Black History Month

Rosewood: The last survivor remembers an American tragedy

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TheGrio's 100: Carol Jenkins, a media leader advocating for tomorrow's female journalists

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TheGrio's 100: Brenda Combs, Founder of Finding My Shoes, goes from homeless to helping those in need

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Little Rock Central High School desegregation duo subject of new book

theGRIO REPORT - The famous 1957 photograph of two young girls at Little Rock Central High School continues to not…
/ December 29, 2011

Black students in DC expelled at higher rates than whites

Across the Washington area, black students are suspended and expelled two to five times as often as white students...
/ December 29, 2011

Pell Grants: New rules may limit access to education

theGRIO REPORT - The government may be making it even harder to earn a college education these days. Unfortunately, the…
/ December 28, 2011

Ida B. Wells to be honored with sculpture in Chicago

CHICAGO (AP) - For six decades, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells was woven into the fabric of Chicago's South…
/ December 28, 2011

Thomas Jefferson's estate highlights slaves' stories

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - When Thomas Jefferson died, scores of slaves were sold from his Monticello plantation to settle his…
/ December 27, 2011

MLK family celebrates first Christmas without Dr. King in 1968 (VIDEO)

VIDEO - '60 Minutes' took a step back in time, releasing video of a 1968 interview with the King family…
/ December 25, 2011

OWN to air 'Roots 35 Years Later' special

CLUTCH - According to a recent press release, we can now look forward to 'Oprah and the Legendary Cast of…
/ December 22, 2011

'Alarming' new test-score gap discovered in Seattle schools

African-American students whose primary language is English perform significantly worse in math...
/ December 19, 2011

December 18 an important day in black history

the GRIO REPORT - December 18 is an important day in black history...
/ December 18, 2011

New Orleans Public Library to launch Black History series

TheGrio REPORT - The New Orleans Public Library is preparing for its annual Black History Month series that will showcase…
/ December 18, 2011

'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave black women

SLIDESHOW - 'The Iron Lady' has nothing on these brave black women. While Meryl Streep is making headlines for her…
/ December 13, 2011

Hollywood has finally found its Jackie Robinson

Hollywood has finally found its Jackie Robinson. Chadwick Boseman will play the iconic baseball star and civil rights pioneer in…
/ December 12, 2011