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January 17, 2012
Alveda King's characterization of her late uncle's activism is not new, nor is it correct...
January 17, 2012
From the Daily Mail-- One letter suggests that he gives back the Nobel Peace Prize because of the civil unrest…
January 17, 2012
BUILDING THE DREAM - Text of the speech delivered on Jan 15, 1981 at a rally/march in Washington, DC where…
January 17, 2012
MIAMI - A flyer promoting a Miami strip club's 'I Have a Dream Bash' featuring MLK holding wads of cash…
January 16, 2012
OPINION - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s 'I Have a Dream' speech is one of the most important pieces of…
January 16, 2012
TRANSCRIPT -- President Barack Obama's remarks at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event in Washington D.C., January 16, 2012...
January 16, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama evoked Martin Luther King, Jr.'s own words about public service Monday as Obama and…
January 16, 2012
OPINION - Dr. King was a longtime champion of the labor movement, and he died in 1968 while marching with…
January 16, 2012
The legendary Stevie Wonder was one of the key figures behind Martin Luther King's birthday becoming a federal holiday.
January 15, 2012
OPINION - When Florida Lieutenant Governor Jennifer Carroll gives a compliment, expect the unexpected. In this case, the black second…
January 14, 2012
VIDEO - Most everyone knows the story of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., but few who didn't know him personally,…
January 14, 2012
the GRIO REPORT- Indeed, while most states celebrate Martin Luther King Jr's birthday singularly, several continue to proudly acknowledge Civil…
January 9, 2012
Tavis Smiley, the PBS talk show host who has criticized President Barack Obama for not doing enough for the African-American…
December 26, 2011
We will also check the pulse of pending home sales with the November report, which looks at contract activity for…
December 24, 2011
OPINION - Since the passing of my beloved friend and Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) brother Ofield Dukes, I find myself…
December 20, 2011
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A man with extensive ties to white supremacists was sentenced 32 years in prison after pleading…
December 19, 2011
theGRIO REPORT - JC Watts, Jr., a former Republican congressman, is expected to endorse Newt Gingrich for president imminently...
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
Kim Jong Il dead at 69. Kim's death was announced Monday by the state television from the North Korean capital,…
December 18, 2011
theGRIO REPORT -- Herman Cain makes a double appearance on this year's list of 'quotes of the year'...