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September 7, 2019

MLK’s daughter reacts to GOP leader saying, ‘I Bet MLK Wishes He’d Had a Sniper by His Side That Day’

GOP member, Kristina Cook is receiving backlash after saying that Martin Luther King Jr. would have wanted some armed with him the day…
January 19, 2015

Organizers of pro-Confederate rally on MLK weekend say it's not racially motivated

theGRIO REPORT - Demonstrators wearing Confederate uniforms poured into Baltimore streets Saturday, just two days before MLK Day. They say…
January 18, 2015

MLK reacts to lack of diversity at the Oscars in SNL skit

SNL didn’t shy away from the Oscar controversy last night. Keenan Thompson reprised his impersonation of Dr. Martin Luther King
February 22, 2014

Photographer Eunique Jones Gibson celebrates black history through her campaign, 'Because of Them, We Can'

theGRIO REPORT - Eunique Jones Gibson set on a mission to tell a story about black history in a more…
October 16, 2013

Harry Belafonte sues Martin Luther King estate over documents

NEW YORK (AP) — Harry Belafonte sued the estate of Martin Luther King Jr. on Tuesday over the fate of…
September 3, 2013

Tavis Smiley: Obama ‘dishonoring’ MLK with proposed action in Syria

theGRIO REPORT - PBS host Tavis Smiley finds fault with Obama's plans in Syria especially in light of the 50th…
August 28, 2013

Obama surrounds himself with Martin Luther King memorabilia in Oval Office

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - From a framed copy of the original program of the March to a bust of Dr. King…
June 6, 2013

Forest Whitaker reportedly in talks to play Martin Luther King Jr.

theGRIO REPORT - Oscar-winning actor Forest Whitaker may be taking on another big movie role after reports say he may…
April 4, 2012

Remembering Dr. King: 44 years since his assassination

ATLANTA (AP) - Two of Martin Luther King Jr.'s children on Wednesday marked the 44th anniversary of his death by…