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September 6, 2019
Lorain, Ohio, has passed a resoution to honor its favorite daughter, Toni Morrison, the award winning author who died Aug. 5
Detroit police thegrio.com
September 6, 2019
A married woman narrowly survived her spouse shooting her repeatedly after a domestic argument turned into almost lethal violence
September 6, 2019
Hampton University, reaching out to help students in the Bahamas affected by Hurricane Dorian, is offering free tuition for the fall semester
police
September 6, 2019
New reports reveal that a 27-year-old man fatally shot by South Dallas troopers last month was initially stopped for not signalling a turn.
Botham Jean thegrio.com
September 6, 2019
Attorneys are choosing the jury in the trial of Amber Guyger, a white Dallascopaccused of killing Botham Jean, a black man who lived in the same building
Serena Williams Naomi Osaka TheGrio
“I definitely think it’s the future of women’s tennis. I’m really excited to just be a fan girl and kind of watch,” the 37-year-old Williams said Friday.
Police Car thegrio.com
August 31, 2019
The DeKalb Police Department is investigating allegations of excessive force against one of its officers after a viral video hit social media.
Tevin Biles-Thomas
Tevin Biles-Thomas, 24, was arrested Thursday and charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, felonious assault and perjury,
R. Kelly
R. Kelly said to news of a possible cellmate, “I was told I didn’t have to take a cellie and I have too much going on to worry about incident report.”
De'Von Bailey theGrio.com
August 16, 2019
The shooting of De’Von Bailey has left his family angered and a community calling for justice, meanwhile bodycam footage is being reviewed
Tanzania
August 16, 2019
Men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania who step out on their wives in the country may find it more difficult thanks to a database proposed by a public official
Beto O'Rourke
August 16, 2019
Dealing with the mass shooting in his hometown, 2020 presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke is detailing a plan to combat extremism
School
August 16, 2019
Curtis Jenkins, a 47-year-old school bus driver who made national news for his spirit of giving last Christmas, got a surprise mid-summer gift of his own, thanks to some anonymous generosity
August 16, 2019
The Pledge of Allegiance is something common for American students to recite each morning, but one teacher in Florida went as far as questioning the “maturity” of students who didn’t stand for it
August 10, 2019
NFL’s Darius Philon was arrested Friday morning for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon following an incident outside a strip club in Phoenix.
August 10, 2019
A South Carolina transgender community is currently in a state of high alert after the murder of the second transgender woman of color in just 15 days.
August 10, 2019
A Black couple in Holton, Mich. wanted to buy a home, previously owned by a police officer, until they stumbled upon an application for the Ku Klux Klan.
Rick Ross thegrio.com
August 10, 2019
Rapper Rick Ross dropped his new album, Port of Miami 2, featuring Swizz Beats, Wale, Drake and more. He called out everyone from Kanye West to R.Kelly.
August 9, 2019
With the death of his son still resounding five years later, Michael Brown Sr., is continuing to demand justice and accountability from those he says are responsible
August 9, 2019
Death by cop is a rising cause of expiry among American men, a new study says, and Black men are two-thirds more likely than white men to meet that fate