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Meek Mill thegrio.com
July 16, 2019

Attorneys for Meek Mill pressing hard for new trial judge after 11-years of probation

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In this Wednesday, June 19, 2019 photo, South Bend Mayor and Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg shares a moment with Shirley Newbill, mother of Eric Logan, during a gun violence memorial at the Martin Luther King Jr. Recreation Center in South Bend, Ind. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
July 16, 2019

Indiana police officer who fatally shot Black man steps down

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Nipsey Hussle thegrio.com
July 16, 2019

LAPD praised Nipsey Hussle as a peacemaker while investigating his Marathon Clothing store at the same time

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Eric Garner placed in a chokehold by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo (Video still/ Ramsey Orta/YouTube)
July 16, 2019

Breaking News: Eric Garner’s chokehold death will not lead to federal charges for NYPD officer

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In this Aug. 18, 2017, photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. A city council in Tennessee plans to consider four different ways to deal with the growing uproar over the existence of two statues of Confederate leaders at city parks. Council members in Memphis agreed Tuesday, Aug. 22, to discuss a resolution listing steps it can take to remove or board up statues of Jefferson Davis and Nathan Bedford Forrest. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)
July 16, 2019

Tennessee governor backtracks on Confederate proclamation honoring KKK leader after backlash

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From left, Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., respond to base remarks by President Donald Trump after he called for the four Democratic congresswomen of color to go back to their "broken” countries, as he exploited the nation’s glaring racial divisions for political gain, during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, July 15, 2019. All are American citizens and three of the four were born in the U.S. Rep. Omar is the first Somali-American in Congress. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
July 16, 2019

Trump renews racist assault against congresswomen, says other racists agree with him

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July 16, 2019

Warner Bros. to shine light on diversity with #BlerdandBoujee boat party at Comic-Con

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black woman cannabis marijuana thegrio.com
July 15, 2019

Unsurprisingly, statistics show Marijuana arrests in Wisconsin hit Black residents hardest

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July 15, 2019

Lawmakers sponsor bill to give federal prisoners a chance for “Second Look” at their sentences

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R Kelly
July 15, 2019

Report: Ex-members of R. Kelly’s inner circle were the ones to turn over tapes that led to latest arrest

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Gun thegrio.com
July 15, 2019

White Security guard charged after pulling gun on Black Sheriff’s deputy at IRS office

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July 15, 2019

South Dakota city erects Barack Obama statue with cheerful addition

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Botham Jean thegrio.com
July 15, 2019

Lawyers for police officer who killed Botham Jean in his apartment wants murder trial moved to whiter, more conservative county

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July 15, 2019

Pernell Whitaker, boxing legend who held multiple titles through his career, dies at 55

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Dominican Republic
July 15, 2019

State Department confirms 11th mysterious death of American tourist in Dominican Republic

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