Martin Luther King Jr

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August 15, 2013
OPINION - With the imprisonment of former Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. on the eve of the 50th anniversary of Martin…
August 12, 2013
OPINION - King said recently, 'If I was homophobic, I wouldn’t have friends who are gay and lesbian' -- yet…
August 12, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A gospel singer who says God delivered him from being gay did not perform at a concert…
August 8, 2013
OPINION - No nation that condemns young people to a life of limitation is living up to its most deeply…
August 8, 2013
ANALYSIS - The address President Obama delivers later this month at the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington could…
August 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama will speak later this month at a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the…
August 1, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Chinese sculptor has removed a disputed inscription from the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial statue that…
July 31, 2013
OPINION - if anyone knows if Jay-Z’s quote “my presence is charity” has any truth to it, it is Harry…
July 22, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Park Service says it will begin work this week to remove a disputed inscription from…
July 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of the George Zimmerman verdict, an image of Martin Luther King Jr. in a…
July 12, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Ava DuVernay is stepping into the director's chair of Selma, an upcoming biopic of Martin Luther King…
July 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - As Kentucky Senator Rand Paul weighs the possibility of a 2016 presidential run, his past—and present—record on…
June 29, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 150 years of African-American history from slavery to civil rights and contemporary suburban life are…
June 28, 2013
OPINION - It's that common link, that discrimination that binds us together, gay and black, white and straight and any…
June 25, 2013
VIDEO - Rev. Al Sharpton appeared live on MSNBC's Jansing and Company today to give his initial reactions to the…
June 24, 2013
DETROIT (AP) — Thousands participated in a Detroit march commemorating the 50th anniversary of one that Martin Luther King Jr.…
May 7, 2013
OPINION - The NRA, which has been in the spotlight since the brutal murders in Newtown, Connecticut, seems to be…
May 1, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Birmingham Freedom…
April 28, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - 'Mad Men', the critically acclaimed AMC drama series about advertising executives in the 1960s, recreated an incredibly…
April 16, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - King’s letter reflected the religious challenges of his time, addressing the crisis of Christian faith for southern…