Black History Month

Chicago Public Schools partners with Groupon for low income kids in Chicago

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Obama creating African-American education office

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Medal of Honor winner Thomas Hudner Jr appears at Wisconsin aircraft convention

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Thelma McWilliams Glass, Alabama bus boycott organizer, professor dies at 96

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Thelma McWilliams Glass, a longtime professor and civil rights pioneer who helped organize the Montgomery bus…
/ July 26, 2012

'Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln' author Stephen Carter on fictional Abe, real Obama

theGRIO Q&A - Would African-American history -- and indeed American history -- have been different if Abraham Lincoln had lived?...
/ July 26, 2012

Discrimination complaint against prestigious Virginia High School

NBC Washington - Allegations of discrimination have hit a prestigious Alexandria high school...
/ July 25, 2012

Pygmies, cannibals and tribesmen forced to participate in 1904 Olympics Games

In what has been called The Savages’ Olympics, pygmies, cannibals and tribesmen were forced to compete in Olympics games in…
/ July 25, 2012

Ricky Williams Foundation being run by cult-like 'Access Consciousness' group

theGRIO REPORT - In order to make up for lost funds, the Ricky Williams Foundation is now supporting the development…
/ July 25, 2012

Vanderbilt and Fisk University work together to graduate more black PhD's

NBC LATINO - Dr. Keivan Stassun, a professor of Astronomy at Vanderbilt University in Nashville Tennessee has developed a program…
/ July 24, 2012

Teacher's aide allegedly fired for calling 'Huck Finn' racist

.The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn' still manages to provoke controversy because of its liberal use of the n-word...
/ July 19, 2012

Black women and weight: Relocating to the South helped one woman change her self-image and accept her body

My current goal is to ensure that my obsession doesn’t turn into obesity as I find a happy medium between…
/ July 18, 2012

Keke Palmer: Listen to tomorrow's leaders, today

Keke Palmer blogs about her role in 'Akeelah and the Bee' and how it opened her eyes to the difficulties…
/ July 10, 2012

3-day Kansas event to honor black Civil War soldiers

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) - A group that publicizes Kansas history is planning a three-day celebration in Topeka next month to…
/ July 9, 2012

Negro Leagues Museum getting All-Star game boost

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine sat back in the visiting clubhouse at Kauffman Stadium earlier…
/ July 6, 2012

Supreme Court cases that shaped black America

SLIDESHOW - Throughout history the Supreme Court has played a crucial role in shaping the ideological identity of America.
/ June 28, 2012