Black History Month

Richard Lui: How Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have a Dream’ was a dream shared by many

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Martin Luther King Jr. in 1967: My dream has ‘turned into a nightmare’

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NY attorney general: Trump was ‘luring’ students into Trump U.

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White House forum: ’50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity’

theGRIO REPORT - The White House is hosting a forum called "50 Years Forward: Building Ladders of Opportunity" in anticipation…
/ August 27, 2013

University of Texas African-American student allegedly targeted with ‘bleach bomb’

theGRIO REPORT - An African-American student at the University of Texas at Austin says he was hit with a bleach-filled…
/ August 27, 2013

Oberlin student says racist campus postings a ‘joke’

OBERLIN, Ohio (AP) — A college student acknowledged posting anti-Islam fliers and racist cards around the campus of the historically…
/ August 26, 2013

1963: The most pivotal year in black history?

ANALYSIS - 1963 was a year of bold action and heartbreaking consequences that literally rocked the nation...
/ August 26, 2013

50th anniversary of March on Washington [VIDEO]

Lawmakers, activists, and civil rights leaders fired up a crowd of thousands on Washington, D.C.’s national mall Saturday to commemorate…
/ August 25, 2013

Martin Luther King Jr. on ‘Meet the Press’ in 1963 [VIDEO]

VIDEO - Watch the Aug. 25, 1963 edition of Meet the Press, featuring interviews with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.…
/ August 25, 2013

Youth see march anniversary as chance to lead

WASHINGTON (AP) - Young people are eager to influence this year's March on Washington, says Jessica Brown, national coordinator for…
/ August 25, 2013

‘We are on a breakthrough’ Remembering the March on Washington

ANALYSIS - We forget that civil rights was a contested process, and that assumptions about black violence made the public…
/ August 25, 2013

Is King’s dream reality? In Birmingham, yes and no

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (AP) — It has been a half-century since the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. proclaimed a dream that…
/ August 24, 2013

North Carolina activists draw inspiration from 1963 March on Washington

theGRIO REPORT - A Moral Monday gathering in Charlotte this week channeled sights and sounds of the March on Washington…
/ August 24, 2013

50 years of Jobs and Freedom: The role of education in achieving the March on Washington’s goals

OPINION - The March on Washington For Jobs and Freedom was about more than employment or personal gain – it…
/ August 23, 2013

Tim Duncan’s divorce reportedly finalized in secret hearing

theGRIO REPORT - Tim Duncan is officially divorced from ex-wife Amy Duncan, according to the San Antonio Express-News...
/ August 22, 2013