Black History Month

theGRIO's 100 - In 2007, Misty Copeland became the first African-American soloist at the American Ballet Theater theater in 20…
/ February 28, 2012
Nationally known economist and author, Julianne Malveaux has announced she will step down as president of the historically black, all-female…
/ February 28, 2012
VIDEO - It's a slave art slowly disappearing from view in this country, but to see it is to appreciate…
/ February 28, 2012
Wayne State is located in America's largest black-majority city, yet is one of the nation's worst at getting degrees into…
/ February 28, 2012
OPINION - With Michigan preparing to hold it's 2012 Republican primary, one daughter of a family closely tied to that…
/ February 28, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - If you told someone the voice of Elmo belongs to a 51-year-old black man from Baltimore, they'd…
/ February 28, 2012
Menard, a Republican, had apparently won a contest to complete the term of Rep. James Mann, who had died in…
/ February 27, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Ryan Speedo Green is a rising bass baritone opera star who shirked a life full of obstacles…
/ February 27, 2012
Huge interest and investment in the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture has left executive directors of…
/ February 27, 2012
A task force in Palm Beach County, led by a district principal, has sets its sights on increasing the graduation…
/ February 27, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Angela Benton founded Black Web Media in 2007 and created the site Black Web 2.0, which is…
/ February 27, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Whether or not African-Americans make history at the Oscars, we can look back proudly on these films and…
/ February 26, 2012