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theGrio’s 100: Janaye Ingram, leading the charge with National Action Network

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theGrio’s 100: Derrica and Natalie Wilson, sisters helping seach for missing minorities

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theGrio’s 100: Bethann Hardison, a fashion icon fighting for diversity in the field

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Happy birthday MLK!: Civil rights icon would be 85 today

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President Obama urges people around the world to make Mandela's 'life's work your own'

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How do we keep Nelson Mandela's legacy alive?

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Nelson Mandela dead at 95: How the late icon brought black America and Africa together

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Andrew Young on John F. Kennedy: 'He was a seeker of human rights'

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Al Sharpton and the National Action Network host 2013 Triumph Awards honoring Mike Tyson, more

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What LGBT Americans can do for civil rights

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Rev. Al Sharpton's new book 'The Rejected Stone' is a story of redemption

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Has the National Action Network surpassed the NAACP in influence?

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Harry Belafonte: Dr. Martin Luther King ‘helped me grow as a person’

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theGrio users weigh in on 1963 March on Washington

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Diversity remains a hallmark of March on Washington 50 years later

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Voices of the March: A multitude hungry for history and empowerment

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Civil rights and immigration history connected at March on Washington

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Youth see march anniversary as chance to lead

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

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Marching for King’s dream: ‘The task is not done’

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