Racism

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March 12, 2015
OPINION - The big takeaway from the “apologies” offered by two expelled University of Oklahoma students is that racism and…
March 11, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Some publications have noted that it appears John Stossel is trying to downplay race issues in America…
March 11, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Ever since the SAE brothers at the University of Oklahoma were caught on tape chanting racist slurs…
March 11, 2015
Sigma Alpha Epsilon’s international headquarters may be in Illinois, but the fraternity’s roots are firmly planted in the antebellum South.
March 9, 2015
NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — The president of the University of Oklahoma chastised members of a fraternity on Monday who participated…
March 6, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - As the 50th anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march and the events in Selma, Alabama, approaches, a…
March 1, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Madonna discussed ageism in a recent interview with Rolling Stone, comparing it to racism and homophobia.
February 18, 2015
PARIS (AP) — The Paris prosecutor's office opened an investigation into racially-motivated violence on public transport on Wednesday after a…
February 15, 2015
theGrio REPORT - This Friday the 13th, Fox 5 San Diego seemed to have a stroke of bad luck when…
February 15, 2015
theGrio OPINION - Has the sharing of prejudice evolved into a hip bonding ritual in 21st-century America?
February 12, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States is at a crossroads on matters of race relations and law enforcement, presenting "hard…
February 10, 2015
VIDEO - Beyoncé opens up about why she decided to perform 'Take My Hand, Precious Lord' during the Grammys' and…
February 4, 2015
(AP) - Charlie Sifford, who only wanted a chance to play and broke the color barrier in golf as the…
February 3, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Last week, a Maryland student punched a teacher over a racially insensitive comment. Although the Prince George's…
February 3, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — "To Kill a Mockingbird" will not be Harper Lee's only published book after all. Publisher Harper…
January 29, 2015
VERONA, Va. (AP) — A county official in rural Virginia referred to a black newspaper reporter as "boy" during a…
January 19, 2015
If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
January 16, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A Missouri mother posted a video of her 4-year-old daughter to Facebook after she experienced racism at…
January 13, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Actor and comedian Aziz Ansari has never been one to mince words.
January 9, 2015
On Wednesday, the world was shaken to its core when news spread about a group of masked gunmen that stormed