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July 31, 2013
NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
July 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Gregory Ellison, 36, an assistant professor in the theology faculty, kicked off the initiative on Saturday…
July 19, 2013
NBC CHICAGO - Former NBA player Magic Johnson is hoping to cast his spell on the educational experience of some…
July 19, 2013
NBC Chicago - More than 2,100 Chicago Public Schools employees could be laid off Friday morning, bringing the total number…
July 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The fight to keep Morris Brown College afloat continues with reports that the HBCU is proposing a…
July 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Outspoken rapper Lupe Fiasco had some harsh real talk for a group of Chicago high school grads…
June 29, 2013
LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. (AP) - Cory Booker had just 53 days to convince New Jersey Democrats to nominate him to be…
June 26, 2013
OPINION - Obesity is now classified as a disease. This was the final decision at the annual meeting of the…
June 25, 2013
OPINION - The Supreme Court did not dismantle affirmative action in its long-awaited ruling on Monday. It didn’t really affirm…
June 24, 2013
ANALYSIS - The Supreme Court's ruling Monday, while not the death blow to affirmative action that many of its supporters…
June 24, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court has sent a Texas case on race-based college admissions back to a lower court…
June 13, 2013
OPINION - It's 2013 and we've yet to truly overcome. Maybe it's not the best policy. But it is much…
June 9, 2013
ANALYSIS - Did Evelynn Hammonds, the first African-American and first woman to serve as Harvard College Dean, fall due to…
June 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Over the next few days, 95 academically gifted African-American children with an aptitude in math and science…
June 7, 2013
VIDEO - Rasan Portlock brought his 10-year-old Ryheim to tears during an emotional interview after he talked about how proud…
June 5, 2013
OPINION - We might first remember that affirmative action has never been very popular – mostly because it is profoundly…
May 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising…
May 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - When Chicago Public School officials voted to close 50 schools last week that it said were underutilized…
May 27, 2013
COLUMBUS, Ohio9 (AP) — Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at…
May 26, 2013
VIDEO - Last week, we brought you the story of Chelsea Fearce, the frequently homeless teen who turned adversity on…