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In anticipation of Barack Obama’s arrival to Ghana today, theGrio reflects on former President Bill Clinton’s twelve-day tour of Africa
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ALSIP, Illinois (AP) -- While Till's grave site was not disturbed, Sheriff Tom Dart said investigators found his original iconic…
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On the eve of President Obama’s visit to Ghana, theGrio looks back to when the country first celebrated its independence
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Pentecostalism is the fastest growing religion in Africa. Once cleansed, the church offers more to the believer: specific prayers to
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KYLE HARVEY James Young recently made history in Philadelphia, Mississippi after defeating the incumbent Rayburn Waddell by 46 votes. On
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July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act in the company of Martin Luther King Jr.
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On the eve of Juneteenth, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution apologizing for slavery. The gesture sparked lots of debate
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(AP Photo/ Charlie Tasanadi, File) CAL WOODWARD Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Watergate scandal grew into a
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Modern day school segregation and the academic achievement gap looms as the last vestige of a nearly completed civil rights
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In light of today’s Supreme Court decision to exempt a district in Texas from the Voting Rights Act , theGrio.com
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MARY BENTON Since 1979, Texas has celebrated the end of slavery on June 19. But on Galveston Island, the true
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KEVIN JOHNSON Southwest Louisiana knows how to party, and Juneteenth celebrations are no different. Juneteenth is a celebration of the