March On Washington

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August 30, 2023
TheGrio caught up with the editor of “Bayard Rustin: A Legacy of Protest and Politics” Michael G. Long and Rustin’s…
August 28, 2023
Sixty years after the March on Washington, civil and workers’ rights leaders are calling on the nation to look to…
August 28, 2023
A new report shows that economic disparities continue to plague Black America 60 years after the historic March on Washington.
Young women clap and sing along to a freedom song
August 28, 2023
It is long past time for Black women to have their voices, experiences and humanity adequately respected, properly valued and…
August 26, 2023
Thousands converged on the National Mall on Saturday for the 60th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s March on Washington.
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August 26, 2023
An expected crowd of tens of thousands of people are gathering Saturday at the Lincoln Memorial to commemorate the "I…
An engraving at the Lincoln Memorial marks where Martin Luther King, Jr. made his 1963 "I Have a Dream" speech
August 25, 2023
As we remember the occasion that gave us King's "I Have a Dream" speech, the struggle continues to overcome the…
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August 25, 2023
The president will host the celebration on Monday, the anniversary of the historic event where King delivered his "I Have…
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August 23, 2023
Black civil rights leaders and a multiracial, interfaith coalition of allies will join together on Saturday in support of legislative…
August 23, 2023
The March on Washington of 1963 is remembered most for the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech —…
January 3, 2023
The calendars always mark "significant" days that mostly honor and recognize non-Black people, so here is a list of significant…
August 28, 2022
Ben Jealous blames the stalled meeting with Biden's “young" staff who "don't understand the importance of maintaining certain traditions.”
Bayard Rustin
February 22, 2022
From the civil rights movement to electrical engineering, these Black pioneers should be recognized in American history.
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January 8, 2022
The family of trailblazing actor and activist Sidney Poitier has released a heartfelt statement following his death at age 94…
June 30, 2021
Speaking to theGrio's April Ryan, Stephanie Mills talks new songs, politics and gets candid about R&B artists going pop.
February 12, 2021
"Rustin" is set to be overseen by Higher Ground, the production house of popular former president and first lady Barack…
August 27, 2020
Martin Luther King III, a keynote speaker at the March on Washington 2020, urges Black Americans to divest from White-owned…
Emmett Till TheGrio
August 24, 2018
The murder of Emmett Till is just as relevant today as it was in 1955 when his death sparked an…
June 28, 2016
CHANTILLY, Va. (AP) — Civil rights leader and former congressional delegate Walter Fauntroy has been arrested at Dulles International Airport…
February 12, 2016
COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) — Civil rights leader John Lewis on Thursday dismissed Sanders' claims of his 1960s work on…