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January 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Many across the country, including the family of Martin Luther King Jr., are outraged by a trend…
January 6, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. John W.V. Cordice, a surgeon who was part of the medical team that saved Martin…
December 7, 2013
MSNBC -- Martin Luther King Jr. never got to see himself canonized as a saint. When he was struck by…
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…