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John Lewis blasts House GOP over tax deal

By theGrio

4:01 PM on 12/21/2011

VIDEO - Georgia Representative and civil rights icon, John Lewis went to the floor of the House Tuesday to admonish his Republican colleagues for blocking a payroll tax-cut compromise.
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Mourners praise civil rights activist Shuttlesworth

By theGrio

1:40 PM on 10/24/2011

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis called the preacher 'one of the founding fathers of the New America,' who put his body on the line to end segregation and racial discrimination...
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Civil rights legend John Lewis snubbed by 'Occupy Atlanta'

By Chika Oduah

12:13 PM on 10/10/2011

theGRIO REPORT - U.S. Congressman and civil rights icon, John Lewis (D-Ga.) may have had something profound to say at Occupy Atlanta -- but he wasn't given the chance to speak...
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Black Caucus conference to feature Obama speech

By theGrio

8:57 AM on 09/15/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - The speech adds to the list of appearances before black and Hispanic groups by the president...
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Rush Limbaugh's right hand man is black

By David A. Love

8:31 AM on 08/31/2011

OPINION - The racist humor expressed on the Rush Limbaugh show is done at the expense of black people, to denigrate and insult the community...
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King aides bound by history to dedicate memorial

By theGrio

1:30 PM on 08/24/2011

ATLANTA (AP) - With Lewis leaning on his shovel, and Jackson and Young leaning on each other, they wept for how far they had come and for what they had lost...
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Freedom Riders get place in history 50 years later

By theGrio

11:25 PM on 05/20/2011

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Rep. John Lewis said he teared up Friday when he walked through the old Greyhound station where he was beaten and knocked unconscious...
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May marks 50 years since Freedom Rides in South

By theGrio

4:15 PM on 05/04/2011

WASHINGTON (AP) - This month, students will retrace the Freedom Rides. Also, PBS will premiere a new documentary on the subject...
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178 Freedom Riders to be on 'Oprah Winfrey Show'

By theGrio

8:54 AM on 05/03/2011

CHICAGO (AP) - Oprah Winfrey is marking the 50th anniversary of the first Freedom Ride...
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Marchers mark 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma

By theGrio

8:02 AM on 03/07/2011

SELMA, Alabama (AP) - Thousands of marchers marked the 46th anniversary of the "Bloody Sunday" voting rights confrontation in Selma...
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African-American 'giants' more than meet Medal of Freedom standard

By Anthony Coley

9:07 AM on 02/15/2011

OPINION - Collectively, Maya Angelou, John Lewis and Bill Russell represent the very best of the American spirit..
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Egyptians draw inspiration from Civil Rights Movement comic book

By David A. Love

9:04 AM on 02/02/2011

OPINION - Over fifty years later, 'The Montgomery Story' has been given new life -- in the Arab world...
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Spike Lee urges more black men to become teachers

By theGrio

4:57 PM on 01/31/2011

ATLANTA (AP) - "Everybody can't be a business major," Lee told the auditorium packed with male high school and college students...
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Angelou, Lewis, Russell to win '11 Medal of Freedom

By theGrio

5:13 PM on 11/17/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama will present the awards to the 15 honorees early next year...
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Slaves who built Capitol building honored

By theGrio

9:25 AM on 06/17/2010

WASHINGTON (AP) - African-American slaves sweated in the summer heat and shivered in the winter's cold while helping to build the U.S. Capitol...
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Tea Party vs. black lawmakers: The N-word feud continues

By theGrio

5:17 PM on 04/13/2010

New interviews show that a much-viewed YouTube recording cited as evidence by conservatives was actually shot well after the time in question...
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20 people we'd pay to see Palin interview

By theGrio

8:14 AM on 04/01/2010

SLIDESHOW - Here are 20 sit-downs we're not likely to see anytime soon -- but we should wish we would...
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Michele Bachmann: No evidence black lawmakers were harassed

By theGrio

9:28 AM on 03/31/2010

Black lawmakers, including civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.), reported that they had been spat on and slurred by protesters demonstrating against the health reform bill last week...
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One lump of racism, or two, with your tea?

By theGrio

3:52 PM on 03/25/2010

There has been much discussion since the inception of the so-called "Tea Party" movement of the fact that it is overwhelmingly white and, to the view of its critics, racist in its messaging...
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Health reform hysteria proves America isn't 'post-racial'

By Dr. Wilmer J. Leon III

8:47 AM on 03/25/2010

OPINION - Too many of the opponents of Obama's health care reform are being destructive to control the debate and much of their ire is racially motivated...
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