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Georgia Voting Machines thegrio.com AP
December 11, 2019
Grassroots efforts of one predominantly Black community in a rural Georgia county caused an elections board to reopen a polling site shut down in 2017.
Los Angeles DMV on Hope Street theGrio.com
December 11, 2019
A California highway patrol officer is being commended for responding to a disturbance call and turning it into a way to help a disabled woman.
Lupita Nyong'o
December 10, 2019
Find out who the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) chose to put on their list of top films, actors, and actresses this year.
Bill Cosby thegrio.com
December 10, 2019
A Pennsylvania appeals court ruled against Bill Cosby and will not overturn his sexual assault conviction
December 10, 2019
Black people make up 12 percent of the U.S. population yet only 3.2 percent of top executive positions within large companies
December 10, 2019
She is an undeniable talent and has one of the best breakout albums of the year, but Summer Walker continues to draw controversy on the tour circuit.
Earth, Wind and Fire theGrio.com
December 10, 2019
Earth, Wind & Fire, one of our favorite feel-good bands, made history on Sunday as the first Black group to get inducted into the Kennedy Center Honors.
police
December 10, 2019
A Kansas City family whose loved one was killed by police is searching for answers, and believes that it might have been mistaken identity.
Cardi B. theGrio.com
December 10, 2019
Cardi B and her daughter, Kulture, grace one of four Vogue magazine covers in January – paying tribute to moms and moms-to-be.
Lizzo
December 10, 2019
On Monday night, Lizzo was caught on the jumbotron twerking in a thong at the Lakers vs. Timberwolves game as the Lakers girls danced to her song, “Juice.”
Juice Wrld thegrio
December 9, 2019
Rising hip-hop artist, Juice WRLD, was on his way home to Chicago to celebrate his 21st birthday when he suffered a fatal seizure at the airport.
Ava DuVernay thegrio.com
December 9, 2019
“When They See Us,” Ava Duvernay’s limited Netflix series that recounts the stories of the Central Park Five, was shut out of the 2020 Golden Globes
Jasmine Yvette
December 9, 2019
An intern for the radio show, “The Breakfast Club” was allegedly attacked inside of a Lyft Pool car on Nov. 24, just after she hosted “The Glammy’s” in midtown Manhattan.
Nick Cannon thegrio.com
December 9, 2019
Nick Cannon has called out Eminem over his latest diss track against Mariah Carey
December 9, 2019
Jerron Smith faces five years in prison after being convicted under Florida’s “Red Flag” law because he did not turn over his gun to police
Beyoncé theGrio.com
December 9, 2019
Sorry Beyhive, despite what you heard, Beyoncé is not headed to the Las Vegas strip to do a residency.
Victim Botham Jean's neighbor Joshua Brown, left, answers questions from Assistant District Attorney LaQuita Long, right, while pointing to a map of the South Side Flats where he lives, while testifying during the murder trial of former Dallas Police Officer Amber Guyger, in Dallas. Authorities say that Brown was killed in a shooting Friday, Oct. 4. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool) thegrio.com
December 9, 2019
Three men have been indicted on capital murder charges for the fatal shooting of Joshua Brown, who was a witness in Amber Guyger’s murder trial.
Zozibini Tunzi Miss Universe 2019 theGrio.com
December 9, 2019
Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was crowned Miss Universe 2019 on Sunday after receiving excellent scores for her response to questions on social issues.
Ramond Santana Jr. theGrio
December 6, 2019
Raymond Santana, Jr., best known as one of the exonerated men who made up the “Central Park Five,” is now engaged to Deelishis of “Flavor Of Love”.
December 6, 2019
The Obamas have purchased a sprawling estate in Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts