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On this day in 1919, Marcus Garvey, the Jamaican-born founder of the United Negro Improvement Association, survived an attempt on his life due in part to…

The historic Million Man March in Washington, D.C. organized by Nation of Islam leader, Hon. Louis Farrakhan is celebrating its 18th anniversary this year. To commemorate…

The Tom Joyner Morning Show has undergone some changes. Kevin Frazier’s entertainment reports are now gone and in their place, CNN’s Don Lemon is offering commentaries. Lemon debuted on The Tom Joyner Show with a bang Tuesday morning, claiming the new Black leaders are not activists, politicians, community organizers and mobilizers. Lemon says the burden […]

A panel assembled by The Grio has ranked the 25 most influential African American leaders of all time. Here are the top ten: 1. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Barack Obama 3. W.E.B. Du Bois 4. Thurgood Marshall 5. Malcolm X 6. Frederick Douglass 7. Harriet Tubman 8. Rosa Parks 9. Ida B. Wells-Barnett 10. […]