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March 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Atlantic Southeast Airlines recently made aviation history when one of its flights from Atlanta to Nashville was…
February 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The Ku Klux Klan does not appear to be having a resurgence in Colorado, despite a report…
February 28, 2012
OPINION - With Michigan preparing to hold it's 2012 Republican primary, one daughter of a family closely tied to that…
February 27, 2012
Menard, a Republican, had apparently won a contest to complete the term of Rep. James Mann, who had died in…
February 24, 2012
VIDEO - For more than 40 years that man, Sylvester Magee, didn't have a head stone. That changed this week...
February 22, 2012
SLIDESHOW - Why has there never been a big screen version of Harriet Tubman's story? Wouldn't a film about Marcus…
February 21, 2012
From Bloomberg Businessweek-- The $500 million branch of the Smithsonian in Washington breaks ground tomorrow for an opening in the…
February 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - These presidents failed black America by either being indifferent, ineffective or hostile when dealing with crises like slavery,…
February 20, 2012
SLIDESHOW - America has had 44 presidents, each of whom has had varying degrees of influence, for better or worse,…
February 20, 2012
VIDEO - The Martin family knows something about themselves that few if any families will ever learn about their past.…
February 14, 2012
The exhibit includes artifacts excavated at Monticello and objects from the Smithsonian's collection, including a set of slave shackles and…
February 14, 2012
ATLANTA (AP) - Earl Lloyd remembers when he suited up for the Washington Capitols more than 60 years ago as…
February 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-N.Y.) has in a letter to the president asked for the role of slave…
February 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - In Charles Dickens' London, there was a diverse population of all backgrounds: a large Irish population, a…
February 6, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Dr. Khalil Muhammad exemplifies the pure essence of black history...
February 3, 2012
The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center could possibly be closing its doors due to financial troubles...
February 2, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Author and activist Maya Angelou hopes for a time when Black History Month will no longer be…
February 1, 2012
DETROIT (AP) - Documents outlining the crime that landed Malcolm X in prison in the 1940s are among some 1,000…
February 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - What history was made on this day?
February 1, 2012
OPINION - Here at theGrio, we thought we'd kick off February the right way by debunking the 10 biggest myths…