Martin Luther King Jr

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December 24, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Ron Paul is catching hell this week for racist (or at the very least racially insensitive) newsletters that…
December 19, 2011
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - The state medical examiner's office has ruled that the death of a Florida A&M University drum…
December 18, 2011
theGRIO REPORT -- Herman Cain makes a double appearance on this year's list of 'quotes of the year'...
December 18, 2011
TheGrio REPORT - The New Orleans Public Library is preparing for its annual Black History Month series that will showcase…
December 13, 2011
OPINION - No offense to Christen and Sobisky's joy to the jellyfish flick, but it's easy to understand that point…
December 7, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - Thanks to some forward-looking college professors, television's Smithsonian Channel has a unique look at the assassination…
November 18, 2011
OPINION - Your average sit-in activist was usually a well-dressed and polished church-goer or college student who was able to…
November 16, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The allegations eventually drove off the Rev. Bernice King, who was poised to take the helm of…
November 8, 2011
OPINION - The lingering after effect of being called 'Uncle Tom,' 'white people's champion,' 'ignorant,' 'gorilla,' and 'ugly' by Ali…
November 4, 2011
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The Virginia Supreme Court has refused to throw out the incest conviction of a former Martin…
October 24, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis called the preacher 'one of the founding fathers of the New America,' who…
October 23, 2011
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth, often eclipsed by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in life, was…
October 20, 2011
theGRIO Q&A - theGrio caught up with the playwright, who's currently traveling, to discuss the inspiration behind her new Broadway…
October 19, 2011
THE HILL - Rep. Allen West (R-Fla.) rejected President Obama's comparison between Martin Luther King Jr. and what he called…
October 17, 2011
SLIDESHOW - On October 16th 2011, history is made again at the National Mall for the memorial dedication to civil…
October 17, 2011
OPINION - But in the name of remaining politically safe, did the broader community lose an opportunity to connect the…
October 16, 2011
OPINION - At the helm of the civil rights movement, King called into question what citizenship meant if it was…
October 16, 2011
theGrio REPORT - This weekend's rescheduled dedication ceremony marking the opening of the Martin Luther King Jr. memorial in Washington…
October 16, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama saluted Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Sunday as a man who 'stirred our conscience'…
October 16, 2011
THE WHITE HOUSE -- remarks delivered by President Barack Obama at the Martin Luthr KIng, Jr., Memorial Dedication on The…