National Park Service

Black burial grounds in Charleston, South Carolina, will soon receive the long-overdue care and protection that they need.  The Preservation
/ June 6, 2022
Protesters March On Washington To Mark 50 Year Anniversary of Brown vs. Board Of Ed
The Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park is expanding with the signature of President Joe Biden as of
/ May 13, 2022
The nation’s oldest active park ranger is hanging up her Smokey hat at the age of 100. Betty Reid Soskin
/ April 1, 2022
Howard University thegrio
Several of the nation’s historically black colleges and universities are getting a nice boost from the National Park Service to
/ September 16, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Lincoln Memorial has been temporarily closed after someone splattered a splash of green paint on the statue…
/ July 26, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says it will begin work this week to remove a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial…
/ July 22, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
theGRIO REPORT – ‘Binding Wounds, Pushing Boundaries’ explores African-Americans’ contributions as nurses, surgeons and hospital staff during the Civil War…
/ December 6, 2012