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November 18, 2009
FREDERICK, Maryland (AP) - More than 150 years after the U.S. Supreme Court issued the notorious Dred Scott decision affirming…
November 17, 2009
OPINION - Does the current rise of minorities in American society signify the end of a fight for civil equality?
November 11, 2009
VIDEO - Elijah McKelvin, like many in his time, joined the United States military forces to fight in what was…
October 13, 2009
OPINION - There are lessons from the King Family lawsuit we can learn as parents when leaving wealth to our…
October 10, 2009
VIDEO - "It's such a wonderful story to hear that she has roots here," said local seamstress Naomi Gilson. "But…
October 2, 2009
OPINION - Chicago, once a haven for black culture and economic progress, has become more dangerous for black youth than…
September 23, 2009
OPINION - Everyone in power had been raised in a religious environment that taught that blacks were the descendants of…
September 18, 2009
FORT JACKSON, South Carolina (AP) - Command Sgt. Maj. Teresa King can dress down a burly, battle-hardened sergeant in seconds…
September 3, 2009
From our friends at essence.com: After 54 years, the story of Emmett Till is still making news. Till was just
September 1, 2009
BILOXI, Miss. (AP) -- Former Tuskegee Airman Robert Decatur, who became a judge and civil rights lawyer, will be buried…
August 27, 2009
OPINION - A member of Congress requested use of our church to have a town hall meeting on health care…
August 25, 2009
Politicians, business leaders, and educators gathered at the national mall in Washington, DC to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. and…
August 12, 2009
VIDEO - A civil rights icon who worked alongside the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and helped lead the Montgomery…
August 9, 2009
As President Obama and the nation's lawmakers tackle hot-button issues like health care reform, momentum is quietly building to honor…
August 9, 2009
More than 150 years ago this week, the Underground Railroad began, giving slaves in the South a chance at freedom.…
July 21, 2009
The NAACP announced during its convention last week that it has joined the online revolution with its new effort to
July 17, 2009
As the 100th NAACP Conference wrapped up, theGrio took a look at the organization to examine how it is working…
July 16, 2009
In the early 1900s, vicious attacks against African Americans were almost as common in the North as in the South.
July 14, 2009
At 36 years-old Benjamin Todd Jealous is the youngest person to ever lead the NAACP. As he presented his opening…
July 10, 2009
ALSIP, Illinois (AP) -- While Till's grave site was not disturbed, Sheriff Tom Dart said investigators found his original iconic…