Martin Luther King Jr

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April 11, 2013
OPINION - During a speech at Howard University, Rand Paul made his case for blacks supporting the Republican Party. Unfortunately,…
April 4, 2013
OPINION - Two years after their re-discovery, restored video footage of Dr. King’s convicted assassin, James Earl Ray, in custody…
April 3, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A dealer of rare historic documents is selling a letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to a…
April 3, 2013
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Forty-five years after King was killed supporting their historic strike, some of the same men who…
March 27, 2013
OPINION - Is there a leadership crisis in black America? A new poll suggests African-Americans think so...
February 24, 2013
(AP) - Not that many years ago, three portraits hung in thousands of African-American homes, a visual tribute to men…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - West is lashing out at Obama for using a restored Bible which once belonged to the late…
January 23, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - With regard to slavery, there is evidence that the Founding Fathers had that institution in mind when…
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
(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
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama is promising to uphold the Constitution in a public swearing in ceremony that signals…
January 21, 2013
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) - The Rev. James A. Forbes Jr., the first black minister to lead New York's historic Riverside…
January 21, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - A few dozen protesters were gathered along the Inauguration Day parade route on Pennsylvania Avenue invoking the…
January 20, 2013
(AP) - The quote is used to support opposing views on politics, affirmative action and programs intended to help the…
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
theGRIO REPORT - Gordon Ponsford, who lives in the Acworth area of Georgia, was commissioned by the King Center to…
January 18, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Whether visitors want to try one of the first family's favorite restaurants, discover a sense of history…