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Chicago
January 30, 2019

Prisoners shoveled snow in frigid Chicago weather with only orange jumpsuits on

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Jussie Smollett thegrio.com
January 30, 2019

Police: No footage yet of alleged attack on ‘Empire’ actor

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Robert Jennings
January 30, 2019

Texas inmate set to be executed for Houston officer’s death

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n this Jan. 14, 2019 photo, President Donald Trump talks to the media about the table full of fast food in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, for the reception for the Clemson Tigers. The partial government shutdown is hitting home for President Trump in a very personal way. He lives in government-run housing, after all. Just 21 of the roughly 80 people who help care for the White House _ from butlers to electricians to chefs _ are reporting to work. The rest have been furloughed. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) thegrio.com
January 30, 2019

Majority of Black Clemson football players opted out of White House visit and Trump’s ‘Hamberders’

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NFL theGrio.com
January 30, 2019

NFL’s scoring boom contributes to drop in minority coaches

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Jussie Smollett thegrio
January 29, 2019

After Jussie Smollet attack, Maxine Waters blames Trump for emboldening racists

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January 29, 2019

Scores attended Texas veteran’s funeral because he had no family; family claims they weren’t invited

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Kamala Harris thegrio.com
January 29, 2019

Kamala Harris calls attack on Jussie Smollett ‘modern-day lynching’

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Dan Gasby and B. Smith thegrio.com
January 29, 2019

‘I love my wife but I can’t let her take away my life!’: B. Smith’s husband responds to critics

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January 29, 2019

Mom’s death after fall down NYC subway stairs prompts push for elevators

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Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
January 29, 2019

Stacey Abrams to give Democrats’ response to State of Union

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January 29, 2019

Jada Pinkett Smith talks tackling tough issues at Sundance: “You know how it feels to be invisible”

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American Soul
January 29, 2019

‘American Soul’ cast discusses impact of Don Cornelius at Sundance Film Festival

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Lee Daniels, Jussie Smollett thegrio.com
January 29, 2019

‘Empire’ creator Lee Daniels responds to Jussie Smollett’s brutal attack as 911 call is released

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Jussie Smollett thegrio.com
January 29, 2019

OPINION: The vicious homophobic and racist attack on Jussie Smollett shows the terrifying danger of MAGA thinking

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