Black History Month

TheGrio Reflects: Malcolm X rails against complacent civil rights activists

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Slideshow: Worst obstructionists in black history

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TheGrio’s 100: Artur Davis, looking to be the new face of Dixie politics

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Slideshow: The 25 most influential albums by African-Americans

These albums introduced new textures and ideas into pop culture...
/ February 16, 2010

Why Obama resembles George Washington more than you’d think

OPINION - On President's Day, African-Americans might want to give props to the father of our country...
/ February 15, 2010

Quincy Jones and Will.i.am on the importance of black history

VIDEO - It's hard to amass a musical resume as diverse as Quincy Jones'. The famed music producer has worked…
/ February 11, 2010

South Africans celebrate 20 years of change

JOHANNESBURG - The meaning of Mandela's release doesn't only resonate with South Africans of color. It hits home to white…
/ February 11, 2010

Mandela’s freedom has been a dream, South Africa remains a nightmare

OPINION - One could argue that Nelson Mandela's release from prison 20 years ago was similar to the Obama effect...
/ February 11, 2010

TheGrio Reflects: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul

VIDEO - "The Queen Of Soul", "Lady Soul"..."Re-Re"... Whatever you call her... You have got to give her some R-E-S-P-E-C-T...
/ February 10, 2010

NBC’s Lester Holt: America ‘can never forget our jazz roots’

VIDEO - "Jazz is a part of American history. It's a uniquely American art form and certainly black Americans were…
/ February 10, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Eric Holder, law enforcer in-chief

TheGrio's 100 - Holder made history as the first African-American to become the nation's chief law enforcement officer...
/ February 10, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Robert Bullard, Father of environmental justice inspires next generation

TheGrio's 100 - For three decades Robert Bullard's been publishing reports and books that have spelled out precisely where environmental…
/ February 10, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Charles F. Bolden, Administrator of NASA, astronaut

TheGrio's 100 - Charles Bolden is the first African-American head of NASA...
/ February 10, 2010

Cory Booker: Black History Month promotes ‘understanding’

VIDEO - Mayor Cory Booker of Newark, NJ says Black History Month is part of 'what makes America so great'...
/ February 9, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Will.i.am, musician and political force

TheGrio's 100 - The co-founder and frontman of the Grammy-winning Black Eyed Peas, raised in Los Angeles in a family…
/ February 9, 2010