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In this Friday, May 17, 2013, photo, U.S. District Court Judge Shira Scheindlin is interviewed in her federal court chambers, in New York. Scheindlin is the federal judge presiding over civil rights challenges to the stop-and-frisk practices of the New York Police Department. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

NYC: No racial motivation in stop-frisk tactic

Colleen Long, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — The federal civil rights challenge to the contentious New York Police Department tactic of stop, question and frisk is winding down after more than nine weeks of testimony from men who say they were wrongly stopped because of their race...
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Valerie and Larry Crabbe and family (Courtesy: TODAY)

'Supermom' dedicates her life to foster kids

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Valerie Crabbe has been dubbed 'Supermom' after deciding to foster two children, adding to a family with six children already...
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Oprah Winfrey with Jason Collins (right) and twin brother Jarron Collins (left) in Los Angeles, CA Photographer: Chuck Hodes

Jason Collins on black church vs. LGBT

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - During a sneak peak of 'Oprah's Next Chapter' with NBA star Jason Collins, he opens up about homophobia within African American culture....
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Jockey Kevin Krigger, right, talks with trainer Doug O'Neill, left, as they watch horses work out at Churchill Downs, Sunday, April 28, 2013, in Louisville, Ky. Krigger is to ride Kentucky Derby hopeful Goldencents for O'Neill in the race. (AP Photo/Garry Jones)

1st black jockey in Kentucky Derby since 2000

Beth Harris, AP Racing Writer
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kevin Krigger, the first black jockey in the Kentucky Derby since 2000, will be aboard Doug O'Neill's Goldencents, considered a much stronger contender than last year's winner, I'll Have Another...
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In this 1941 photo supplied by the United States Library of Congress, children are shown standing in front of half mile concrete wall in Detroit. The wall was built with a simple aim: separate homes planned for middle-class whites from blacks who had already built small houses or owned land with plans to build in the neighborhood.It couldn't separate people on its own, people and policies would see to that, but it was enough to satisfy the Federal Housing Administration to approve and back loans. (AP Photo/United States Library of Congress, John Vachon)

Detroit wall that once divided races remains, serves at history lesson

Jeff Karoub, Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) - The 6 feet tall and a foot thick wall was built two decades earlier with a simple aim: to separate homes planned for middle-class whites from blacks who had already built small houses or owned land with plans to build...
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Nevada State Senator Kelvin Atkinson (Courtesy: Atkinson)

Black state senator receives positive response after 'coming out'

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - Nevada State Sen. Kelvin Atkinson (D - North Las Vegas) came out to fellow lawmakers Monday during a legislative debate on repealing the gay marriage ban from the state constitution...
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60 inmates brawl at Los Angeles jail; several taken to hospital

Steve Gorman, Reuters
LOS ANGELES - Guards at a downtown Los Angeles jail fired rubber pellets and pepper spray to swiftly quell a racially charged brawl involving more than 60 inmates, and several injured prisoners were taken to a hospital, a jail spokesman said.
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Left: Adam Carolla (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images) Right: Lieutenant Governor of California Gavin Newsom (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Adam Carolla to CA Lt. governor: What's wrong with blacks and Latinos?

Carrie Healey
theGRIO REPORT - California Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom joined comedian and writer Adam Carolla on his radio show Friday. The conversation became heated when the topic of socioeconomic inequalities arose.
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‘Negro’ will no longer be used on US Census surveys

Hope Yen, Associated Press
WASHINGTON (AP) - After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word 'Negro' to describe black Americans in surveys...
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Meagan Good on the set of NBC's 'Deception.'

Meagan Good's 'Deception' to debut

Chris Witherspoon
theGRIO VIDEO - During an interview with theGrio, Meagan Good talked about the differences between her role on 'Deception,' and Kerry Washington’s role on ABC’s hit drama 'Scandal.'
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