Black History Month

TheGrio’s 100: Janelle Monáe, of-the-moment artist with timeless appeal

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Educators seek out more minorities to study abroad

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In Memphis, old strife heats up over schools, race

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Slideshow: US presidents and the black leaders who moved them

SLIDESHOW - Throughout history, African-Americans have often provided critical insight, especially as it pertains to race relations, for presidents of…
/ February 21, 2011

Should African-Americans celebrate LBJ’s legacy?

OPINION - Had he survived into the Facebook era, his relationship status with race matters might well have been filed…
/ February 21, 2011

Confederate descendants mark 150th anniversary

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - They started at a fountain where slaves were once sold, past the church that Martin Luther…
/ February 20, 2011

Underground Railroad revealed in the windy city

VIDEO - From his tailor shop here on Dearborn Street, wealthy businessman John Jones ran an important stop on the…
/ February 18, 2011

Sharpton backs full pardon for Kelley Williams-Bolar

VIDEO - The Akron, Ohio mom spent nine days in jail for falsifying records enrolling her daughters in Fairlawn-Copley School…
/ February 18, 2011

Black inventors hailed for creating traffic lights, more

VIDEO - An internet giant has gotten behind an effort to educate the rest of us about who's behind the…
/ February 18, 2011

Cold-case movement sheds light on civil rights era’s darkest crimes

OPINION: 'The Injustice Files' underscores a key issue that shows why many unsolved murders are allowed to wither on the…
/ February 18, 2011

Racial flaps still dog Alabama despite progress

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Recent flaps over racially offensive language at the University of Alabama fit a pattern that's dogged…
/ February 18, 2011

Slideshow: It happened this week in black history 2/13-2/19

SLIDESHOW - Joe Frazier became heavyweight champion, Morehouse was founded and Huey P. Newton was born; this is an incredibly…
/ February 18, 2011

Education secretary to theGrio: ‘I want our educators to look like our students’

theGRIO VIDEO - If anyone is waiting on Superman, it may be the president...
/ February 17, 2011

Sen. Harry Reid: Let’s not go backwards this Black History Month

OPINION - The economic recovery is still taking root, and African-Americans still face unemployment at a rate far above the…
/ February 17, 2011

Biden on black history: ‘A lot more to do, but damn, we’ve come a long way’

theGRIO REPORT - Vice President Biden welcomed over 120 elected African-American officials and their guests to their official residence in…
/ February 16, 2011