Black History Month

New Va. database helps trace slave descendants

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Little Rock desegregation plans go back to court

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Why we need student loan debt forgiveness

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Stamp honors political trailblazer Barbara Jordan

WASHINGTON (AP) - Former U.S. Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas now has her own postage stamp. It's the 34th in…
/ September 16, 2011

Birmingham, Ala., church marks bombing anniversary

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Members of an Alabama church that was bombed early in the civil rights movement observed the…
/ September 15, 2011

First black Ivy League president stepping down

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island (AP) - Ruth J. Simmons announced Thursday that she will leave her position as Brown University's president…
/ September 15, 2011

Delayed MLK dedication could draw smaller crowd

WASHINGTON (AP) - Organizers are preparing for a smaller crowd at the rescheduled dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr.…
/ September 14, 2011

SAT reading scores fall to lowest level on record

(AP) - "It's a lot of little things," he said. For example, he said, the number of black students taking…
/ September 14, 2011

Jackie Kennedy on MLK: 'That man's terrible'

NY DAILY NEWS - Former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy described King as "phony" and "tricky" in a 1964 interview just…
/ September 13, 2011

Tavis Smiley explores education crisis in TV special

theGRIO VIDEO - In part two of theGrio's interview with Tavis Smiley, the television host and commentator discussed his upcoming…
/ September 13, 2011

Study: White students more likely to win scholarships

California Watch - The figures show that white students here also receive a disproportionately greater share of private scholarship funding...
/ September 12, 2011

New October date set for MLK memorial dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) - Executive Architect Ed Jackson Jr. told The Associated Press on Sunday that the memorial will now be…
/ September 11, 2011

Marian Wright Edelman: Spelman's helping hand

theGRIO REPORT - For Marian Wright Edelman, growing up in the segregated south and her parents' emphasis on community service…
/ September 11, 2011

Ohio woman in fake-address case grateful to gov.

AKRON, Ohio (AP) - Kelley Williams-Bolar told Cleveland's WJW-TV on Thursday she can live her life and be a productive…
/ September 9, 2011

Obama gives back-to-school interview to kids

WASHINGTON - The two 10-year-olds sat down with President Obama in the White House for an exclusive back-to-school interview set…
/ September 8, 2011