Martin Luther King Day

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January 20, 2014
VIDEO - In his last days, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. feared that his dream had become a nightmare...
January 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by rifle fire on August 4, 1968, a fact that…
January 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Many across the country, including the family of Martin Luther King Jr., are outraged by a trend…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - West is lashing out at Obama for using a restored Bible which once belonged to the late…
January 22, 2013
NBC NEWS - Five people standing outside a grocery store on Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in New Orleans were…
January 21, 2013
(AP) - President Barack Obama says it was a privilege to take the oath of office using a Bible that…
January 21, 2013
ATLANTA (AP) - The nation will honor civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday — the same day…
January 21, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., the first black minister to lead New York's historic Riverside…
January 20, 2013
OPINION - There is still much to do, and President Obama remains uniquely positioned to help our nation achieve the…
January 20, 2013
OPINION - My 9-year old daughter came home this week raving about her class and their discussion of Martin Luther…
January 20, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Because Dr. King’s presence so significantly impacted the people of Bimini, the city honored his character, his…
January 19, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - On the brink of a second term, President Barack Obama invoked Martin Luther King Jr.'s commitment to…
January 19, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Gordon Ponsford, who lives in the Acworth area of Georgia, was commissioned by the King Center to…
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…
February 23, 2012
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) - Former Indiana U.S. Rep. Katie Hall, a key sponsor of the 1983 legislation that established…
January 16, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - On the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr., Juan Williams, a longtime Fox News analyst who is…
January 16, 2012
OPINION - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech is one of the most important pieces of…
January 16, 2012
The legendary Stevie Wonder was one of the key figures behind Martin Luther King's birthday becoming a federal holiday.
January 16, 2012
VIDEO - In this archival footage President Ronald Reagan officially makes Dr. Martin Luther King Jr's birthday a national holiday...