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OPINION - Before Erving 'Magic' Johnson got to Michigan State University, Lyndon Johnson employed an old trick of liberal politicians…
theGRIO REPORT - On the 50th anniversary of his assassination, theGrio's Lilly Workneh discussed Kennedy's life and legacy, as they…
theGRIO REPORT - Prominent black figures of the time expressed sadness and concern following the president's assassination...
theGRIO REPORT - The first time Harry Belafonte met John F. Kennedy he was unimpressed...
(AP) — Latinos were scarce among the 250,000 people who turned out in Washington on Aug. 28, 1963, mainly because…
ANALYSIS - 1963 was a year of bold action and heartbreaking consequences that literally rocked the nation...
ESSAY - This black, gay man of iconic stature -- who planned the 1963 March on Washington -- would have…
theGRIO REPORT - In an effort to be on the right side of history, the naysayers and obstacles are often…
theGRIO REPORT - Bayard Rustin was a key figure during 1960s -- he was a man who fought in social…
theGRIO REPORT - It's been 50 years since Medgar Evers was murdered in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi,…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — It feels like Birmingham finally is emerging from the shadows cast by the ugly racial violence…
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (AP) - In the spring of 1963, a prominent civil rights leader led dozens of protesters on…
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The lone survivor of a notorious 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four black girls is…
VIDEO - The summer of 1963 marked a time of massive nationwide civil rights protests demanding freedom and equality...