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January 10, 2023
Lawsuit alleges that Georgia school district said BLM messaging creates disruption, but the Confederate flag represents "heritage not hate."
October 15, 2022
As “Till” debuts, the creators are recognizing Black women and Black mothers who are fighting for justice, equality and equity.
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April 28, 2022
The 72-page report also found that police arrested and used force against people of color at a much higher rate…
December 17, 2020
In the final weeks before his Georgia Senate runoff, Jon Ossoff tributes the late Congressman John Lewis in a new…
October 1, 2019
Dr. Erwin Chemerinsky unpacks the Civil Rights Act of 1886 and explains it's impact on the future of Black entrepreneurship.
Killer Mike
September 24, 2019
Killer Mike weighs in on the impending Supreme Court case between Comcast and Entertainment Studios that could determine the future…
April 4, 2017
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, now is time as any to ask how the civil rights…
December 18, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is now interpreting federal law to explicitly prohibit workplace discrimination against transgender people, according…
November 4, 2014
In June 1963, there were two people in Washington, D.C. — from opposite ends of the economic spectrum — obsessing
October 12, 2014
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to much more than achieving racial equality. That goal, he said
April 16, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - In a rousing speech last week in front of the National Action Network President Obama called out…
April 11, 2014
OPINION - Johnson was a man of his time, and bore those flaws as surely as he sought to lead…
April 10, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Reflecting on the unique power of the office he holds, President Barack Obama on Thursday honored…
April 10, 2014
VIDEO - President Obama and the First Lady head to Austin Thursday for the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon…
April 9, 2014
VIDEO - The civil rights summit marks the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination…
April 9, 2014
OPINION - The question remains: Will the civil rights organizers of today respond with a sustained push for voter registration…
April 7, 2014
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The LBJ Presidential Library at the University of Texas is hosting a three-day Civil Rights Summit…
January 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - This year is the 28th national observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, which means there…
January 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Over the last few months, Obama’s administration, with little fanfare, has enacted a series of unabashedly liberal…
January 15, 2014
SLIDESHOW - Although Martin Luther King Day is a few days away, the civil rights icon's actual birth took place…