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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…
January 26, 2012
DALLAS (AP) - Teams from Wiley College and the University of Southern California will have a rematch Friday of the…
January 25, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - As the Smithsonian continues developing a national black history museum, it's offering a look at Thomas Jefferson's…
January 23, 2012
Time magazine online is featuring rare photos of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at home...
January 20, 2012
OPINION - 'Red Tails' won't attract audiences because it was hard to finance. The film will have to deliver dramatically…
January 19, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - For the second time this month, a highly controversial homework assignment involving slavery has led to stunned…
January 13, 2012
VIDEO - In this archival footage, President Ronald Reagan raises questions about whether or not Dr. Martin Luther King Jr…
January 13, 2012
VIDEO - In this archival footage you'll get to see Martin Luther King Jr. and civil rights activist Roy Wilkins…
January 13, 2012
The 'Claiming Citizenship: African-Americans and New Deal Photography' exhibit captures moments of African-Americans learning to read, being taught new job…
January 13, 2012
Crispus Attucks is buried alongside the other massacre victims at the historic Granary Burying Ground where some of America's most…
January 9, 2012
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - For some museums, that means more displays on African-Americans or exhibits on the roles women played…
January 6, 2012
'Slavery By Another Name,' a new PBS documentary, explores and upends what producers say is a widely accepted notion: that…
January 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Robie Mortin was the last person alive with a living memory of Rosewood the north Florida black…