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Sukayla Jones, who attends Edwardsville High School in Illinois, says her teacher targeted her for not reciting the pledge of allegiance.
March 15, 2019

Student said teacher punished her with petty pop quiz for refusing to recite pledge of allegiance

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Kareem Hunt thegrio.com
March 15, 2019

NFL suspends Browns’ Kareem Hunt 8 games for ‘altercations’

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March 15, 2019

Violent Video: Texas officer caught on camera choking Black girl at high school

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Miami police are investigating the actions of Officer Alejandro Giraldo after video shows him violently arresting Dyma Tera Loving. (Adrianna Green/Facebook)
March 15, 2019

‘I got treated like trash’ Miami police violently arrest Black woman who called for help after white man threatens her with a gun

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Police Car thegrio.com
March 15, 2019

#MoviesWhileBlack: Police called after manager accuses man of sneaking into theater

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March 14, 2019

5 charged with terror, kidnapping, holding children hostage at New Mexico compound

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March 14, 2019

Sorry: Beyoncé won’t hand over texts in Blue Ivy trademark battle

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Samuel L. Jackson thegrio.com
March 14, 2019

Sam Jackson: Trump is ‘ruining the planet and all kinds of other crazy s–t’

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Cory Booker thegrio
March 14, 2019

It’s confirmed! Sen. Cory Booker and Rosario Dawson are dating

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March 14, 2019

Remembering Fannie Lou Hamer: On the 42nd anniversary of her death, see how this powerful women’s rights activist inspires a whole new generation

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Cartersville 70
March 14, 2019

Members of ‘Cartersville 70’ demanding justice after claims of mistreatment by police

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Georgia House of Representative thegrio.com
March 14, 2019

Georgia lawmaker drafts “testicular bill of rights” after controversial abortion bill passes

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Michael Love
March 14, 2019

Detroit senior takes college entry applications by the horns; gets accepted to dozens of schools

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The home of civil rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers thegrio.com
March 14, 2019

Medgar and Myrlie Evers’ home becomes national monument

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Ethiopia
March 14, 2019

As site of deadly Ethiopian air crash brings mourners, victims’ loved ones demand answers

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