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SLIDESHOW - As we gear up for the awards tonight, and anticipate The Help's success, theGrio is looking back at…
theGRIO's 100 - Bonita Carr, Ph.D., is the executive director of the Lighthouse Youth Center in Chicago's South Side neighborhood…
NEW YORK (AP) - Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's…
The Reverend Jesse Jackson is calling on progressive activists to use Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as inspiration when protesting…
DETROIT (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. John Conyers joined religious and civil rights leaders Thursday to…
theGRIO REPORT - At an event in support of Cain, conservative activist Apostle Claver Kamau-Imani, described the Democrats as a…
A heated confrontation Monday night between Occupy Wall Street protesters and the NYPD was defused through the help of some…
VIDEO - Jackson believes, "Every child in school should have reading glasses, hearing assistance and dental care right now. A…
HUFFINGTON POST - During an appearance on Fox News' 'The O'Reilly Factor,' West said black Democrats have consistently failed to…
PHOENIX (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is urging baseball's all-stars to speak out against the Arizona immigration law, saying…
He focused on the upcoming State Supreme Court election, urging voters to choose a justice who would protect workers' rights…
SLIDESHOW - George Washington freed his slaves, Ol' Dirty Bastard died and Booker T. Washington was commemorated on a coin;…
OPINION - The treatment of Dr. Laura presents a very telling lesson for those of us who are attempting to…
CNN anchor Soledad O'Brien recounts an exchange she had with Jesse Jackson, where the civil rights leader told her she…
LONDON (AP) - Launching his group Monday, Jackson called for an end to policies that lead to racial profiling on…
WASHINGTON (AP) - Walters spent 25 years at Howard before becoming director of the African-American Leadership Institute at the University…
Rev. Jesse Jackson spent a lot of time last month describing the opportunity to rebuild Detroit, but first he'll need…