March On Washington

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February 4, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Harry Belafonte, national treasure remains active in his 80s

theGRIO 100 - This past year alone, Belafonte was at the forefront of a number of hot-button issues but the…
November 27, 2013

Andrew Young at odds with MLK's children

NEW YORK (AP) - . The points of legal contention are who has the rights to King's words and image,…
September 18, 2013

Obama to speak at Congressional Black Caucus awards dinner

theGRIO REPORT - President Obama is expected to deliver the keynote address during the annual Congressional Black Caucus Foundation's 43rd…
September 16, 2013

Has the National Action Network surpassed the NAACP in influence?

theGRIO REPORT - For now, those organizations are planning their next steps, separately and together...
September 9, 2013

What will NAACP president Ben Jealous’ legacy be?

OPINION - NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous recently announced he will step down from his position leading the…
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…
September 2, 2013

Remembering the legacy of A. Phillip Randolph on Labor Day

theGRIO REPORT - Although today Dr. King’s iconic 'I Have a Dream' speech often symbolizes the March for many, it…
September 1, 2013

Labor Day: For blacks, a day on — not a day off

OPINION - Labor Day is the perfect time for black Americans, and all Americans interested in fair work practices, to…
August 29, 2013

March on Washington anniversary: A call to action

ESSAY - Whether you volunteer, mentor, donate money or do something else to help your brethren, now is the time…
August 29, 2013

Cut from March ceremony, Dream Defenders take to YouTube

MSNBC - As Wednesday’s 'Let Freedom Ring' ceremony commenced, the Dream Defenders’ executive director, Phillip Agnew, was cut from the…
August 29, 2013

Sen. Tim Scott’s March on Washington absence raises eyebrows, questions

theGRIO REPORT - Viewers of yesterday's historic March on Washington 50th anniversary commemoration may have been scratching their heads about…
August 29, 2013

Walter Naegle, partner of Bayard Rustin, shares memories of the 1963 march organizer

theGRIO VIDEO - The couple, which had been together for ten years at the time of Rustin's death, could not…
August 29, 2013

Obama, Clinton or Carter: Who gave the best March on Washington speech?

theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were among the speakers at Wednesday's…
August 29, 2013

March on Washington 50th anniversary commemorated (SLIDESHOW)

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Tens of thousands gathered in the nation’s capital Wednesday to celebrate and commemorate the 50th anniversary of…
August 29, 2013

King family bus in traffic incident, no one hurt

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bus carrying some members of Martin Luther King Jr.'s family was involved in a minor traffic…
August 29, 2013

Michael Steele: GOP leaders ‘boneheaded’ for skipping MLK ceremony

theGRIO REPORT - Former RNC chairman Michael Steele blasted Republican congressional leaders as 'boneheaded' for declining invitations to speak at…
August 29, 2013

Joe Walsh makes mockery of MLK’s ‘Dream’ with his own wish list for black America

OPINION - The self appointed mentor to the black community spouted off a pretty outrageous list of issues he thinks…
August 28, 2013

Obama says the economic challenges of today live King’s dream ‘even more elusive’

theGRIO REPORT - In his much-anticipated speech marking the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, President Obama largely avoided…
August 28, 2013

Obama at March on Washington: King’s dream partly met, still unfulfilled

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is claiming his place in Martin Luther King's 50-year-old dream, holding himself up as…
August 28, 2013

Oprah: King forced US to wake up, change

WASHINGTON (AP) — Oprah Winfrey says Martin Luther King Jr. forced the nation "to wake up, look at itself and…