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August 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tens of thousands of people marched to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial and down the National
August 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A Moral Monday gathering in Charlotte this week channeled sights and sounds of the March on Washington…
August 23, 2013
OPINION - The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom was about more than employment or personal gain – it…
August 16, 2013
TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) — Protesters angered by the acquittal of George Zimmerman in Trayvon Martin's killing are leaving the Florida…
August 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Talib Kweli, who is known for being a politically conscious rapper, will travel to Tallahassee to spend…
August 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In wake of the Trayvon Martin murder trial, movements led by young people who embrace hoodies, tattoos,…
July 31, 2013
OPINION - if anyone knows if Jay-Z’s quote “my presence is charity” has any truth to it, it is Harry…
July 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - It’s been more than 53 years since Feb. 1, 1960, the day when Franklin McCain, David Richmond,…
July 29, 2013
REPORTER'S NOTEBOOK - The protests began in response to a slew of bills from the Republican-controlled General Assembly, many of…
July 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Thousands of protesters gathered outside of Detroit’s federal building on Saturday to demand the Justice Dept. bring…
July 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Across the country, protesters rallied outside of federal courthouses, places where justice is served...
June 10, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The list of conservative proposals undertaken by McCrory and the North Carolina general assembly is long, including…
June 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A new civil disobedience movement is gaining momentum in North Carolina...
May 31, 2013
VIDEO - The charisma and charm of 9-year-old Asean Johnson has many suggesting that he may be the future mayor…
April 8, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This past week, Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network held its 15th annual convention in New York…
February 26, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Beverly Bond is giving black girls the message their grandmothers or mothers didn't hear: 'you rock!'...
February 13, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Isis King made history on the runway and on television, and she could become the first trans…
February 6, 2013
theGRIO'S 100 - Crump has helped to publicize cases of alleged police brutality or other misconduct that might have gone…
February 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - On the night before what would have been her son Trayvon Martin’s 18th birthday, Sybrina Fulton was…
February 4, 2013
theGRIO's 100 - Brendon Ayanbadejo risked locker room and social media ridicule to stand up for what he believes in...