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R Kelly thegrio
February 8, 2019

Judge orders R. Kelly to only use his Chicago studio between 9am to 5pm

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Phillip Jerard Buckson
February 8, 2019

South Carolina Minister admits to raping and impregnating 14-year-old girl

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Ava DuVernay
February 8, 2019

Ava DuVernay takes over ‘TIME’ as guest editor and features Cicely Tyson, Laverne Cox and Lena Waithe

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Bill Cosby thegrio.com
February 8, 2019

Bill Cosby has been moved to a general population cell

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February 8, 2019

Taking the babies with you on that trip? Here’s a few hacks for traveling with kids

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Taser
February 8, 2019

Charges dropped against Chicago high school student in tasing incident with police

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Nathan Fluellen thegrio
February 8, 2019

Travel expert, Nathan Fluellen, shows us what’s it’s like to fly with the Breitling Jet Team in the South of France

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Teller
February 8, 2019

Banking while Black: Teller questions man’s identity when he tries to make withdrawal

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murder
February 8, 2019

Philly cop caught on video pummeling Black woman despite her warning about asthma condition

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Michael Jackson
February 8, 2019

Michael Jackson’s former maid says allegations of sexual abuse are true

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Dijon "Chase" Walker is on life support after being shot in the head in Chicago. (Walker/Chicago Tribune) thegrio.com
February 8, 2019

Chicago grandfather devastated after baby boy is shot in the head in SUV ‘He’s on life support and it doesn’t look good’

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February 8, 2019

Kurtis Blow wants to pray with Virginia AG who wore blackface to look like him ‘It’s going to take love to conquer hate and racism’

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February 8, 2019

Black History: Frank Robinson, baseball’s fearsome trailblazer, dies at 83

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Kamala Harris thegrio.com
February 8, 2019

Kamala Harris to place deputy political director in South Carolina for presidential campaign

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Joycelyn Davis, a direct descendant of Clotilda survivor Charlie Lewis,stands for a portrait at the community center in Africatown in Mobile, Ala., on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. Davis is is organizing the "Spirit of Our Ancestors" festival, a reunion for descendants of Clotilda survivors. “I am so proud to say I am a descendant. That wasn’t a word that I used maybe 10, 15 years ago,” said Davis, 42, a sixth-generation granddaughter of African captive Charlie Lewis. “It was shameful as a child.” (AP Photo/Julie Bennett) thegrio.com
February 8, 2019

Black History: Descendants from last US slave ship gathering in Alabama

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