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Thousands march in Washington for voting rights, DC statehood and police reform

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King family bus in traffic incident, no one hurt

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Police arrest person of interest in Lincoln Memorial vandalism

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Oprah Winfrey giving $12M to new African-American museum

WASHINGTON (AP) – Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington’s National Mall that will document African-American life…
/ June 11, 2013
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George Stephanopoulos mistakes Bill Russell for Morgan Freeman at Obama's inauguration

theGRIO REPORT – Did Oscar winning actor Morgan Freeman attend the President Barack Obama’s inauguration today? According to Good Morning America anchor George Stephanopolous, he did…
/ January 21, 2013
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Big crowd, high spirits for 2nd Obama swearing-in

WASHINGTON (AP) — Declaring ‘our work begins today’, President Barack Obama vowed to ‘finished what we started’ four years ago as hundreds of thousands of inauguration-goers gathered on the historic National Mall…
/ January 21, 2013
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First lady Michelle Obama attends cherry blossom ceremony

SLIDESHOW – First lady Michelle Obama appeared at the National Cherry Blossom Festival today in Washington, D.C. and planted a tree as part of the festivities…
/ March 27, 2012
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First family visits new MLK memorial

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Barack Obama followed through Friday night on his longtime plan to take his two daughters to see the new monument to Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall…
/ October 15, 2011
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Obama, Aretha to headline MLK monument dedication

WASHINGTON (AP) – President Obama will deliver the keynote address and Aretha Franklin will headline the entertainers at this weekend’s dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial on the National Mall…
/ October 13, 2011
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Dedication of MLK Memorial postponed by Hurricane Irene

theGRIO REPORT – Organizers will need to consult with the National Park Service and obtain a new permit before they settle on a new date for the dedication…
/ August 26, 2011