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Martin Luther King Jr

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1 year later, MLK Memorial inscription unchanged

Brett Zongker, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - A year after the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial opened to visitors in Washington, the group behind the monument is still working with the National Park Service to change an inscription...
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American Civil Rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) speaks at a press conference for Clergy & Laymen Concerned About Vietnam, held at the Belmont Plaza Hotel, New York City, January 12, 1968. He announced the Poor People's March On Washington at this event. (Photo by John Goodwin/Getty Images)

New Martin Luther King audio found

Lucas L. Johnson II, Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP) - A U.S. man says he has discovered the audio tape of a forgotten interview with civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that was never published...
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Hugh Jackman hosts Tropfest New York 2012, the world's largest short film festival at Bryant Park on June 23, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Hugh Jackman to star in film about MLK's murder

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Actor Hugh Jackman is signing on for a potentially controversial historical drama which looks at a lawyer's attempt to exonerate James Earl Ray for the murder of Martin Luther King Jr...
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Remembering a Montgomery bus boycott hero

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
VIDEO - When Rosa Parks was arrested in 1955 for refusing to sit at the back of the bus, Thelma Glass went to work organizing a boycott of the bus system in Montgomery, Alabama...
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Ne-Yo attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 43rd Annual induction and awards at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 14, 2012 in New York City. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)

Ne-Yo rejects MLK role over weight gain

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Can you picture R&B star Ne-Yo playing Martin Luther King, Jr.? Apparently the singer was being seriously considered for a big screen biopic of the legendary civil rights leader...
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'After Earth,' starring Will Smith, Jaden Smith, Jaden Martin and Darrell Foster

Black stars light up 2012 Comic-Con in San Diego

Similoluwa Ojurongbe
theGRIO REPORT - Comic-Con, an international multi-genre gathering of comic book fans and anything science fiction-related, kicks off today...
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The residential portion of the Sweet Auburn Historic District, including the home where Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born at rear right, is seen Wednesday, June 6, 2012, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

Atlanta's historic Auburn Ave. again at crossroads

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ATLANTA (AP) - The ghosts of Auburn Avenue still haunt the storied Atlanta street where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born and black wealth thrived for decades...
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Malcolm X, MLK childhood homes 'endangered'

Melissa Noel
theGRIO REPORT - The childhood home of civil rights leader Malcolm X and the neighborhood where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. was born have been labeled 'endangered'...
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2nd grader wears blackface to play MLK

Kunbi Tinuoye
theGRIO REPORT - A second-grader at an elementary school in Colorado was told to remove makeup he wore to turn his face black for a performance in honor of Martin Luther King Jr...
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How an openly gay man helped shape MLK's vision

Ronda Racha Penrice
OPINION - Bayard Rustin, who had worked with the original March in 1941, was a constant and steady force during the influential civil rights activities of the early 20th century. He was also openly gay...
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