Black History Month

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February 1, 2017
It's February, which means the start of Black History Month. And Google is marking the occasion with new Google doodles…
March 3, 2016
Stephen A. Smith wanted young black students and attendees in the crowd to know that "racism" is not an excuse…
February 26, 2016
Milwaukee College Prep decided to turn the #OscarsSoWhite discussion into an opportunity for their students to celebrate black achievement throughout…
February 22, 2016
Virginia McLaurin, an energetic 106-year-old black woman, just couldn’t seem to stop dancing for joy during her meeting with President
February 19, 2016
President Barack Obama and the first lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception in honor of Black History Month Thursday...
February 17, 2016
Reginald F. Lewis, a Baltimore native, was the first African-American to build a billion dollar company...
February 15, 2016
Growing up, the monotony and one-dimensionality of Black History Month was utterly frustrating. Being one of few African Americans in…
February 13, 2016
A pro-life student group at Purdue University has apologized for a controversial campaign against abortion that used the "hands up;…
February 12, 2016
GLEN ALLEN, Va. (AP) — A school district in Virginia has decided not to use a video about race and…
February 10, 2016
An Elgin school board member kicked up controversy with a Black History Month Facebook post that many are calling racist,…
February 8, 2016
"Honey, things are heating up at the White House!" That's how Debbie Allen described Monday's Black History Month event, which…
January 29, 2016
Stacey Dash has been under fire recently for making the comment that she did not support Black History Month and
January 27, 2016
Stacey Dash is clapping back at her haters in a blog post called "Twitter Haters, When Do I Get My…
January 25, 2016
What do you get when you cross Sarah Palin and Clarence Thomas? You get a “Clueless” actress-turned-conservative pundit named Stacey
January 20, 2016
Actress and political commentator Stacey Dash is not a fan of exclusively black networks like BET and is speaking out…
March 21, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Thursday morning, Fox News’ morning show “Fox & Friends” interviewed two white Virginia parents, Rebecca and Charles,…
February 20, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A "black history menu" at Wright State university drew criticism, with some speaking out and calling it…
February 2, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Three social studies teachers have allegedly been fired for teaching 'too much' black history, according to a…
February 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - WWE star David Otunga talked to theGrio about the heroes in his life and his relationship with…
February 26, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - UFC fighters Uriah Hall and Demetrious Johnson stopped by theGrio to share what encouraged them to start…