Black History Month

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama heralded a new national black history museum as 'not just a record of tragedy,…
/ February 22, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - founder of the Center for Women's Health Research at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, devoted to studying…
/ February 22, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Why has there never been a big screen version of Harriet Tubman's story? Wouldn't a film about Marcus…
/ February 22, 2012
SLIDESHOW - These 10 trailblazers are making their mark in areas of the arts where people of color traditionally have…
/ February 21, 2012
From Bloomberg Businessweek-- The $500 million branch of the Smithsonian in Washington breaks ground tomorrow for an opening in the…
/ February 21, 2012
theGRIO'S 100 - Desiree Rogers was the White House social secretary during President Obama's first year and a half in…
/ February 21, 2012
SLIDESHOW - These presidents failed black America by either being indifferent, ineffective or hostile when dealing with crises like slavery,…
/ February 20, 2012
Here it is again, the intersection of Presidents Day and Black History Month. Eight of our early presidents, beginning with…
/ February 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - America has had 44 presidents, each of whom has had varying degrees of influence, for better or worse,…
/ February 20, 2012
VIDEO - The Martin family knows something about themselves that few if any families will ever learn about their past.…
/ February 20, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - After guest-hosting for MSNBC's 'Rachel Maddow Show' and appearing on MSNBC and NBC for years, Melissa Harris-Perry…
/ February 19, 2012
theGRIO's 100 - Actress and comedienne Maya Rudolph has been making us laugh for more than a decade...
/ February 18, 2012