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About Biba Adams

Biba Adams has been a journalist for nearly 20 years. A native of Detroit, her focus is on community and solutions-oriented journalism combined with a passion for art and culture. She has been a Daytime News Writer for TheGrio for one year and has been honored to provide editorial coverage of the Black experience in the coronavirus pandemic, the 2020 presidential election, and more. In her spare time, Adams enjoys relaxing while watching cartoons and Marvel films.

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Ilhan Omar and Father theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
United States Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota has confirmed that her father has died from complications of COVID-19.
Colin Kaepernick theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
NFL commissioner, Roger Goodell, says that he would “encourage” a team to sign former San Francisco 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick.
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today detailing his administration’s stance on police reform inspired by the death…
George Floyd theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
Minneapolis police released two 911 recordings and a dispatcher’s complaint about officers’ use of force in the killing of George…
June 15, 2020
The Minneapolis Police Department tweeted on Saturday that they will not alter or remove the massive memorial for George Floyd.
June 15, 2020
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo warned that he would knock regions down to a “New York on Pause” status if they…
June 15, 2020
Gianna Floyd is now a Disney shareholder after Barbra Streisand gifted George Floyd's 6-year-old daughter with shares in Disney. 
Houston
June 15, 2020
John Malcolm Bareswill was charged with making a telephonic threat to use fire to kill, injure or intimidate any individual…
Dejon Brown vs. Richmond Police Department theGrio.com
June 15, 2020
Police officers in the city of Richmond, California are under scrutiny after a minor arrest turned into two viral videos.
Oluwatoyin Toyin Salau theGrio.com
June 15, 2020
The 19-year-old Black Lives Matter activist was last seen on June 6 in Tallahassee, Florida shortly after tweeting that a…
June 15, 2020
Pastor Leon McCray got an apology from his county sheriff after he was wrongly detained by authorities. He had been…
Tshegofatso Pule theGrio.com
June 15, 2020
South African president, Cyril Ramaphosa, has strong words following a number of homicides in his country involving female victims.
A woman detained by police in New Orleans
June 12, 2020
A woman detained by police in New Orleans was released after hundreds of protesters surrounded the officer’s car and demanded…
Nike logo theGrio.com
June 12, 2020
In an internal memo to employees, Nike CEO, John Donahue, has said that his company will recognize Juneteenth as a…
Nathan Bedford Forrest theGrio.com
June 12, 2020
The bronze bust of Confederate and Ku Klux Klan leader, Nathan Bedford Forrest, will remain inside the Tennessee State Capitol.
NFL
June 12, 2020
The National Football League, prompted by players, has pledged to donate $250M over the next 10 years to “combat systemic…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 12, 2020
President Donald Trump will accept the Republican Party nomination for a second term in Jacksonville, Florida during the last week…
Dave Chappelle thegrio
June 12, 2020
In a new comedy special called 8:46, Dave Chappelle addressed the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis and the…
Trump church theGrio.com
June 12, 2020
Black Lives Matter D.C. filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump and Attorney General William Barr for violating their civil…
Ferguson theGrio.com
June 11, 2020
Tulsa Police Department Maj. Travis Yates said that systemic racism in policing, “just doesn’t exist.” Police are actually sparingly shooting…