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August 24, 2011
OPINION - Our ancestors were beaten, maimed and killed during slavery, when it was illegal to teach a slave to…
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
WASHINGTON = Park Service spokesman Bill Line told News4 that the Park Service "is closely monitoring" the weather and has…
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…
August 22, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The site was set to open without fanfare around 11 a.m. to kick off a week of…
August 17, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The official dedication of the memorial for the late civil rights leader is Aug. 28. President Barack…
August 16, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A federal judge changed defendant Kevin Harpham's trial date in the domestic terrorism case on Friday...
August 10, 2011
NEW YORK (AP) - On Aug. 28, when a memorial in his honor is dedicated on the National Mall in…
August 4, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The new memorial to the civil rights leader sits on the National Mall near the Tidal Basin,…
May 12, 2011
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - A California judge has denied a request to immediately block further construction and use of a…
April 29, 2011
Speakers recalled an ordinary teen with an infectious smile who loved to shop, laugh with friends and play her music…
January 19, 2011
SPOKANE, Washington (AP) - Three city employees spotted the suspicious backpack about an hour before the parade was to start…
January 13, 2011
OPINION - This speech will go down in the annals of politics as one of the most inspiring, compassionate and…
January 12, 2011
TUCSON, Arizona (AP) - Obama said that Rep. Giffords, who on Saturday was shot point-blank in the head, had opened…
January 12, 2011
TUCSON, Ariz (AP) - Barack and Michelle Obama visited privately at University Medical Center with Giffords and other victims of…