Black History Month

Celebrating the 'complete' Martin Luther King Jr.; unfinished work and all

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Fordham University launches project to create database of slavery burial grounds

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MLK estate sues family of his former secretary

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Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled…
/ January 17, 2013

‘White Privilege’ lesson in Wisconsin high school draws national attention

theGRIO REPORT - National attention has been drawn to a Wisconsin high school's 'American Diversity' course...
/ January 17, 2013

22-year-old becomes Stockton, CA’s youngest ever city councilman

VIDEO - Michael Tubbs, a 22 year-old Stanford graduate, is the youngest ever city councilman to be elected in his…
/ January 16, 2013

Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton taking classes at Auburn

AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is enrolled at Auburn for spring semester...
/ January 16, 2013

theGrio’s 100: RZA, Wu-Tang Clan member hones directing and acting chops

theGRIO'S 100 - RZA has now made not only his directorial debut but also flexed his chops as the screenwriter…
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Wanda Butts, turning tragedy into life-saving hope

theGRIO'S 100 - Wanda Butts turned unspeakable tragedy into hope for thousands of Ohio children and their families...
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Rodney Stearns, helping locate missing kids with Text No More

theGRIO's 100 - Rodney Stearns is an iPhone app developer from Portland, Oregon who designed the Text No More app…
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Aprille Ericsson, history making engineer from Brooklyn

theGRIO's 100 - Born and raised in the Bedford Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., Aprille Ericsson is the first African-American…
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Shaun Evans, bringing urban news to a smartphone near you

theGRIO's 100 - In recent years, Shaun Evans has made significant contributions to the world of iPhone applications...
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, merging Islam with environmentalism

theGRIO'S 100 - Ibrahim Abdul-Matin, 36, is the author of 'Green Deen: What Islam Teaches About Protecting The Planet'...
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Kat Calvin, founder of ‘Black Girls Hack’

theGRIO's 100 - Kat Calvin is the founder of 'Black Girls Hack', the country’s first all-black female hack-a-thon.
/ January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: Lee Saunders, organizing America’s largest union

theGRIO'S 100 - Lee Saunders made history by becoming president of the nation's largest labor union...
/ January 15, 2013