Race Relations

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April 30, 2015

Baltimore's black men deserve liberty, not death

OPINION - The events this week in Baltimore exposed America’s dirty little not-so-secret — a significant number of blacks simply…
April 21, 2015

Toni Morrison explains the moment racism will end

theGRIO REPORT - This week, Toni Morrison will release her latest novel, God Help The Child. Morrison is opening up…
March 19, 2015

Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz defends 'Race Together' after backlash

NEW YORK (AP) — Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz on Wednesday defended the company's new "Race Together" campaign that has been…
March 18, 2015

While discussing race, Nancy Giles mistakes Jay Smooth for a white guy

theGrio REPORT - Last night, on All In With Chris Hayes, Nancy Giles and Jay Smooth were discussing race, in…
March 11, 2015

Stossel: "If there's so much racism, how come Nigerians do so well?"

theGrio REPORT - Some publications have noted that it appears John Stossel is trying to downplay race issues in America…
March 6, 2015

Poll: 4 out of 10 people say race relations worsened since Obama took office

theGRIO REPORT - As the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march and the events in Selma, Alabama, approaches, a…
March 5, 2015

Selma's 50th anniversary brings comparisons to Ferguson

(AP) - They only lasted minutes, but the images of the beatings of civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, on…
February 12, 2015

FBI director: US at crossroads on race relations, policing

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard…
January 6, 2015

Jay Z to Oprah: ‘Hip-Hop has done more for racial relations than most cultural icons’

theGrio REPORT - For the most part Jay Z does his best to stay out of controversial political and social…
November 20, 2014

Black and white church merge with hopes to improve race relations

Jacksonville, FL — A predominately black church and a mostly white church will merge together in the next few months, and the
November 14, 2014

Civil rights icon Ruby Bridges: America is divided by race again

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Civil rights pioneer Ruby Bridges says America today looks a lot like the world she helped
August 22, 2013

Half of US says racial equality not yet a reality

WASHINGTON (AP) - A heightened sense of progress immediately after the 2008 election of Barack Obama as the first black…
August 19, 2013

theGrio’s user survey on the ‘March on Washington’

theGRIO SURVEY - Now 50 years later, theGrio wants to know your impressions of this legacy and in your mind,…
May 26, 2013

Crime, community, and what my white neighbor taught me in Memphis

OPINION - In a casual conversation in what was meant to welcome me to my new city, a white neighbor…
April 1, 2013

A post-racial US? Court poised to change race laws

WASHINGTON (AP) — Has the nation lived down its history of racism and should the law become colorblind?
March 19, 2013

'White in Philly' article prompts crowded racial debate

PHILADELPHIA - The issue of race in the City of Bortherly Love has come to the forefront after a recent…
September 27, 2012

Whoopi Goldberg to Ann Coulter: 'Tell me how much you know about being black'

VIDEO - Ann Coulter's appearance on 'The View' today to promote her latest book 'Mugged' quickly erupted into a back…
July 30, 2012

In Obama era, have race relations improved?

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ask Americans how race relations have changed under their first black president and they are ready with…
August 24, 2011

Gallup poll finds less optimism on race relations

theGRIO REPORT - Fewer Americans see the election of America's first black president as a significant milestone for blacks, or…
August 11, 2010

Ga. Senate candidate talks about race at USDA

ATLANTA (AP) - U.S. Senate candidate Michael Thurmond says as a child he was suspicious of whites. "The only white…