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May 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - For many Americans, Candice Glover did not just become the current American Idol; she became an ambassador…
April 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - One-time slave quarters will be recreated at former U.S. President Thomas Jefferson's home...
April 17, 2013
OPINION - Some GOPers, Sen. Paul included, love to bring up the fact that Abraham Lincoln 'freed the slaves'...
April 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - King’s letter reflected the religious challenges of his time, addressing the crisis of Christian faith for southern…
April 11, 2013
OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately,…
April 4, 2013
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama Legislature has voted to pardon the Scottsboro Boys, more than 80 years after the…
April 3, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A dealer of rare historic documents is selling a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a…
April 3, 2013
OPINION - When President Barack Obama embraced Rachel Robinson, the 90-year-old widow of baseball Hall of Fame legend Jackie Robinson…
March 22, 2013
More than 68 garments will be on display, including works by designers such as Oscar de la Renta, Pierre Cardin…
March 22, 2013
TRAVEL -- The sequester may have shut down White House tours, but it hasn't stopped the president from opening up…
March 14, 2013
ESSAY - There is no denying that each of these women played more than their part in uplifting their race…
February 24, 2013
(AP) - Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men…
February 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the dedication in the Capitol of a statue of civil rights pioneer Rosa…
February 22, 2013
SLIDESHOW - theGrio decided to track down some of the living descendants of well-known African-American historical figures to find out…
February 14, 2013
VIDEO - A University of Texas at Arlington graduate student recently found a piece of American history that offers more…
February 12, 2013
SLIDESHOW - New Orleans Mardi Gras Indians are African American and Afro Creole bands of mostly working-class men who use…
February 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - New Orleans’ Carnival celebration has always been an important part of the city’ culture; however, always with…
February 11, 2013
OPINION - Every February 1st, it happens like clockwork. Folks complain. On Twitter and Facebook, in idle chatter before meetings…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks, the late legendary civil rights activist, is received a special honor this year to commemorate…
January 23, 2013
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) - A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and…