Fallen student Jordan Davis recieves diploma

Adrienne Green

theGRIO REPORT - In the wake of the controversial Travyon Martin shooting, which also occurred in Florida, and the national coverage that followed, Davis' death lead many to draw a parallel between the two teens...

Fatal shooting over music compared to Trayvon

Jacob Jordan, Associated Press

ATLANTA (AP) - The fatal shooting of a Florida teenager who was listening to loud music in a car a week ago has drawn comparisons to the Trayvon Martin case, but the differences are significant...

Unarmed Fla. teen allegedly killed over loud music

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - There has been another controversial shooting of an unarmed black teen in Florida and once again the 'Stand Your Ground' law is being evoked by the gunman...

Yes, Jennifer Carroll does 'look' like a lesbian

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OPINION - Jennifer Carroll's claim that women who "look like" her aren't lesbians renders a whole lot of lesbians invisible...

New prosecutor in Trayvon Martin shooting case

theGrio

TALLAHASSEE, Florida (AP) - Florida's governor has appointed a new prosecutor to oversee the investigation into last month's shooting death of an unarmed black teenager...

Grio's 100: The first black mayor of Jacksonville

Keosha Johnson

theGRIO's 100 - Alvin Brown became the mayor of Jacksonville, Florida last July after winning by a mere 1,648 votes in the closest mayoral race in the city's history...

Jacksonville's 1st black mayor has tough job

Kunbi Tinuoye

theGRIO REPORT - Like Obama, Brown was the underdog who took critics by surprise as his campaign gained momentum and his popularity grew fueled by widespread support in urban Jacksonville...

Caught on tape: Bank customer burns ATM

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VIDEO - A Florida man took his frustration of being broke, out on an ATM machine...

Anti-abortion billboard aims to target African-Americans

theGrio

VIDEO - The billboard directs women facing unexpected pregnancies to dangerousplace.com, a website that can connect women to help in their communities...

21-year-old decapitates his own mother

theGrio

VIDEO - Officials with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office responded to the home, then received another call that the victim's head had been found in a bag blocks from the scene...

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Fallen student Jordan Davis recieves diploma

Fatal shooting over music compared to Trayvon

Unarmed Fla. teen allegedly killed over loud music

Yes, Jennifer Carroll does 'look' like a lesbian

New prosecutor in Trayvon Martin shooting case

Grio's 100: The first black mayor of Jacksonville

Jacksonville's 1st black mayor has tough job

Caught on tape: Bank customer burns ATM

Anti-abortion billboard aims to target African-Americans

21-year-old decapitates his own mother

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