Activism

June 14, 2011

Chicago activist learns from the past to influence the future

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May 29, 2011

Gil Scott-Heron was more than the 'Godfather of Rap'

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May 26, 2011

Why we still have a lot to learn from the Freedom Riders

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May 25, 2011

Where are this generation's Freedom Riders?

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May 20, 2011

Why Prince deserves props for his political activism

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February 16, 2011

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

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February 12, 2011

Belafonte: Brando helped inspire documentary film

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February 8, 2011

Waka Flocka Flame among new faces for PETA

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February 7, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Hydeia Broadbent, putting a face on the future of AIDS

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January 25, 2011

Civil rights activist Benjamin Hooks’ FBI file details racist threats against him

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January 7, 2011

George Clooney, MTV team up to help monitor Sudan vote

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January 4, 2011

Uganda court rules media cannot ‘out’ gay Ugandans

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December 30, 2010

Slideshow: TheGrio’s most uplifting stories of 2010

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December 6, 2010

Rosa Parks' political journey didn't begin on the bus

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December 3, 2010

Benched? Justice Thomas' wife takes less public role

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November 16, 2010

Barbershops remain a bastion for black community

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October 22, 2010

Pentecostal Bishop Arthur Brazier dies at 89

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October 16, 2010

Has Farrakhan’s stock fallen in the black community?

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September 10, 2010

Young black women take the lead in changing communities of color

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August 28, 2010

Slideshow: 20 marches that moved America

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