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January 23, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - Former Destiny's Child member LeToya Luckett talks about her role on 'Single Ladies,' and reflects on her…
January 10, 2014
JACKSONVILLE, Florida (AP) — A Jacksonville high school named in 1959 after a former Confederate general and the co-founder of…
January 4, 2014
NBC News - On a cold December day in East Detroit, a dozen kids form a human assembly line stretching…
January 3, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A college education is viewed one of the essential stepping stones to a fulfilling career - but…
December 17, 2013
NBC NEWS - The Nathan Bedford Forrest High School in Jacksonville, Fla., where more than half the students are black,…
November 6, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rev. Al Sharpton is set to kick off his first day in Chicago Thursday by addressing students…
November 4, 2013
In Plain Sight - Only 19 percent of low-income third graders have "age-appropriate cognitive skills," according to a policy report…
October 17, 2013
MSNBC - In June, the Supreme Court badly weakened the 1965 Voting Rights Act which had been signed into law…
September 23, 2013
MSNBC - One father went on MHP and said his daughter was terrified by the slavery re-enactment she and her…
September 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Jaden Smith bashed America's education system on the social media site Twitter yesterday...
August 30, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Soon, students across the country will notice their school snacks have lightened up. Vending machines and à…
June 26, 2013
NBC Bay Area - This week, students can ask the president for help with ways to pay for college, and…
June 7, 2013
VIDEO - Rasan Portlock brought his 10-year-old Ryheim to tears during an emotional interview after he talked about how proud…
May 21, 2013
TODAY - Brandi Kline and her two sons, both students at Plaza Towers Elementary in Moore, Okla., which was directly…
April 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A piece of Tennessee legislation will penalize low-income families by reducing their welfare benefits if their child…
January 17, 2013
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Civil rights advocates say harsh disciplinary practices at many Mississippi schools lead to children being expelled…
January 16, 2013
AUBURN, Ala. (AP) - Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton is enrolled at Auburn for spring semester...
January 3, 2013
MONROE, Conn. (AP) - Classes are resuming for Sandy Hook Elementary School students for the first time since last month's…
December 12, 2012
OPINION - The school-to-prison pipeline – or, the system of extreme disciplinary practices that push young people out of school…
December 3, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - One of the biggest awards ever issued for racial harassment in high school — $1 million…