Slavery

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November 16, 2012
REVIEW - The film depicts Lincoln as a legend without deep exploration of his belief system, and very seldom shows…
October 18, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Congressman Louie Gohmert (R-TX) has become the latest GOP lawmaker to convey ambiguity on the institution of…
October 11, 2012
VIDEO - The fast and furious new trailer for Quentin Tarantino's slavery-themed revenge western Django Unchained has hit the web…
October 10, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Jonesboro-based Arkansas lawmaker and statehouse candidate Jon Hubbard earned some unwanted national attention this week when it…
October 9, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Loy Mauch has emerged as another Republican member of the Arkansas House of Representatives to have written…
October 8, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Rep. Jon Hubbard is currently running for a state House seat, and his 2009 self-published book entitled…
September 14, 2012
WASHINGTON - A Republican member of Congress equated Planned Parenthood to 'slavery forces' and called it a 'racist organization' that…
September 12, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Bob Dylan says the stigma of slavery ruined America and he doubts the country can get…
September 5, 2012
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, who represents New York's 11th district in Brooklyn, had a chat with Stephen Colbert in her office…
September 5, 2012
During a recent interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live! actor Jamie Foxx talk about the emotional toll filming Quentin Tarantino’s slavery-themed
September 3, 2012
OPINION - Whether it is slavery or the use of governmental power to crush labor unions, the U.S. has always…
August 15, 2012
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) - Vice President Joe Biden sparked a campaign commotion Tuesday, telling an audience in southern Virginia that…
July 30, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - Researchers at Ancestry.com have discovered that his lineage does include at least one black slave but not…
July 28, 2012
OPINION - It might seem strange that 'Django Unchained' will be the first slave revenge film in history, unless we…
July 26, 2012
theGRIO Q&A - Would African-American history -- and indeed American history -- have been different if Abraham Lincoln had lived?...
July 17, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Actress and activist Jada Pinkett Smith urged Congress on Tuesday to step up the fight against human…
July 17, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - The photograph, scratched and undated, is captioned 'Brother Jordan Anderson'...
July 10, 2012
Allen West accused the media of distorting his words when asked about his controversial comments about Social Security from this…
July 9, 2012
It seems like every week lately conservative Congressman Allen West makes a controversial political statement...
July 6, 2012
OPINION - Chris Rock’s recent 'Independence Day' tweet -- especially the reactionary responses to it -- reminds us once again…