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‘White man’s war, Black man’s fight’: Black soldiers paid heavy price in Afghanistan

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Tennessee lawmaker says Muhammad Ali not going to war is a ‘black Cloud’ on his character

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Untouchable: Why no athlete will ever match Ali’s staggering legacy of activism

Muhammad Ali is no longer with us physically, but his spirit will always live on…
/ June 4, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

When it comes to Dr. King's dream, America still disappoints

If Martin Luther King were alive today, he would be 86 years old, with a full 50 years since his
/ January 19, 2015
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

MLK’s Nobel Peace Prize speech 50 years later: Is it still relevant?

The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. dedicated his life to much more than achieving racial equality. That goal, he said
/ October 12, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Why LBJ's legacy deserves some reconsideration

OPINION – With four of five living presidents poised to attend the Civil Rights Summit at the Lyndon B. Johnson Library and Museum in Austin, Texas, keepers of the LBJ legacy want Americans to take another look at the man…
/ April 8, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

‘Trials of Muhammad Ali’ highlights boxer’s anti-war opposition

theGRIO REPORT – The documentary, entitled The Trials of Muhammad Ali, spotlights the sports prodigy’s rise to world heavyweight title at the age of 22, and subsequent devotion to the Nation of Islam…
/ September 6, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Would Martin Luther King support Obama’s foreign policies?

OPINION – To put Dr. King in an American reality of a decade more or war in the Middle East, confronting the developing disaster in Syria would put President Obama right at odds with Dr. King’s anti-war legacy…
/ August 28, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Kentucky theater boycotts ‘The Butler’ over Jane Fonda

ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. (AP) — A central Kentucky theater owner who trained pilots during the Vietnam War is refusing to show the nation’s top movie, “The Butler” because one of the stars is Jane Fonda who was an outspoken opponent of the conflict…
/ August 22, 2013