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