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Helen Bailey, civil rights activist, may be foreclosed by JP Morgan

By theGrio

4:49 PM on 02/08/2012

In the middle of their Black History Month advertising campaign, JP Morgan Chase may be responsible for removing an elderly civil rights activist from her home...
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Seattle woman awarded $975K in civil suit after giving birth in jail

By theGrio

1:51 PM on 02/06/2012

SEATTLE (AP) - A woman has won $975,000 in a federal jury trial, 14 years after giving birth in a jail cell in Washington state...
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Chris Christie needs a history lesson on referendums and civil rights

By Henry Fernandez

10:23 AM on 02/04/2012

OPINION - Last week, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie demonstrated blatant ignorance of the African-American civil rights movement in America as he tried to justify his decision to attempt to derail same-sex marriage by sending the issue to a voter referendum...
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TheGrio's 100: Tamika Mallory, executive director, National Action Network

By Keosha Johnson

8:03 PM on 01/30/2012

theGRIO's 100 - Tamika Mallory was named executive director of the National Action Network two years ago...
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Cory Booker and NJ black leaders: No public vote on civil rights

By theGrio

9:20 AM on 01/26/2012

TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Two of New Jersey's most influential black leaders blasted Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday for proposing gay marriage be put to a popular vote in November...
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Chris Christie: Civil rights movement could have been resolved via referendum

By theGrio

8:45 AM on 01/26/2012

theGRIO REPORT - New Jersey Governor Chris Christie says the turmoil of the civil rights movement of the 1950s and 60s could have been avoided, had states simply put African-Americans' rights and integration to a vote...
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Martin Luther King Day: How to tell your kids about the death of MLK

By Dr. Tyeese Gaines

8:00 AM on 01/15/2012

theGRIO REPORT - Talking to children about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. may not be as simple as your average history lesson. Knowing what your child, in particular, can handle is the first and most important factor...
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'Whites Only' landlord says she has no problem with race

By Ashley Michelle Williams

12:35 PM on 12/15/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The Ohio landlord accused of discrimination for posting a "Public Swimming Pool, White Only" sign is now speaking out against the controversy.
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Ohio landlord wants state commission to reconsider 'white only' sign ruling

By Ashley Michelle Williams

12:09 PM on 12/14/2011

theGRIO REPORT - A state commission may reconsider its decision that a landlord discriminated against an African-American teenager by posting a 'White Only' sign at a swimming pool...
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Holder vows to enforce civil rights protections

By theGrio

9:39 AM on 12/14/2011

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder vowed Tuesday to fully enforce civil rights protections in next year's elections amid a flurry of activity by states...
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Rosa Parks, one of the most familiar yet least known civil rights icons

By Blair L.M. Kelley

5:50 PM on 12/01/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks is one of the most familiar yet least known figures in the history of the civil rights movement.
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Rosa Parks, one of the most familiar yet least known civil rights icons

By Blair L.M. Kelley

5:50 PM on 12/01/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks is one of the most familiar yet least known figures in the history of the civil rights movement.
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Civil rights groups fight 'Racial Justice Act' repeal

By Chika Oduah

4:54 PM on 11/30/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Civil rights groups including the NAACP and People of Faith Against the Death Penalty (PFADP) are fighting against the repeal of the Racial Justice Act of 2009...
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1965 shooting shows pitfalls of closing old cases

By theGrio

1:10 PM on 11/26/2011

PELAHATCHIE, Miss. (AP) - On a late-fall evening 46 years ago, gunfire shattered the revelry at a nameless juke joint in this rural crossroads...
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Probe clears ousted SCLC members on stealing charges

By theGrio

4:05 PM on 11/16/2011

ATLANTA (AP) - The allegations eventually drove off the Rev. Bernice King, who was poised to take the helm of the organization co-founded by her father...
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1 Texas county condemns 12 black men to death

By Chika Oduah

9:51 AM on 11/16/2011

theGRIO REPORT - Twelve of the last 13 new death sentences obtained by the Texas Harris County District Attorney's Office have been against African-Americans...
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FBI: Hate crimes target blacks in 70 percent of race-based cases

By theGrio

5:27 PM on 11/15/2011

Blacks were the group most likely to be the targets of race-based hate crimes, according to a new federal report...
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Navy ship named for civil rights leader Medgar Evers

By theGrio

4:06 PM on 11/12/2011

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The widow of Medgar Evers broke a bottle of champagne against the hull of a new Navy ship that has been named in honor of the slain civil rights leader...
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Black fans have grown to love the Redskins

By theGrio

2:17 PM on 10/31/2011

The Washington Post - The affinity for the team is seen at Mount Ephraim Baptist Church on fall Sundays, when the Rev. Joseph Gilmore Jr., dismisses his parishioners at 12:30 so he can get situated in his "man cave" before kickoff...
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Anti-black jury bias exposed in Alabama

By Monique Fields

2:49 PM on 10/21/2011

theGRIO REPORT - The Equal Justice Initiative based in Montgomery, Ala., filed the suit on behalf of five African-Americans who state courts found were illegally excluded from jury service because they are black...
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