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November 27, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - . The points of legal contention are who has the rights to King's words and image,…
November 24, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A list of the top moments in recent history, in which you will always remember where you…
November 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Prominent black figures of the time expressed sadness and concern following the president's assassination...
November 22, 2013
ANALYSIS - Rather than remember Kennedy with rose-colored glasses, let us remember him accurately...
November 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Jesus, Dr. Martin Luther King and John F. Kennedy were the three portraits that hung on the…
November 20, 2013
OPINION - Polls have shown that blacks and Latinos are more likely than whites to believe in them. There are…
October 21, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) — Some civil rights movement history went up for sale Thursday, as papers from the Rev. Martin…
October 17, 2013
NEW YORK (AP) - The papers were being sold by Maude Ballou, 88, who worked as King's secretary from 1955…
October 17, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The controversial director has confirmed the project, which is currently untitled, and will be released by DreamWorks…
October 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Controversial filmmaker Oliver Stone is reportedly considering directing a new biopic about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.,…
September 18, 2013
RIDGELAND, Mississippi (AP) — The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s personal secretary is selling a collection from the early civil…
September 9, 2013
theGRIO VIDEO - Magic Johnson talks about advancing the dream of MLK and says his gay son EJ has the…
September 7, 2013
SLIDESHOW - Harlem’s historic Apollo Theater was the perfect setting. Reverend Sharpton and his guests looked back at the struggles…
September 3, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - PBS host Tavis Smiley finds fault with Obama's plans in Syria especially in light of the 50th…
August 29, 2013
MSNBC - As Wednesday’s 'Let Freedom Ring' ceremony commenced, the Dream Defenders’ executive director, Phillip Agnew, was cut from the…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - President Barack Obama and former presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter were among the speakers at Wednesday's…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Tens of thousands gathered in the nation’s capital Wednesday to celebrate and commemorate the 50th anniversary of…
August 29, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Former RNC chairman Michael Steele blasted Republican congressional leaders as 'boneheaded' for declining invitations to speak at…
August 29, 2013
As thousands of Americans reflect on Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, a recent high school…
August 29, 2013
OPINION - The self appointed mentor to the black community spouted off a pretty outrageous list of issues he thinks…