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September 15, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Jim Greer's repudiation of his 2009 comments and his charges of racism seem as self-serving as his…
September 14, 2010
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER - Sharpton will unveil his 30-minute show, "Education Superhighway," Thursday morning at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 40th…
September 14, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Obama will make that point Tuesday at a Philadelphia school when he delivers his second back-to-school pep…
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - "We have to do more, we have to go farther, and we need your help to lead…
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - He's pushing for $850 million in federal spending on the educational institutions over 10 years...
September 13, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Adrian Fenty is fighting for his political life in Tuesday's primary election, fending off accusations that he…
September 13, 2010
MALDEN, Mass. (AP) - Massachusetts education officials say the state's black public high school students are outperforming their SAT-taking peers…
September 10, 2010
OPINION - Much more than empty promises of equal opportunity are needed to ensure an end to the persistent human…
September 10, 2010
Upon closer examination -- and as with generations past -- one will discover that young African-American women are continuing to…
September 9, 2010
VIDEO - Williams went back to visit a school he built, where he handed out basic school supplies because most…
September 9, 2010
SLIDESHOW - I'll remember a place full of natural beauty, the ocean, the mountains, the clear night skies....
September 6, 2010
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (AP) - Almost all the attackers were black -- but few believe the violence was due to racial…
August 30, 2010
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Michael Jordan and his Bobcats NBA team will donate $250,000 to middle-school athletics programs in Charlotte,…
August 28, 2010
OPINION - This blatant attempt to preserve segregation was an institutionalized assertion of a mythical white superiority...
August 27, 2010
(AP) - By targeting local students in financial need, Northwestern is seeking to boost minority enrollment...
August 25, 2010
HADDONFIELD, N.J (AP) - Now Democrats are teeing off on Gov. Chris Christie, a Republican, for the problem...
August 25, 2010
OPINION - We believe federal investment in these kinds of programs could result in 18,000 additional college graduates a year…
August 24, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - The aim of the historic program is to reward ambitious changes to improve schools and close the…
August 23, 2010
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - Produced and voiced by Nigerians, the show aims to focus on challenges in a country where…
August 17, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Calling it a "national crisis," a recent report found that less than half of black males graduated…