Slavery

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October 13, 2014
Happy Columbus Day?  What is there to celebrate?  And how about Happy Indigenous People’s Day instead? With Columbus Day upon
October 2, 2014
OPINION - Large-scale student protests and “teacher sick-out” school closures have recently thrust into the spotlight the school board of…
September 15, 2014
If it can be said that real men don’t hit women, then we should also say real men don’t beat
August 4, 2014
VIDEO - While looking for signs of French Commander Jean-Baptiste Rochambeau's 1781 encampment, archaeologists instead uncovered perhaps something even more…
June 19, 2014
DALLAS (AP) — Dallas County leaders have passed a resolution supporting reparations to African-Americans for years of slavery — without…
June 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Two black employees at an industrial cotton gin in Tennessee have filed a federal discrimination complaint against…
May 14, 2014
VIDEO - Once thought to be lost forever, the wreckage of "The Planter," a Confederate ship used in a daring…
May 5, 2014
OPINION - The travesty in Leslie Jones’s ill-received Saturday Night Live skit was not that she dared to joke about…
April 29, 2014
MSNBC - In an interview with Hardball on Monday night, former NBA player and Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said…
April 25, 2014
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada rancher who became a conservative folk hero for standing up to the government in…
April 24, 2014
NBC NEWS - Offering words of encouragement for a rancher leading an armed standoff against federal rangers turns out to…
April 15, 2014
OPINION - It should come as no surprise that radical right-wing and white supremacist hate groups increased with the election…
April 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Chris McDaniel, a Tea Party candidate for U.S. Senate out of Mississippi, is under fire for recently…
March 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - New interviews with members of Lupita Nyongo's family reveal that some of the cruelty and agony the…
March 16, 2014
SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York (AP) — Historians know where Solomon Northup was born, where he lived and where he worked...
February 28, 2014
OPINION - For a variety of factors, slave-themed movies are becoming more commonplace, which is an overwhelmingly positive development...
February 26, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Steve McQueen's acclaimed drama '12 Years a Slave' has been hailed as the definitive portrayal of American…
February 17, 2014
OPINION - Isn’t it cool the way that President’s Day happens during black history month, giving us so many opportunities…
February 17, 2014
LONDON (AP) — The force of 'Gravity' was strong at the British Academy Film Awards on Sunday — but it…
February 3, 2014
VIDEO - Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah and brand new SNL cast-member Sasheer Zamata appeared in a hilarious clip this past…