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January 12, 2023
The Alabama Black Belt has been designated as a National Heritage Area, qualifying it to receive up to $1 million…
July 13, 2022
Alabama State University, Stillman College, Miles College, Alabama A&M University and Selma University will each get $500,000 for repairs.
June 28, 2022
The national park system refers to about 40 places as "African American experience sites," and new sites are under consideration.
June 6, 2022
Black burial grounds in Charleston, South Carolina, will soon receive the long-overdue care and protection they need. 
Protesters March On Washington To Mark 50 Year Anniversary of Brown vs. Board Of Ed
May 13, 2022
The Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is expanding with the signature of President Joe Biden as of…
April 1, 2022
The nation’s oldest active park ranger Betty Reid Soskin is hanging up her Smokey hat at the age of 100…
Howard University thegrio
September 16, 2018
The National Park Service is awarding $8.6 million in grants for preservation projects at 18 HBCUs, including Howard University.
July 26, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lincoln Memorial has been temporarily closed after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the…
July 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says it will begin work this week to remove a disputed inscription from…
December 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - 'Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries' explores African-Americans' contributions as nurses, surgeons and hospital staff during the Civil War...
May 11, 2012
The National Park Service has designated lands from North Carolina to Florida as protected land to be preserved in commemoration…
August 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - It will be closed Friday and Saturday to prepare the site for the dedication, which is expected…
August 4, 2011
MSNBC - The National Park system is often called "America's Best Idea," but according to a new report, it remains…
July 5, 2011
THE GREAT DISMAL SWAMP (AP) - This fall, a permanent exhibition will open about people escaping slavery before the Civil…
September 7, 2010
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - To draw more diverse visitors, museums are offering stories that resonate with visitors of many backgrounds,…
August 27, 2010
SULLIVANS ISLAND, S.C. (AP) - The role of black Civil War troops in gaining the freedom of black Americans was…