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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group…
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Retired Lt. Cmdr. Wesley Brown, the first African-American to graduate from the U.S. Naval Academy, has…
OPINION - While the African-Americans and LGBT communities have each experienced a legacy of oppression and a struggle for equality…
DETROIT (AP) - An attorney claims a judge and two lawyers involved in a long-running dispute over civil rights pioneer…
theGRIO REPORT - A second-grader at an elementary school in Colorado was told to remove makeup he wore to turn…
More than a century ago William Henderson Foote served as lawman of the highest order in his town of Yazoo…
The National Park Service has designated lands from North Carolina to Florida as protected land to be preserved in commemoration…
PBS's series 'American Experience' will honor Jesse Owens with a 1-hour look at his life and Olympic career...
OPINION - The King beating verdict and the L.A. riots were a sad and tragic taint on the Tom Bradley…
VIDEO - A museum showcasing thousands of racist memorabilia artifacts opened on Michigan's Ferris State University's Campus on Thursday...
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Henry Keith Watson remembers April 29, 1992, as if it happened just last week. History won't…
OPINION - Today, when black artists readily rise to pop acclaim, it's difficult to understand Dick Clark's pioneering significance in…
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Dick Clark may have worked in bigger cities over the course of his long entertainment career, but…
theGRIO REPORT - The rich history of Georgia's black legislators has been captured in an exciting exhibit at an African-American…
CHICAGO - The anniversary of the Titanic holds special meaning for Palatine's Christine LeBrun, whose ancestor is believed to be…
Lost in all the hoopla surrounding the 3-D re-release of the 1997 blockbuster has been revelations about the black passengers…
Hank Aaron, one of baseball's greatest players, may be coming to theaters soon.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery is opening two new exhibits that retrace the history of the Civil…
HARRISON, Ark. (AP) - When a black man supposedly broke into a white man's home in 1905, a mob ran…