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October 13, 2025
A 26-year-old man has been charged with criminal damage after vandalizing a monument at The King Center in Atlanta.
August 28, 2017
ATLANTA (AP) — A statue paying tribute to civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. has been installed on the…
July 30, 2015
ATLANTA (AP) — Federal authorities and police are investigating after Confederate battle flags were found around the Ebenezer Baptist Church…
February 5, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The formidable CEO of the King Center is scheduled to hold a media conference Thursday at Ebenezer…
January 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - This year is the 28th national observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, which means there…
October 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Several African-American landmarks and heritage sites have been forced to close Tuesday following the federal government shutdown.
August 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Bernice King’s diary is jam-packed. The head of the King Center in Atlanta has been inundated with…
January 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Around 2,000 guests turned out to support this year's Salute to Greatness Awards to honor trailblazers who…
January 21, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) - The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day…
January 18, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) - President Barack Obama plans to use a Bible that belonged to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…
January 16, 2013
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - While the nation struggles to agree on how to curb gun violence, followers of a man…
December 12, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - Interior Secretary Ken Salazar endorsed a plan Tuesday to remove a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther…
January 17, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The day after the holiday in recognition of his father, Martin Luther King III announced that he…
January 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - They say behind every great man stands a great woman. Coretta Scott King, civil rights activist and…