president, to focus on 'character' and 'capital'

theGRIO REPORT - Dr. John S. Wilson Jr. has an outstanding resume. So much so he was headhunted after a…
/ January 31, 2013

Kerry Washington visits DC elementary school

WASHINGTON - Actress Kerry Washington spent the day with kids at a school in southeast Washington. The 'Django Unchained' actor…
/ January 24, 2013

Rosa Parks' 100th birthday to be commemorated with US postage stamp

theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks, the late legendary civil rights activist, is received a special honor this year to commemorate…
/ January 23, 2013

Lincoln museum to display iconic stovepipe hat

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and…
/ January 23, 2013

Utah college votes to keep 'Dixie' in name amid controversy

theGRIO REPORT - The board of trustees at a college in Utah has unanimously voted to keep the word "Dixie"…
/ January 22, 2013

Study: High school grad rate highest since '76

WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's high school graduation rate is the highest since 1976, but more than a fifth of…
/ January 22, 2013