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Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 11, 2019
The 2019 Whitney M. Young, Jr., Award. will be given to Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Entertainment Studios, who continues to…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
April 4, 2019
Byron Allen, founder/chairman/CEO of Entertainment Studios, will receive the 2019 Whitney M. Young, Jr., Award issued by the Los Angeles…
July 26, 2017
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The president of the National Urban League says he's seen "steps in the right direction" in…
May 3, 2017
The National Urban League’s State of Black America 2017 report is optimistic on some points, but outlines a lack of…
May 2, 2017
TV One and the National Urban League are together hosting a town hall that will be recorded and then televised…
April 17, 2017
The National Urban League is urging Americans to speak out against President Trump's budget cuts, which they say would devastate…
August 24, 2015
On the tenth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans does not have a reason to celebrate, as the black community…
March 19, 2015
The U.S. economy is rebounding, the stock market is thriving, and unemployment is down to levels not seen since the
January 19, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Two days after the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, the Supreme Court will hear arguments about one…
June 4, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders pressed for greater diversity in NBA front…
May 22, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Al Sharpton and fellow Civil Rights leaders will meet with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on May…
April 2, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new report from the National Urban League says underemployment is a bigger obstacle for blacks than…
August 27, 2013
As part of the festivities celebrating the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, first lady Michelle Obama hosted a…
July 26, 2013
VIDEO - The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin will speak in Philadelphia today at the National Urban League's…
July 22, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The mother of slain Florida teenager Trayvon Martin and U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder will speak in…
July 19, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - The reaction to the verdict resonated across many communities, with marches taking place across the country, but…
July 1, 2013
OPINION - With the Fourth of July holiday just around the corner, and as we near the 50-year celebration of…
April 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - This week the National Urban League released its 2013 State of Black America report, a comprehensive, data-driven…
November 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - With the so-called 'fiscal cliff' approaching at the end of the year, President Barack Obama is holding…
October 25, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - National Urban League president and CEO Marc H. Morial has called out GOP vice presidential nominee Rep.…