Civil Rights Movement

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April 10, 2013
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The lone survivor of a notorious 1963 Alabama church bombing that killed four black girls is…
March 25, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - At 75, the comedian, philanthropist, actor and everyone's favorite dad as co-creator and star of 'The Cosby…
March 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Unbeknownst to most, in the 1960s, a group of aboriginal Australian singers took the initiative and inspiration…
March 19, 2013
PRO PUBLICA - When the NAACP began challenging Jim Crow laws across the South, it knew that, in the battle…
March 19, 2013
PHILADELPHIA, Mississippi (AP) - Olen Burrage, who was acquitted in the case of three civil rights workers killed by Ku…
March 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The location is one of 13 new sites to receive federal recognition, including the home of Uncle…
March 4, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A new documentary delves into the mystery surrounding the woman who almost fatally stabbed Dr. Martin Luther…
February 27, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Rosa Parks is famous for her 1955 refusal to give up her seat on a city bus…
February 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - In the civil rights struggle, Young was overshadowed by his larger-than-life peer, Martin Luther King Jr...
February 24, 2013
(AP) - Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men…
February 21, 2013
OPINION - Are we witnessing the end of the Jackson dynasty? Where does this once beloved political family go from…
February 4, 2013
DEARBORN, Michigan (AP) - The U.S. Postal Service has issued a special Rosa Parks stamp on what would have been…
February 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Noah Pozner, one of the 20 child victims from last month's Sandy Hook elementary shooting, laid in…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rosa Parks, the late legendary civil rights activist, is received a special honor this year to commemorate…
January 20, 2013
OPINION - My 9-year old daughter came home this week raving about her class and their discussion of Martin Luther…
January 18, 2013
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - One of the first black students who enrolled at the University of Alabama a half century…
January 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Martin Luther King's estate has recently filed a lawsuit against Maude Ballou, the late leader's secretary…
January 16, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - While the nation struggles to agree on how to curb gun violence, followers of a man…
January 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - At the age of 90, Julia Hill has stepped down as an executive board member of the…
January 2, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. Postal service has released a limited-edition stamp to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the signing…