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President Joe Biden this week commemorated the 160th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.
The proclamation didn’t bring immediate freedom to the approximately 4 million enslaved Black people. But it did lead to significant…
The Indianapolis Children's Museum faced criticism, issued an apology, and has vowed to do better.
Now that Juneteenth is a federal holiday, states have been scrambling to figure out if they should add to paid…
In honor of Juneteenth, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Illinois will show a rare copy of the Emancipation Proclamation.
Ahead of nationwide Juneteenth celebrations, Melania Trump took a tour of National Archives to see the historic documents that ended
Trump issued a statement acknowledging Juneteenth while simultaneously creating and enforcing policies that tear apart vulnerable families.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. National Archives is placing President Abraham Lincoln's original Emancipation Proclamation on display in Washington to…
theGRIO REPORT - An acclaimed exhibit of African-American art and artifacts that has traveled the country in honor of the…
theGRIO REPORT - Today marks Juneteenth, a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of African-Americans from slavery, a day that is…
VIDEO - On Saturday, 'Melissa Harris Perry' revisited the Emancipation Proclamation and what it meant, for the rebellious south, for…
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. Postal service has released a limited-edition stamp to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As New Year's Day approached 150 years ago, all eyes were on President Abraham Lincoln in expectation…
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington for Civil Rights were…
NEW YORK (AP) - A rare original copy of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation sold Tuesday at a New York…
theGRIO REPORT - A piece of African-American history that was once sold for just a few dollars could fetch millions…
theGRIO REPORT - A leaked photo of actor Daniel Day-Lewis on the set of an upcoming Steven Spielberg-directed biopic of…
theGRIO REPORT- African-Americans have long embraced the honored tradition of Thanksgiving, even during slavery...