Black History Month

TheGrio’s 100: Shelton Johnson, park ranger bringing kids to nature

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TheGrio’s 100: Wyclef Jean, musician, Haitian native son and activist

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Questlove explains what ‘Soul Train’ means for black Americans

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TheGrio’s 100: Cory Booker, Brick City mayor with a bright future

TheGrio's 100 - Cory Booker took office as mayor of Newark, N.J., in 2006...
/ February 5, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Kevin Johnson, playing for keeps in Sacramento

TheGrio's 100 - Kevin Johnson is in a position to champion the people as Mayor of Sacramento...
/ February 5, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Majora Carter, a green powerbroker

TheGrio's 100 - Majora Carter, 43, has been described as a green power broker and a visionary in environmentally sound…
/ February 4, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Jason Moran, the future of jazz

TheGrio's 100 - Fellow musicians and leagues of fans have labeled Moran the future of jazz...
/ February 4, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Tony Hansberry, whiz-kid considered ‘the next Charles Drew’

TheGrio's 100 - People in his Jacksonville, Florida home are calling him the "next Charles Drew"...
/ February 3, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Bill T. Jones, activism through movement

TheGrio's 100 - Some choose to protest with marches and picket signs. Bill T. Jones chose dance...
/ February 3, 2010

Dr. King’s dream will be realized

OPINION - America still falls short of its high ideals, but today far more Americans believe that all men are…
/ February 3, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Melody Barnes, outspoken in the White House

TheGrio's 100 - Anyone who can advise the president on domestic policy matters one day and play golf with him…
/ February 3, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Richard R. Buery Jr, working for the children

TheGrio's 100 - Richard Buery Jr. is the president and CEO of the Children's Aid Society...
/ February 3, 2010

The sit-ins that changed America

From The LA Times: Of the big events of the early civil rights movement, the sit-ins have always been the…
/ February 2, 2010

Slideshow: White Americans who made black history

These are just a few of the non-blacks throughout our nation's history who have made significant contributions to the advancement…
/ February 2, 2010

TheGrio’s 100: Seun Adebiyi, fighting for his life and for others (VIDEO)

TheGrio's 100 - An Olympic hopeful and a fighter; Seun Adebiyi leads the Herculean feat of increasing minority bone marrow…
/ February 2, 2010