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February 20, 2014
ATLANTA (AP) — Martin Luther King Jr.'s Bible and Nobel Peace Prize should be placed in a safe deposit box…
February 6, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Flanked by family and supporters, the Rev. Bernice King, the youngest daughter of civil rights icon Dr.…
February 4, 2014
theGRIO 100 - This past year alone, Belafonte was at the forefront of a number of hot-button issues but the…
February 4, 2014
ATLANTA (AP) — The estate of Martin Luther King Jr. is asking a judge to force the civil rights icon's…
January 31, 2014
PHOENIX (AP) — Mary Scanlon had no idea a $3 purchase from a Goodwill store in Phoenix would turn out…
January 28, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity at Arizona State University has been expelled after the organization held an “MLK…
January 21, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The former Alaska governor offered this unsolicited advice in a post on her Facebook page...
January 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - This year is the 28th national observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, which means there…
January 20, 2014
OPINION - Dr. King knew that his dream—this movement towards civil rights—would begin a new chapter for America—a chapter we…
January 20, 2014
OPINION - The family’s maladroit handling of his legacy is counterproductive to artistic efforts to bring a fuller understanding of…
January 20, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - All 20 NBA teams playing today will wear special shooting shirts in honor of Martin Luther King…
January 20, 2014
ESSAY - Dr. King was a talented black man who did extraordinary things. By lowering the perception of him from…
January 20, 2014
VIDEO - In his last days, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. feared that his dream had become a nightmare...
January 19, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Director Oliver Stone announced Friday that he would no longer be involved in the previously announced Martin…
January 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - TheGrio’s picked 5 lesser known tribute songs that highlight the great King’s accomplishments but also double as…
January 17, 2014
OPINION - Perhaps the return of Reverend Wright is a moment to contrast the radical reverend and the progressive, but…
January 16, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Biden is not a stranger to addressing predominately African-American crowds on behalf of the president...
January 16, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Reverend Jeremiah Wright's ongoing public feud with President Barack Obama is apparently still going strong...
January 15, 2014
SLIDESHOW - Although Martin Luther King Day is a few days away, the civil rights icon's actual birth took place…
January 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed by rifle fire on August 4, 1968, a fact that…