Black History Month

National Cathedral to install statue of Rosa Parks

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Julian Bond, former NAACP chairman, hopes activists of today learn civil rights history

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PBS's 'American Experience' to create 1-hour segment on Jesse Owens

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Black female politicians who made history

MADAME NOIRE - Some black women have been trailblazers in the political arena, shaping history and leaving a legacy that…
/ April 30, 2012

'Uprising' captures hip-hop spirit inspired by LA riots

theGRIO REPORT - 'Uprising' makes a case for hip-hop, predominately coming from the West Coast at that time, as being…
/ April 27, 2012

How the LA riots hurt Mayor Tom Bradley's reputation

OPINION - The King beating verdict and the L.A. riots were a sad and tragic taint on the Tom Bradley…
/ April 27, 2012

LA riots 20 years later: Social media comes of age in the wake of Rodney King

OPINION - One thing has changed since 1992, that could have changed not only our response to the Rodney King…
/ April 27, 2012

LA riots 20 years later: How they changed the way we talk about race

OPINION - The LA riots helped change the way Americans talk about race, kicking off a two decade-long dialogue that…
/ April 27, 2012

New Jim Crow museum opens on Michigan college campus

VIDEO - A museum showcasing thousands of racist memorabilia artifacts opened on Michigan's Ferris State University's Campus on Thursday...
/ April 26, 2012

Unborn baby shot in Los Angeles riots: 'I'm still here'

VIDEO - Twenty years ago, amid the shock of the ongoing Los Angeles riots, there was a story that really…
/ April 26, 2012

The '92 riot: Revisiting a dark day in LA history

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Henry Keith Watson remembers April 29, 1992, as if it happened just last week. History won't…
/ April 26, 2012

Street squash raises grades and spirits at Harlem school (VIDEO)

VIDEO - Students in Harlem learn how to play squash and improve their grades through the Street Squash after school…
/ April 25, 2012

Rodney King reflects on an up-down life since riot

LOS ANGELES (AP) - We saw his face a bloody, pulpy mess. And in 1992, when the four Los Angeles…
/ April 25, 2012

Michelle Rhee and StudentsFirst tackle persistent problems in public education

theGRIO Q&A - Now the founder and CEO of StudentsFirst, Michelle Rhee is using her years of expertise to advise…
/ April 25, 2012

Warner Bros announces release date for Jackie Robinson biopic

Warner Brothers has officially set a tentative release date for the Jackie Robinson biopic '42'...
/ April 24, 2012