Black History Month

Childhood obesity and poor math performance may be linked

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Black celebrity trainer Jeanette Jenkins’ 5 tips for sexy summer abs

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‘Club 2012’: Black parents who made sure sons succeeded in school

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Baltimore high school students suspended for racist drawing of Obama ‘grave’

Three high school students were suspended at a high school in Baltimore, Maryland after a racist picture was drawn on…
/ June 14, 2012

Black women's culture of social support to be studied for prevention of military suicides

theGRIO REPORT - Veterans Affairs officials have announced that studying the uniquely supportive culture of black women might provide a…
/ June 13, 2012

Copy of Emancipation Proclamation expected to fetch millions at auction

theGRIO REPORT - A piece of African-American history that was once sold for just a few dollars could fetch millions…
/ June 13, 2012

19th Century middle class black household excavated by archaeologists

theGRIO REPORT - University of Michigan archaeologists have resumed their dig of the home to James Holliday, a freed slave…
/ June 12, 2012

White student returns MLK scholarship intended for blacks

Jeffrey Warren, 17, senior at Martin Luther King Jr Highschool applied for as many scholarships as he was applicable...
/ June 11, 2012

Slavery museum in Virgina facing mounting demands

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Former Gov. L. Douglas Wilder's proposed national slavery museum faces new demands as it attempts to…
/ June 11, 2012

Mary J. Blige to play Betty Shabazz in 'Parallel Lives'

Singer turned actress Mary J. Blige will play civil rights leader Malcolm X's wife in a new TV drama...
/ June 11, 2012

Dred Scott statue to be unveiled in St. Louis

The first statue of Dred Scott will be unveiled today in St. Louis, Missouri in front of the historic Old…
/ June 8, 2012

Why black people cheer louder at graduation ceremonies

OPINION - If you encounter a 'disruptive cheerer' who is making it hard for other people to hear, don’t call…
/ June 8, 2012

Does an HBCU education hamper your job prospects?

theGRIO REPORT - A new study, titled 'The Relative Returns to Graduating from a Historically Black College/University' found that graduates…
/ June 8, 2012

Report: Elite NYC school Horace Mann once plagued by sex abuse

NEW YORK (AP) - Several former students at the Horace Mann School in New York City say the prestigious private…
/ June 7, 2012

Malcolm X's boyhood home, MLK's neighborhood named 'endangered'

theGRIO REPORT - The childhood home of civil rights leader Malcolm X and the neighborhood where the Rev. Martin Luther…
/ June 7, 2012