In the latest example of persistent and ingrained racism in America, police are searching for two White men spotted on video placing Confederate flags at…

Fifty-three years after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, 1968, we still recall the fateful words of his last public…

These little known facts about Selma might surprise you! Selma’s voting rights movement was quite unique, and Jasmine Sanders‘ list will inform you and have you prepared…

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As has been the case for almost as long as Madonna has had a career, black folks are telling her “culture-y vulture-y” behind to have a…

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Reverend Samuel “Billy” Kyles was a witness to history. He was one of few men on the balcony at the Lorraine Hotel with Martin Luther King,…

Rev. Jesse Jackson has lived an extraordinary life. Through his civil service, he’s met some of the world’s biggest leaders including Martin Luther King and…

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Year after year when we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s (pictured) legacy, Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech is often the most-celebrated. On…

Harry Belafonte filed a lawsuit against the estate of Martin Luther King Jr for the rights to sell documents from the late civil rights leader…

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MEMPHIS, Tenn.  — They rode the streets of Memphis in creaky, dangerous garbage trucks, picking up trash from home after home, toiling for a sanitation…

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, we remember and celebrate the women who walked beside him in order to make our world a better place.

A panel assembled by The Grio has ranked the 25 most influential African American leaders of all time. Here are the top ten: 1. Martin Luther King, Jr. 2. Barack Obama 3. W.E.B. Du Bois 4. Thurgood Marshall 5. Malcolm X 6. Frederick Douglass 7. Harriet Tubman 8. Rosa Parks 9. Ida B. Wells-Barnett 10. […]