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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP)- Former President Bill Clinton and Evers' widow, Myrlie Evers-Williams, joined Holder for a wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington…
CLUTCH - Few are taught about Olivia Ferguson McQueen during Black History Month, but she is a Civil Rights Movement…
BLACK HISTORY -- Few Americans are aware of the holiday's roots in the Civil War's aftermath, and of the heavy…
theGRIO REPORT - This month, Autier Allen-Craft was elected to the position of regent in the Norwalk–Village Green chapter of…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on…
OPINION - Eighty years after the birth and forty eight years after the assassination of black nationalist leader Malcolm X,…
theGRIO REPORT - For many Americans, Candice Glover did not just become the current American Idol; she became an ambassador…
WASHINGTON (AP) - One-time slave quarters will be recreated at former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's home...
OPINION - Some GOPers, Sen. Paul included, love to bring up the fact that Abraham Lincoln 'freed the slaves'...
theGRIO REPORT - King’s letter reflected the religious challenges of his time, addressing the crisis of Christian faith for southern…
OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately,…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has voted to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, more than 80 years after the…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A dealer of rare historic documents is selling a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a…
More than 68 garments will be on display, including works by designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Pierre Cardin…
ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race…
(AP) - Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men…
SLIDESHOW - theGrio decided to track down some of the living descendants of well-known African-American historical figures to find out…