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Three 6 Mafia rapper DJ Paul arrested in New York

Racist graffiti found inside World Trade Center bathrooms

theGRIO REPORT - The newly constructed One World Trade Center stands as a beacon of historical significance and remembrance for those affected by the September 11th terrorist attacks more than a decade ago...

NAACP rep blasts 'unfairness' of NYC soda ban

Alexis Garrett Stodghill

theGRIO REPORT - 'What we are saying in the brief that was filed is that there is an unfairness to this,' Hazel N. Dukes, president of the New York State chapter of the NAACP, told theGrio....

3 released from prison after wrongful convictions in '95 murders

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VIDEO - Three men walked out of jail into the arms of family members Wednesday night, after 18 years in prison on wrongful murder convictions...

NAACP, Hispanic Federation join forces with opponents of NYC soda ban

Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press

The NAACP's New York state branch and the Hispanic Federation have joined beverage makers and sellers in trying to stop the rule from taking effect March 12. Critics are attacking what they call an inconsistent and undemocratic regulation, while city officials and health experts defend it as a pioneering and proper move to fight obesity.

Judge lets NYPD resume stop-and-frisks

Larry Neumeister, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - A federal judge let the New York Police Department on Tuesday temporarily resume stop-and-frisk stops she believes are unconstitutional while she decides what permanent remedies are necessary to prevent illegal stops at thousands of privately owned buildings...

Cops accused of beating up man in Crown Heights

theGrio

VIDEO - In a lawsuit Crown Heights resident Jabbar Campbell claims NYPD officers tampered with security cameras before beating him up outside his home...

Lawyer Kenneth Thompson, advocate for victims, makes bid for Brooklyn DA

Zerlina Maxwell

theGRIO REPORT - Kenneth Thompson announced his plans to run against incumbent Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes this fall...

Study: NYC better than LA at cutting kids' obesity

Mike Stobbe, Associated Press

NEW YORK (AP) - From 2003 to 2011, obesity rates for poor children dropped in New York to around 16 percent. But they rose in Los Angeles and ended at about 20 percent...