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McGlockton slaying thegrio.com
July 23, 2018
No charges after Markeis McGlockton was shot and killed by Michael Drejka in a dispute over a parking spot.
Robert Stanzler
July 22, 2018
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy has charged 50-year-old Robert Stanzler, owner of Detroit Mercantile Co., with misdemeanor assault and battery for spitting on security guard Ibrahim Mission.
Darryl Fulton thegrio.com
July 22, 2018
A Chase Bank branch on Chicago’s South Side refused to deposit a settlement check from a man who had been wrongfully convicted of murder and served 23 years.
Saquon Barkley thegrio.com
July 22, 2018
Saquon Barkley just signed a rookie NFL contract with the NY Giants that is so generous it surpasses those of a number of league veterans.
Eric Garner protest thegrio.com
July 22, 2018
The New York Police Department finally has filed departmental charges against Officer Daniel Pantaleo in the death of Eric Garner four years ago.
Maurice Rucker thegrio.com
July 22, 2018
Home Depot offers to rehire Maurice Rucker, whom the company initially fired after he stood up to a customer yelling racist slurs at him.
Lucy McBath thegrio.com
July 22, 2018
Lucy McBath, gun control activist and the mother of slain teen Jordan Davis, is set for a runoff election this coming Tuesday against Atlanta businessman Kevin Abel for the Democratic nomination in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.
Tiger Woods thegrio.com
July 22, 2018
For the first time in five years, Tiger Woods was in position to win a major tournament before collapsing in the final nine holes at The Open Championship (also known as the British Open) at Carnoustie in Scotland.
Anthony Anderson
July 22, 2018
Black-ish star Anthony Anderson is being investigated by authorities in Los Angeles in connection with an alleged sexual assault.
July 22, 2018
The city of Minneapolis flipped the script on a wannabe #PermitPatty by helping a 13-year-old black boy start a hot dog stand business.
Houston
July 9, 2018
Hundreds remembered Devonte Ortiz, shot on the Fourth of July in a dispute about fireworks.
brick racist attack thegrio.com
July 9, 2018
A 92-year-old grandfather is in the hospital after a brick-wielding woman and her crew assaulted the man in a brutal attack on the Fourth of July, reports Fox 11 in Los Angeles.
Serena Williams thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
Even though Serena Williams was out being magical and ruling like a queen on the tennis court, she felt down in the […]
Hotel desk bell thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
A black CEO and his son were targeted by racists after staying at a ritzy Florida hotel while on vacation over the Fourth of July holiday, reports ABC News affiliate WWSB.
Bill and Darla Shine thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
As former Fox News co-president Bill Shine settles into his new gig as the White House communications chief, Mediaite shook the trees and out dropped a load of racist tweets from his wife Darla, who took aim at Black Lives Matter and made excuses for white supremacist Dylann Roof.
Alexandra Shipp thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
In an interview with Glamour, Alexandra Shipp clapped back at critics who took aim at her light complexion for the role of Storm in the next X-Men movie.
Pusha T thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
Rapper Pusha T has taken aim at President Donald Trump and made it clear that his views are a world away from those of his G.O.O.D music label head Kanye West.
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.
July 8, 2018
The white teen driver who hit and killed a black man with his truck and joked about it on Snapchat, was cleared of fault by police in the fatal collision.
Dan Ryan Shutdown thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
Thousands of gun violence protesters crammed onto the Dan Ryan Expressway in Chicago and shut it down. After a brief, tense standoff with police Chicago’s top cop joined the marchers.
Tyler Honeycutt thegrio.com
July 8, 2018
Police say that former Sacramento Kings basketball player Tyler Honeycutt shot and killed himself following a standoff with police, reports ESPN.