Black History Month

'Copper' on BBC America: Actor Ato Essandoh shares experience playing a black doctor on hit Civil War drama

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African-Americans vs. black immigrants: Do institutions of higher learning give preference to foreign blacks?

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Chicago teachers union rank and file approve new contract

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Study: Race-neutral college admissions can work

(AP) - As the Supreme Court revisits the use of race in college admissions next week, critics of affirmative action…
/ October 3, 2012

Research says St. Louis residents affected by secret military experiments

theGRIO REPORT - Claims have surfaced that during the 1950s and the 1960s the United States military conducted secret experiments…
/ October 2, 2012

Chicago teachers begin voting on contract

CHICAGO - The biggest hurdle during last month's Chicago teacher strike was the tentative deal reached by the teachers union…
/ October 2, 2012

50 years later, University of Mississippi marks integration

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - The black man who enrolled at the University of Mississippi 50 years ago amid violent protests…
/ October 1, 2012

Special to premiere on 1st graduating class of Oprah's South African school

theGRIO REPORT - The Oprah Winfrey Network will premiere a television special on October 14 following the journey of the…
/ September 26, 2012

Students get financial training, job skills at new school credit union

MIAMI - Booker T. Washington High School students not only go to class, they also run the new Dade County…
/ September 26, 2012

President Obama talks education, school reform, with NBC News' Savannah Guthrie

VIDEO - As part of the NBC News 2012 "Education Nation" Summit this week, President Barack Obama sat down with…
/ September 26, 2012

Controversy swarms around 'Won't Back Down' premiere

theGRIO REPORT - Amid calls for education change during NBC’s 2012 Education Nation Summit, the Sunday night premiere of Won't…
/ September 25, 2012

'The boy who touched Obama's hair' a timeless story

VIDEO - When first lady Michelle Obama referenced the young African-American boy who touched President Barack Obama's hair during a…
/ September 24, 2012

New Education for a Better America initiative aims to prevent high school dropouts

OPINION - Every day more than 7,000 students across the country drop out of school and over 1,000,000 students will…
/ September 24, 2012

13-year-old pens middle school success guide

theGRIO REPORT - Students can sometimes find the transition into middle school stressful and challenging, so one eighth grader used…
/ September 24, 2012

'42' trailer debuts: Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford star in Jackie Robinson biopic

VIDEO - Movie and sports fans are getting their first glimpse of an upcoming Jackie Robinson biopic starring newcomer Chadwick…
/ September 21, 2012