Black History Month

SLIDESHOW - Jam, swing and rock and roll through the summer heat by soothing the soul with a little bit…
/ July 6, 2010
OPINION - A new effort is underway to draw attention to previously obscure but nonetheless pivotal black figures that have…
/ July 4, 2010
OPINION - With the growth of the charter school movement since the 1990s to offer choice and accountability in public…
/ June 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, arrived in the Oval Office…
/ June 29, 2010
RENO, Nevada (AP) - A century ago, black heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson reached the pinnacle of his career when…
/ June 26, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Oscar Michaeux was a director, screenwriter, producer and distributor who was involved in more than 40 films…
/ June 23, 2010
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - A 1860s photo of black boys sells for thousands and captures a vivid scene of…
/ June 10, 2010
VIDEO - For a special unit of black men, they weren't only battling the enemy abroad; they were fighting for…
/ June 9, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - Today, infighting and allegations of financial mismanagement are threatening to undermine the social justice group King co-founded…
/ June 1, 2010
VIDEO - One of the largest collections of slavery-era pottery is set to go on display in South Carolina...
/ May 27, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - A professor might have walked away with it. Perhaps it was stolen, then sold to a collector.…
/ May 27, 2010
THE GRIO REPORT - Malcolm X's unpublished thoughts on race, his life and his work were unveiled just a few…
/ May 20, 2010