Crime

At least 13 HBCUs reported receiving bomb threats Tuesday morning — on the first day of Black History Month.
/ February 1, 2022
Ronald Greene - theGrio.com
A Louisiana lawmaker weighed taking action against Gov. Edwards for “gross misconduct” in his response to the deadly arrest of…
/ February 1, 2022
The daughter of a former Florida mayor who recently ran for Congress has been sentenced to prison for lying to…
/ February 1, 2022
Facing trial is Brett Hankison, one of three Louisville, Kentucky police, officers who shot and killed Taylor in her own…
/ February 1, 2022
Tamir Rice thegrio.com
The DOJ has announced that officials will not reopen the case of Tamir Rice, the Black boy who was fatally…
/ January 31, 2022
A federal judge rejected a plea agreement that would have averted a hate crimes trial for the man convicted of…
/ January 31, 2022
Investigators said Richard Burnham used racial slurs against a group of teens as he smashed their vehicle with a pipe…
/ January 31, 2022
Mayor Joe Ganim said Sunday he was "extremely disappointed with the leadership of the Bridgeport Police Department."
/ January 31, 2022
The plea deal on federal hate crime charges means Arbery's killers will serve decades in better prison conditions.
/ January 31, 2022
Albany State, Bethune-Cookman, Bowie State, Delaware State, Howard and Southern universities all received Monday morning bomb threats.
/ January 31, 2022
Brenda Rawls thegrio.com
The family of Brenda Rawls is alleging that Bridgeport police told them they "dropped the ball" after not notifying her…
/ January 30, 2022
Floyd thegrio.com
An attorney for one of the former police officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights suggested inadequate…
/ January 29, 2022