Black History

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July 16, 2010
David H. Blackwell's analysis of bluffing as a poker strategy, as well as his research on dueling helped establish him…
May 5, 2010
REVIEW - African-Americans have lived with the anticipation of huge catastrophic change, whether through the shock of slavery or the…
April 22, 2010
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) - Next year's commemoration of the 1961 Mississippi Freedom Rides is expected to dwarf any other tourism…
April 22, 2010
VIDEO - TheGrios 100 - Will Allen of Growing Power aims to help bring about the "good food revolution...
April 20, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Height, whose activism on behalf of women and minorities dated to the New Deal, led the National Council…
April 5, 2010
BELOIT, Wis. (AP) - Jim Caldwell, coach of the Indianapolis Colts, began work on a documentary about African-American history in…
March 29, 2010
VIDEO - April 4 is the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 1968 assassination, but it is also the…
March 29, 2010
SLIDESHOW - From caregivers and laborers to CEOs and scientists, black women have held pivotal leadership roles in building America…
March 26, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Lynn Nottage calls herself a warrior writer. The New York playwright inspires with honest portrayals of strong…
March 25, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - Years after author Alex Haley first encouraged blacks to research their roots, many are digging into attics…
March 18, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Amistad, a U.S.-flagged vessel headed for largely forbidden Cuban waters is a symbol of both a…
March 12, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Three Los Angeles school teachers who were suspended for honoring O.J. Simpson, Dennis Rodman and RuPaul…
March 11, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tourists and history buffs will be able to see some rare, personal belongings of abolitionist Harriet Tubman…
March 10, 2010
VIDEO - The carefully constructed, three-hour interviews open a window not only onto black America, but also onto the human…
March 9, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - As a rocket scientist, Spio gained notoriety when she joined Boeing as the Head of Satellite Communications…
March 9, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - Tim King was, in his words, the "stereotypical bourgie black kid"...
March 8, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - San Francisco voters elected Kamala Harris to be the city's first female District Attorney...
March 4, 2010
VIDEO - Ray Charles started his musical career at the age of five on a piano in a small cafe…
February 26, 2010
TheGrio's 100 - For Dr. Kathie-Ann Joseph, going into breast cancer research offered the double benefit...
February 26, 2010
Although her name is not widely recognized, this pioneer played in important role in one of the most important events…