Martin Luther King Jr

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January 19, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - The region has had numerous incidents of anti-government and white supremacist activity during the past three…
January 18, 2011
CLUTCH - The page displays photos of Dr. King from the center, based in Atlanta, and also disturbing racial imagery,…
January 18, 2011
When MLK made the statement "I have a dream," the following is probably the furthest thing from what he had…
January 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - As he took part in a painting project at a Washington, DC middle school, President Barack Obama…
January 17, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Arizona once resisted the notion of a federal King holiday -- and last year was the setting…
January 17, 2011
SURVEY - TheGrio assembled a group of 25 contemporary academics, artists and activists to assess the most influential black leaders…
January 17, 2011
OPINION - Sharpton has proven that black leadership is useful and even necessary on the outside, even when the most…
January 16, 2011
OPINION - It is our fault, not his, that Dr. King has been placed on a pedestal so high that…
January 15, 2011
OPINION - The fight for a King national holiday has been bitter, contentious, and controversial from the first moment it…
January 15, 2011
OPINION - Let's remember our greatness, let's remember to be free and not slaves to every trend that comes along.…
January 14, 2011
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - "For that day, so many have died. For that day, so many have marched. So many…
January 14, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - Seventy-seven percent of people interviewed in an AP-GfK poll say there has been significant progress toward King's…
January 14, 2011
At a Pentagon commemoration of King's accomplishments, DOD General Counsel Jeh Johnson said that today's wars are in line with…
January 14, 2011
SLIDESHOW - Michael Jordan retired for the second time, 'Sanford and Son' debuted and R&B legend Donny Hathaway died; this…
January 13, 2011
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - The city's NAACP chapter called Wednesday on area clergy to urge church members to keep their…
January 13, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - Besides being civil rights icons, King and Garvey share another unique bond -- their paternal ancestries trace…
January 12, 2011
The Italic Institute of America, a group that's dedicated to "appreciating the total Italic heritage," has accused Lee of distorted…
January 11, 2011
VIDEO - Lexington, Virginia is causing a storm of controversy over the way it is celebrating Lee-Jackson Day...
January 11, 2011
OPINION - The act of alleged Tucson shooter shouldn't and won't snuff out the idealism and passion for peaceful change…
January 10, 2011
VIDEO - Brett Reese believes that he is being unfairly criticized because he is on his town's school board...