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Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop" who once moonwalked above the music world, died Thursday as he prepared for a…
In 1984, NBC reporter Jack Perkins looks at the rising popularity of singer Michael Jackson and his top-selling album, “Thriller.”
The U.S. Senate urged President Barack Obama to pardon the late black heavyweight champion Jack Johnson, who was sent to…
On the eve of Juneteenth, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution apologizing for slavery. The gesture sparked lots of debate
As the story goes…. there once was a dancer who showed up to the Apollo Theater for Amateur night in
In light of today’s Supreme Court decision to exempt a district in Texas from the Voting Rights Act , theGrio.com
JULIA MAYES TheGrio.com went behind the scenes at New York City’s 59E59 Theater’s “Pure Confidence,” a play about an African-American
MARY BENTON Since 1979, Texas has celebrated the end of slavery on June 19. But on Galveston Island, the true
KEVIN JOHNSON Southwest Louisiana knows how to party, and Juneteenth celebrations are no different. Juneteenth is a celebration of the
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A reputed Ku Klux Klansman convicted of kidnapping two black men 43 years after the abductions
It’s a symbol of history — but also of hate. Some 150 years after the Civil War, the confederate flag
Blues legend David “Honeyboy” Edwards continues to share his music with audiences across America. Grammy award winning Edwards is one
Until recently, many African-American veterans have fought alongside their comrades but received little to no recognition for their courage. For
By Julia Mayes and Sonia Narang The Apollo Theater in Harlem celebrated its 75th anniversary Monday. Originally opened in 1914,
VIDEO - Charlotte, NC - Mary Sadler is an 83-year-old African-American who remembers when blacks had to use the other…
theGrio reflects on the life of Pan-Africanist Marcus Garvey with NBC Learn. Marcus Garvey was born into the racial inequities
theGrio reflects on the battle for desegregation on June 11, 1963 with icue.com. Forty six years ago, this week, Governor
James Travis was one of the storied World War II airmen as a part of the nation’s first black military
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- Eighty-six-year-old Johnnie Leach leans on his cane as he sits in warm sunshine on the steps…
The New York Times reported on two proms held by Montgomery County High School in Mount Vernon, Ga. One is