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April 5, 2013

Will America see marijuana legalization in our lifetime?

OPINION - A new poll finds that for the first time in over forty years, a clear majority of people…
March 21, 2013

Gun control rally held in Harlem: Why we are marching

OPINION - Stronger background checks for guns and ammunition will keep weapons away from people who might sell them or…
March 20, 2013

On immigration, a black-brown coalition pushes for reform

theGRIO REPORT - Key African-American leaders and groups are joining the Hispanic community in pushing for immigration reform, creating a…
March 19, 2013

How affirmative action foes are borrowing from the civil rights movement's playbook

PRO PUBLICA - When the NAACP began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South, it knew that, in the battle…
March 11, 2013

Judge strikes down NYC soda ban, NY NAACP president responds

theGRIO REPORT - A judge has struck down a ban restricting the size of sodas sold in certain establishments in…
February 28, 2013

Parent upset over high school's all-white cast of 'The Wiz'

theGRIO REPORT - One parent, Letrice Titus, is concerned that the musical director along with school officials did not do…
February 19, 2013

Indiana school to apologize for allegedly racist costumes

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (AP) - Administrators at a southern Indiana school district planned to apologize Monday for costumes students at…
February 18, 2013

NAACP president condemns NYC mayor’s defense of ‘Stop and Frisk’

theGRIO REPORT - The national president of the NAACP took to a Brooklyn pulpit Sunday to condemn the city’s 'Stop…
January 30, 2013

Rev. Jesse Jackson kicks off the 16th annual Wall Street Project Economic Summit in New York City

SLIDESHOW - The goal of the Wall Street Project Economic Summit is to remove obstacles blacks and others from urban…
January 29, 2013

NAACP New York State president on its opposition to NYC soda ban: 'There's an unfairness to this'

theGRIO REPORT - 'What we are saying in the brief that was filed is that there is an unfairness to…
January 25, 2013

NAACP condemns Virginia GOP plan to split electoral votes

theGRIO REPORT - Since Virginia serves as a crucial and hard-fought swing state, with a growing and influential minority voting…
January 24, 2013

NAACP's Ben Jealous criticizes Obama's lack of cabinet diversity

theGRIO REPORT - In a recent interview with the Politico, NAACP president Ben Jealous criticized President Barack Obama for the…
January 23, 2013

NAACP, Hispanic Federation join forces with opponents of NYC soda ban

The NAACP's New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have joined beverage makers and sellers in trying to stop…
January 17, 2013

Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled…
January 15, 2013

theGrio’s 100: William Barber, fighting for the rights of all North Carolinians

theGRIO's 100 - The Rev. Dr. William Barber is a modern-day civil rights leader who has led the fight for…
January 10, 2013

Tyler Perry offers $100K reward in Fla. cold cases

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) - Filmmaker Tyler Perry is offering a $100,000 reward for information in the decade-old case of two…
January 8, 2013

Medgar Evers’ widow to deliver invocation at Obama inauguration

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama has picked Myrlie Evers-Williams to deliver the invocation at his second inauguration later this…
January 2, 2013

Civil rights pioneer Julia Hill steps down at NAACP

theGRIO REPORT - At the age of 90, Julia Hill has stepped down as an executive board member of the…
December 13, 2012

Do the NAACP Image Awards need a makeover?

OPINION - The NAACP Image Awards nominees were announced a few days ago, and it appears the once prestigious show…
December 11, 2012

‘Flight,’ ‘Django Unchained’ among NAACP Image Award nominees

LOS ANGELES (AP) - 'Flight,' ''Django Unchained,' 'Beasts of the Southern Wild,' 'Red Tails' and 'Tyler Perry's Good Deeds' are…