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On the anniversary of his death, now is the time to reflect on the depth of Dr. Martin Luther King…
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, now is time as any to ask how the civil rights…
Angela Davis has been invited to speak at University of Missouri's annual celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr., at the…
On a picturesque autumn day in the White House Rose Garden in 1983, President Ronald Reagan signed the Martin Luther
Air Force officials in Georgia have apologized after flyers were distributed featuring Martin Luther King, Jr. to advertise a ‘fun
Memphis playwright Katori Hall is furious at a director's 'tone deaf and disrespectful' choice to cast a white actor as…
Friday, the sister-in-law of civil rights legend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was punched in the face outside of her…
theGrio REPORT - Today marks the 5o year anniversary of when Malcolm X was assassinated in the Audubon Ballroom in…
SNL didn’t shy away from the Oscar controversy last night. Keenan Thompson reprised his impersonation of Dr. Martin Luther King
theGrio REPORT - The January 26th edition of The New Yorker imagines a world where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.…
SELMA, Alabama (AP) — Producer Oprah Winfrey and stars of the movie "Selma" will march in the famed Alabama city…
ATLANTA (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s traveling Bible hasn’t gone on regular display since President Barack Obama
“It is good to be present when the ordinary is transÂformed… It is good to see the commonplace illumined and
On Thursday, black congressional staffers, along with other staffers of color, staged a walkout to show their solidarity with the
In June 1963, there were two people in Washington, D.C. — from opposite ends of the economic spectrum — obsessing
Dr. Maya Angelou was that rare but quintessential artist whose work stayed relevant over time and across generations. By the
OPINION - With four of five living presidents poised to attend the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson…
theGRIO REPORT - This year is the 28th national observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, which means there…
OPINION - The family’s maladroit handling of his legacy is counterproductive to artistic efforts to bring a fuller understanding of…
ESSAY - Dr. King was a talented black man who did extraordinary things. By lowering the perception of him from…