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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
Saturday, hundreds of people came out to General Edward O. Gourdin Park to help honor the rich history of African…
VIDEO - Washington - A statue of a former slave who became a women's rights activist is now on display…
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TheGrio Reflects - Vonetta Flowers was the first African-American to win a gold medal in the Winter Olympics.
THEGRIO REFLECTS - Hollywood granted a long-delayed wish to Hattie McDaniel, the first African-American to win an Oscar.
Marian Anderson died at the age of 96 in Portland, Oregon. The greatest singer of her day, she wanted to
On September 29, 1999 President William Jefferson Clinton honored singer Aretha Franklin for her great talent. Aretha Franklin was born
A study was conducted by two communications professors at the University of Massachusetts, Sut Jhally and Justin Lewis. The professors
On February 7th, 1883, James Hubert “Eubie” Blake, pianist and composer, was born in Maryland the son of freed slaves.
In an interview, Julius Erving discusses his motivation for his continued success. “Well I think right now I’m a young
In 2001, Vanessa McCaskill joined the ranks of millions of African-American women diagnosed with breast cancer. “I was only 36-years-old.
After the Civil War, a group of influential Southerners promised that a “New South” would rise, complete with new industries,
When the Civil War was over, Joe Davis who’s brother Jefferson was President of the defeated Confederacy, had to set