Martin Luther King Jr

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September 3, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ed Jackson Jr. tells The Washington Post he stands by the paraphrased line from King's "drum major"…
August 31, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The phrase is inscribed on a statue of King without quotation marks because it is paraphrased...
August 28, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - The postponed memorial dedication didn't dim the attitude that this was a triumphant moment for African-Americans...
August 26, 2011
SLIDESHOW - The concert that took place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. included stars like…
August 26, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Organizers will need to consult with the National Park Service and obtain a new permit before they…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - It is in predominantly black neighborhoods where King streets where we often find empty storefronts, no sit-down restaurants,…
August 25, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - It will be closed Friday and Saturday to prepare the site for the dedication, which is expected…
August 25, 2011
OPINION - A long list of 'unsung' black heroines marched, sat, rode, bled and died in the struggle for equality…
August 24, 2011
From TheGRIO - Texas Gov. Rick Perry will attend a retreat with a controversial evangelical "historian" who doubts Martin Luther…
August 24, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The service was to be held at the cathedral on Saturday, but the building will remain closed…
August 24, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - With Lewis leaning on his shovel, and Jackson and Young leaning on each other, they wept for…
August 24, 2011
OPINION - Our ancestors were beaten, maimed and killed during slavery, when it was illegal to teach a slave to…
August 24, 2011
OPINION - To compare the noble goals of the civil rights movement to the nefarious political strategies of GOP hacks…
August 23, 2011
theGRIO VIDEO - Sharpton sat down exclusively with theGrio's Todd Johnson to discuss his new MSNBC show...
August 23, 2011
SLIDESHOW - The public got its first glimpse of the Martin Luther king Jr. memorial on Monday...
August 23, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The road to this weekend's dedication, however, has run through hurdles of all kinds -- not unlike…
August 23, 2011
OPINION - Let us pray the memorial dubbed the 'stone of hope' will someday soon be met with the action…
August 23, 2011
SLIDESHOW - This Sunday, President Barack Obama is slated to give remarks and King relatives, civil rights leaders, dignitaries and…
August 22, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Some were locals who've watched for years as the memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.…
August 22, 2011
OPINION - The King memorial will not only pay homage to our nation's greatest civil rights leader, but it will…