Black History Month

The University of Arizona introduces 1st ever hip-hop minor

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Carnegie Hall concert for music education to honor Prince

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High school student suspended for giving noose, KKK symbols to classmate

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US economy adds 155,000 jobs, unemployment rate stays at 7.8 percent

WASHINGTON (AP) - U.S. employers added 155,000 jobs in December, a steady gain that shows hiring held up during tense…
/ January 4, 2013

Sandy Hook kids face 1st classes since shooting

MONROE, Conn. (AP) - Classes are resuming for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since last month's…
/ January 3, 2013

37 Philadelphia public schools may close in June

theGRIO REPORT - A source tells NBC10 that the closures are expected to save as much as $28 million for…
/ January 2, 2013

Report: FAMU ignored hazing rules before Robert Champion death

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - A blistering state report released Friday contends that Florida A&M University officials failed to follow state…
/ December 30, 2012

Scottie Pippen reality show in the works, ‘Big Pippen’

CHICAGO - Is former Chicago Bulls superstar and NBA Hall of Famer Scottie Pippen set to be the next reality…
/ December 12, 2012

University of Texas professor blames poor black academic performance on single moms

theGRIO REPORT - A professor at the University of Texas has sparked controversy following remarks that black students are failing…
/ December 12, 2012

Malcolm X’s daughter turns to Middle East to fund film on father

theGRIO REPORT - Ilyasah Shabazz, African-American leader, civil rights activist and daughter of Malcolm X is planning to produce a…
/ December 11, 2012

Campus police kill unarmed graduate student with ‘superhuman strength’

theGRIO REPORT - Saturday evening it took seven minutes and three Cal State San Bernardino police officers before their struggle…
/ December 10, 2012

Morehouse College launches LGBT course

theGRIO REPORT - Morehouse College has launched a new LGBT course that will focus on LGBT pop culture, politics and…
/ December 10, 2012

High school students in West Virginia no longer have to stand up for black national anthem

theGRIO REPORT - A black high school principal in Kanawha County, West Virginia came under fire after forcing students to…
/ December 7, 2012

Exhibit to explore history of African-Americans in medicine during Civil War

theGRIO REPORT - 'Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries' explores African-Americans' contributions as nurses, surgeons and hospital staff during the Civil War...
/ December 6, 2012

‘Invisible Warriors’: Filmmakers raise money for doc honoring black women in World War II

theGRIO REPORT - Invisible Warriors: African American Women in World War II is a documentary film, currently in production, about…
/ December 6, 2012