Civil Rights

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April 15, 2011
OPINION - Check the entry for 'shortcomings' in the dictionary and you'll almost certainly find Rev. Jackson's photo...
April 15, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - "It's kind of ironic that this week we're celebrating emancipation when we're not emancipated," Mayor Vincent Gray…
April 14, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson is no stranger to controversy. The following are his most infamous moments…
April 10, 2011
OPINION - It is encouraging that President Barack Obama lent his support to the recent anti-bullying campaign...
April 6, 2011
VIDEO - Harris has been called the rising star of the Democratic Party. Her rise in politics is rooted in…
March 11, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The Seattle department's report comes after a series of events that have aroused the scrutiny of civil…
March 10, 2011
Ola Mae Kelly knows walking in the street is dangerous. But the 56-year-old also knows sometimes walking on the sidewalk…
March 10, 2011
VIDEO - What do you think of those who argue the flag is about Southern pride and heritage?...
March 3, 2011
OPINION - Rodney King brought the issues of police brutality and racial profiling to the forefront of the American political…
March 1, 2011
As much as we appreciate the strides that have been made since the Civil Rights movement in terms of racial…
March 1, 2011
In an interview with the Weekly Standard in December, Barbour described standing on the outskirts of a rally to hear…
February 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Though gospel artists mainly are known for their sacred songs of comfort and consolation, they also sang…
February 23, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - As a young minister living in New York, Young made frequent appearances on the CBS-TV show…
February 21, 2011
OPINION - Had he survived into the Facebook era, his relationship status with race matters might well have been filed…
February 18, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Recent flaps over racially offensive language at the University of Alabama fit a pattern that's dogged…
February 16, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Vice President Biden welcomed over 120 elected African-American officials and their guests to their official residence in…
February 15, 2011
OPINION - Collectively, Maya Angelou, John Lewis and Bill Russell represent the very best of the American spirit..
February 11, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Buster Douglas knocked out Mike Tyson, the NAACP was founded and Nelson Mandela was set free; this is…
February 10, 2011
OPINION - The Kings and Shabazzes are not above petty fights, but the respective memories and enduring legacies of their…
February 4, 2011
VIDEO - There was never any proof any of the ten were there the night Mike's grocery burned to the…