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July 29, 2011
NEW YORK - Remnants of an entire black community pushed out by the creation of Central Park in the 1850s…
June 16, 2011
OPINION - According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, American students are less proficient in their nation's history than…
April 12, 2011
OPINION - As pivotal as the Civil War is in our nation's complex history, African-Americans appear less enthusiastic about the…
January 21, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Barack Obama was inaugurated, 'The Jeffersons' debuted and soul legend Jackie Wilson died; this is an incredibly historic…
December 27, 2010
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Prominent figures from the era -- including William Seward, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Fredrick Douglass and…
November 25, 2010
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The absence of a state museum to acknowledge these events leads some to question whether Mississippi…
September 7, 2010
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - To draw more diverse visitors, museums are offering stories that resonate with visitors of many backgrounds,…
July 23, 2010
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - In the historical epicenter of slavery, a professor thinks he may have found the nation's oldest…
June 10, 2010
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - A 1860s photo of black boys sells for thousands and captures a vivid scene of…
June 8, 2010
SLIDESHOW - Pack the sun screen, grab the shades and roll out to a beach this summer. TheGrio features several…
May 22, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas State Board of Education adopted a social studies and history curriculum that amends or…
May 21, 2010
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A hotly contested proposal to refer to the slave trade as the "Atlantic triangular trade" was…
May 17, 2010
From The LA Times - A reporter faces anger and hostility as the search for his earliest American ancestor leads…
May 5, 2010
REVIEW - African-Americans have lived with the anticipation of huge catastrophic change, whether through the shock of slavery or the…
April 28, 2010
SLIDESHOW - In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month and the start of the summer festival season, theGrio has compiled this…
April 24, 2010
SLIDESHOW - theGrio checks out 10 African-American museums for your next travel destination...
March 25, 2010
ATLANTA (AP) - Years after author Alex Haley first encouraged blacks to research their roots, many are digging into attics…
February 15, 2010
OPINION - On President's Day, African-Americans might want to give props to the father of our country...
February 1, 2010
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Despite a checkered history in Haiti for the forces that are now providing a huge humanitarian…