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NEW YORK - Remnants of an entire black community pushed out by the creation of Central Park in the 1850s…
OPINION - According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, American students are less proficient in their nation's history than…
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Prominent figures from the era -- including William Seward, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, Fredrick Douglass and…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The absence of a state museum to acknowledge these events leads some to question whether Mississippi…
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - To draw more diverse visitors, museums are offering stories that resonate with visitors of many backgrounds,…
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) - In the historical epicenter of slavery, a professor thinks he may have found the nation's oldest…
RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) - A 1860s photo of black boys sells for thousands and captures a vivid scene of…
SLIDESHOW - Pack the sun screen, grab the shades and roll out to a beach this summer. TheGrio features several…
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - The Texas State Board of Education adopted a social studies and history curriculum that amends or…
From The LA Times - A reporter faces anger and hostility as the search for his earliest American ancestor leads…
REVIEW - African-Americans have lived with the anticipation of huge catastrophic change, whether through the shock of slavery or the…
SLIDESHOW - In celebration of Jazz Appreciation Month and the start of the summer festival season, theGrio has compiled this…
SLIDESHOW - theGrio checks out 10 African-American museums for your next travel destination...
ATLANTA (AP) - Years after author Alex Haley first encouraged blacks to research their roots, many are digging into attics…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Despite a checkered history in Haiti for the forces that are now providing a huge humanitarian…