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March 24, 2016
Ronda Rousey's great grandfather was one of the first black physicians in North America. Who knew?
February 17, 2016
Reginald F. Lewis, a Baltimore native, was the first African-American to build a billion dollar company...
January 22, 2016
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Museum of African American History and Culture is getting a $10 million gift. The Smithsonian
January 18, 2016
Martin Luther King, Jr. marched for equal rights, fair housing and decent wages for all. He also won a Grammy…
June 24, 2015
theGrio REPORT - A student from Rhode Island has painstakingly transformed iconic black and white photographs from the 20th century…
June 24, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A new website has announced that 1.5 million handwritten records of newly freed slaves will be digitized…
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June 21, 2015
We’d like to introduce you to 10 real life Great Pre-colonial Black African Kings we should all know more about…
May 9, 2015
theGrio REPORT - The Latino owners of a Colorado barbecue restaurant announced their plans to hold a "White Appreciation Day"…
February 2, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Three social studies teachers have allegedly been fired for teaching 'too much' black history, according to a…
November 5, 2014
Utah’s Mia Love and South Carolina’s Tim Scott certainly had a lot to celebrate last night as the results came
July 2, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Navy has its first female four-star admiral. She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted on Tuesday…
June 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A Florida mother is accused of kidnapping her two-year-old daughter to avoid having her vaccinated and learning…
June 12, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Ruby Dee an acclaimed actor and civil rights activist whose versatile career spanned stage, radio television…
May 27, 2014
VIDEO - After more than 150 years, Friendship Baptist held its final service before moving to make way for the…
May 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Like Detroit, the Charles H. Wright Museum - the nation’s largest institution dedicated to African American history…
April 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Taraji P. Henson’s newest big screen project 'From The Rough,' is based on the true story of…
April 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The exhibit at the Atlanta History Center is creating a buzz, in part because it features never…
April 13, 2014
NBC News - NBC News - A handkerchief, a driver’s license and handwritten letters – they are a small portion…
April 4, 2014
MSNBC - From down on Mulberry Street, the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tenn. looks very much the way it did…
March 25, 2014
PITTSBURGH (AP) — A new exhibit at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Museum of Art shows the vibrant world of Negro League baseball…