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February 6, 2014

First lady Michelle Obama to students: Apply for federal aid

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Michelle Obama has a message for students considering college: File for federal financial aid...
February 3, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Asean Johnson, 4th grader electrifies Chicago public school advocates

theGRIO'S 100 - Johnson first caught public attention in May after his heartfelt speech electrified a crowd of hundreds at…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: David Johns, closing the achievement gap for black students

theGRIO'S 100 - Johns has recently been appointed executive director of the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African…
January 31, 2014

Ohio State names California educator Michael Drake as president

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University trustees picked a California educator as the school's next president Thursday...
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Kamau Harper, putting the ‘cool’ back into learning

theGRIO'S 100 - In 2010, the dedicated teacher-turned-visionary set up Scholarish, a Brooklyn non-profit that provides youth programs, educational services,…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Avis Jones-DeWeever, devoted to the progress of women and communities of color

theGRIO'S 100 - An accomplished writer, scholar and public speaker, Dr. Avis Jones-DeWeever, 45, has devoted her entire professional life…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: MK Asante, multifaceted storyteller, uses ‘edutainment’ to stimulate youth

theGRIO'S 100 - The ultracool, super talented, hyperactive kid on the block had a phenomenal year in 2013 with the…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Gabrielle Turnquest, Florida teen is youngest person ever to pass UK bar exam

theGRIO'S 100 - Turnquest was called to the Bar of England and Wales in 2013 after passing her exams with…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Jason Coleman, SYNCERE dedication to inner-city kids

theGRIO'S 100 - Coleman was one of a trio of young African-American men who decided to do something to tackle…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Zakiya Smith, Harvard graduate with a passion for equality of access

theGRIO'S 100 - Currently a strategy director for student financial support at the Lumina Foundation, Smith is focused on developing…
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Dr. Leon Finney, prominent Chicago organizer launches multimedia center

theGRIO'S 100 - Last year on his 75th birthday Dr. Finney launched a new state-of-the-art Urban Broadcast Media (UBM) Center…
January 25, 2014

New Jersey to rebuild decaying Trenton Central High School

Nightly News -- A crumbling Trenton, N.J., high school in the shadows of the state capital has been terminally ill…
January 23, 2014

Arizona legislature faces risk of no African-American state lawmaker for 1st time in over 60 years

theGRIO REPORT - Arizona has currently only one African-American representative in its legislature and with an expected departure in January…
January 17, 2014

The Obamas’ brilliant move to help poor and minority students

ANALYSIS - Obama and his aides have argued the president will increasingly use his 'convening' power to bring influential people…
January 16, 2014

Study: Light-skinned black men perceived as better educated

theGRIO REPORT - Successful and educated black people are remembered as lighter in skin tone, according to the controversial findings…
January 15, 2014

Arkansas desegregation decision marks end of an era

OPINION - Ever since the Supreme Court decided Brown v. Board of Education in 1954, Little Rock, Arkansas has been…
January 14, 2014

Pact approved to end Arkansas desegregation payments

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas can stop making payments in one of the nation's most historic desegregation efforts, a…
January 13, 2014

First Lady hosts White House screening of ‘The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete’ as part of education initiative

theGRIO REPORT - As part of her ongoing efforts to encourage youth members to commit to their education, First Lady…
January 8, 2014

White House wants to crack down on school discipline discrimination

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration wants to end the apparent disparities in how students of different races are punished…
January 4, 2014

At Detroit's Downtown Boxing Gym, kids find athletic and academic success

NBC News - On a cold December day in East Detroit, a dozen kids form a human assembly line stretching…