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September 3, 2022
The Metropolitan Museum of Art turned over 27 artifacts worth over $13 million. Investigators say they were looted from Rome…
April 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The exhibit at the Atlanta History Center is creating a buzz, in part because it features never…
February 17, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Martin Luther King Jr.'s daughter recently walked up to the pulpit of the Atlanta church where her…
November 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - An acclaimed exhibit of African-American art and artifacts that has traveled the country in honor of the…
January 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — As crowds descended and the inauguration unfolded, a few museum curators in Washington kept watch for symbols…
December 31, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — As New Year's Day approached 150 years ago, all eyes were on President Abraham Lincoln in expectation…
June 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A piece of African-American history that was once sold for just a few dollars could fetch millions…
May 15, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Michael Jackson's glittery gloves, spangled jackets and stage-worn costumes are going on a world tour before…
February 3, 2012
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center could possibly be closing its doors due to financial troubles...
February 1, 2012
DETROIT (AP) - Documents outlining the crime that landed Malcolm X in prison in the 1940s are among some 1,000…
February 23, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - An auction of 200 items that once filled the home of jazz singer and actress Lena…
February 23, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - The estate of sultry jazz singer and actress Lena Horne is selling some of the fancy…
May 27, 2010
VIDEO - One of the largest collections of slavery-era pottery is set to go on display in South Carolina...