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June 7, 2025

Bishop T.D. Jakes wants to help Black entrepreneurs build wealth—and he’s using the Good Soil Forum to reach them

The Good Soil Forum, hosted by Bishop T.D. Jakes, is a three-day event focused on equipping Black entrepreneurs with funding,
NAACP National President Derrick Johnson thegrio.com
December 20, 2018

NAACP is holding #LivingWhileBlack conference because we need it

The NAACP will host a #LivingWhileBlack, tele-town hall after a year filled with excessive racist confrontations that caught Black people…
April 10, 2014

Rev. Al Sharpton kicks off annual National Action Network conference

NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton opened his annual civil rights conference Wednesday, which President Barack Obama plans…
March 8, 2014

At CPAC, Obama's potential successors try to position themselves for the future

theGRIO REPORT - In their speeches at the Conservative Political Action Committee's annual conference, Republican 2016 candidates unsurprisingly bashed President…
July 22, 2013

Eric Holder, Trayvon Martin’s mom to speak to National Urban League in Philly

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak in…
June 3, 2013

Obama calls for end to mental illness stigma

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday called for a more robust national discussion on mental illness, saying the…
November 27, 2012

Oprah announced breast cancer scare at recent event shocking best friend Gayle

Oprah Winfrey announced at the annual conference of O magazine that she had experienced a breast cancer scare, shocking audience…
June 25, 2012

Beauty supply store conference hopes to promote black ownership

A beauty supply store conference held by the Beauty Supply Institute will provide store start-up information in the hopes of…
January 24, 2012

Number of blacks applying to medicals school rises by 4.8 percent

Several of the Bay Area's most prominent physicians and medical school representatives will provide students with an innovative and exciting…
November 8, 2011

Cain says he won't drop out of GOP race

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) - A defiant Herman Cain declared Tuesday he would not drop his bid for the Republican presidential…