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DAILY BEAST - The story of Solomon Northup is a great disappointment to mythbusters and cynical editors—it’s pretty much all…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Two rare documents from a fleeting time after the Civil War when the University of South…
NEW YORK (AP) — To mark the 10th anniversary of the Louis Armstrong museum in the modest brick house where…
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. and his collaborator Dr. Donald Yacovone have exciting findings for African-American history…
theGRIO REPORT - Several African-American landmarks and heritage sites have been forced to close Tuesday following the federal government shutdown.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Organizers of the annual Kunta Kinte festival in Annapolis, Md., say the event will not be…
OPINION - As the release date for the highly anticipated film, '12 Years a Slave', based on Solomon Northup’s bestselling…
RIDGELAND, Mississippi (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s personal secretary is selling a collection from the early civil…
ESSAY - The anniversary of the brutal murder of four girls at the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama…
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — Abused in life and death, an enslaved man known as Mr. Fortune will be honored…
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A Clemson University professor is convinced that Harriet Beecher Stowe might not have written 'Uncle Tom's…
theGRIO REPORT - Although today Dr. King’s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech often symbolizes the March for many, it…
theGRIO Q&A - Gary Younge's latest work reflects on critical moments leading up to King's powerful -- and unexpectedly iconic…
VIDEO - A lot had changed for King since 1963. John F. Kennedy was gone. He had been impressed by…
VIDEO - Watch the Aug. 25, 1963 edition of Meet the Press, featuring interviews with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
Thousands gathered at the National Mall Saturday to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
theGRIO REPORT - One of the direct descendants of legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman has launched scathing attack on Russell Simmons'…
OPINION - The endless controversies over black movies have gotten to the point where movies won’t get made, or won’t…
theGRIO REPORT - In fact, what started as a husband and wife hobby to collect mementos on their travels has…