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Chicago officials ink $29M contract with security firm to move migrants to winterized camps

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Black leaders say threats to undermine US democracy appear aimed at their community

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National Cathedral replaces windows honoring confederacy with stained-glass homage to racial justice

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Pregnant? RSV vaccine recommended as a second option to protect newborns

U.S. health officials have recommended RSV vaccinations for moms-to-be, a second new option to protect newborns from serious lung infections.
/ September 23, 2023

Hollis Watkins, jailed repeatedly fighting segregation in Mississippi, dies at 82

Hollis Watkins, who challenged segregation in Mississippi and toiled alongside civil icons Medgar Evers and Bob Moses, has died. He was 82.
/ September 23, 2023

La. police assaulted, strip searched suspects in ‘Brave Cave,’ an obscure warehouse, lawsuits claim

The FBI said it started a civil rights investigation into allegations that police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, assaulted suspects in a…
/ September 23, 2023
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Airbnb says it’s cracking down on fake listings

Airbnb says it has removed 59,000 fake listings and prevented another 157,000 from joining the platform this year.
/ September 23, 2023

Explicit pics led officer to seemingly threaten girl, 11, with porn charges, recording shows

An Ohio officer seemingly threatened to charge a child under a law most people view as designed to protect child…
/ September 23, 2023

It’s officially fall y’all! All your solstice, equinox, autumn questions answered here

The equinox arrives on Saturday, marking the start of the fall season for the Northern Hemisphere.
/ September 23, 2023

Watch: Sheryl Lee Ralph on the SAG-AFTRA protests

The Emmy Award-winning star Sheryl Lee Ralph tells theGrio that she met with Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass about the…
/ September 23, 2023

Watch: Ronnie DeVoe of New Edition talks CBC Week

Ronnie DeVoe of New Edition spoke with theGrio’s April Ryan about New Edition's performance at this year's CBCF Phoenix Awards.
/ September 23, 2023

Dallas mayor switches parties, making the city the nation’s largest with a GOP mayor 

The mayor of neighboring Fort Worth, Mattie Parker, is also a Republican, giving Texas two of the nation's largest cities…
/ September 23, 2023

Braves’ Ronald Acuña Jr. joins exclusive 40-40 club with 40th home run this season

The Braves' Ronald Acuña Jr. joined baseball’s exclusive 40-40 club Friday night by hitting his 40th homer of the season.
/ September 23, 2023

Elijah McClain’s mother left court weeping after seeing video of her son vomiting, struggling

Elijah McClain's mother left a Colorado courtroom in tears Friday after prosecutors showed video 23-year-old man pinned down by officers.
/ September 23, 2023

Deputies draw guns on boy 10, sister 11, who took mom’s car to flee to California

A 10-year-old Florida boy and his sister, 11, running away to California drove 200 miles in their mom's car before…
/ September 23, 2023