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body-cameras, police, accountability, theGrio.com
December 12, 2023
Big Local News and theGrio asked experts to review body camera footage portraying the use of force by police in three states.
Mississippi, voting, election, theGrio.com
November 9, 2023
Hinds County, Mississippi a predominantly Black county that leans Democrat, ran out of ballots in nine precincts for Tuesday’s election.
Washington D.C., violent crime, police, theGrio.com
November 9, 2023
Among the top 25 largest cities in the country, DC has one of the highest increases in homicides from 2022 to 2023.
Black farmers, New York, farmland, theGrio.com
October 25, 2023
According to data from the United States Department of Agriculture, Black farmers make up just 1% of all farmers in the country.
October 20, 2023
Judges serve as the shield between people and police in the warrant process, but the system makes it too easy for cops to lie.
hospital segregation, data, disparities, theGrio.com
October 6, 2023
New Orleans, one of the Blackest cities in America, tops the list of U.S. cities with the most segregated hospital markets.
hospital segregation, data, disparities, theGrio.com
September 27, 2023
The Lown Institute says “hospitals will say their doors are open to everyone and that they don’t turn anyone away, but that can be misleading.”
gun violence, Philadelphia, Everytown, theGrio.com
September 21, 2023
Everytown for Gun Safety, one of the country’s largest advocacy groups for gun control and gun violence prevention, provided the funds.
Medicaid, hospitalizations, theGrio.com
September 11, 2023
SSM Health officials in St. Louis County said that there weren’t enough patients going to the trauma center.
Labor Day Parade, NYPD, surveillance, theGrio.com
September 7, 2023
New York City’s police department ramped up drone use over the Labor Day weekend over public safety concerns.
March on Washington, Civil Rights, Protests, theGrio.com
August 25, 2023
Overall, there were nearly 1,000 incidents of police violence reported in 2020 during the protests after George Floyd’s death.
Kenosha, Wisconsin, Applebee's, arrest, theGrio.com
August 15, 2023
A video from an Applebee’s employee circulated on social media shows the violent arrest of the couple with their baby present.
New York City, migrant crisis, shelters, theGrio.com
August 4, 2023
New York City Mayor Eric Adams says over 95,000 asylum seekers have come to the city since the Spring of 2022
Oakland, NAACP, public safety, crime, theGrio.com
August 2, 2023
The local chapter sent a letter to public officials that said the city is in the midst of an “intolerable public safety crisis.”
racial discrimination, lawsuit, utah, theGrio.com
July 18, 2023
Gregory Noel said he told school administrators about the incidents, but, they did little to investigate, according to his lawyers.
police reform, Minneapolis, George Floyd, theGrio.com
July 14, 2023
With a judge’s approval, a new set of police reforms is headed to Minneapolis three years after George Floyd’s murder.
June 16, 2023
Data from the University of Chicago’s Urban Crime Lab shows that the majority of summer shooting victims are adults, not young children
June 7, 2023
Poor communities that can’t afford private security must rely on law enforcement for their protection, and many police departments have fewer officers.
May 4, 2023
The New York City Police Department (NYPD) has the largest budget in the country and the sixth largest per capita.  
May 1, 2023
While more white people were released from prison, more Black and brown people were going to prison in the year after the pandemic started.