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In this Wednesday, April 10, 2019, photo Mylinda Byrd Washington, 66, right, and Louvon Byrd Harris, 61, hold up photographs of their brother James Byrd Jr. in Houston. James Byrd Jr. was the victim of what is considered to be one of the most gruesome hate crime murders in recent Texas history. (AP Photo/Juan Lozano) thegrio.com
The three white men brutally beat Byrd after offering him a ride on June 7, 1998. The men then chained Byrd to the back of their pick-up truck, and tore his body to pieces by dragging him more than three miles.
/ April 22, 2019
Lauren London Nipsey Hussle theGrio.com
  Lauren London has been left to bear the burden of a broken heart after the love of her life, […]
/ April 22, 2019
racism thegrio.com
With heightened awareness about kids committing suicide because of relentless bullying at school, Margo Boyd thinks her son had a right to stand up for himself against racist taunts.
/ April 22, 2019
Doria Ragland Meghan Markle TheGrio
Baby Sussex’s birth is apparently close enough for grandmother Doria Ragland to arrive in the U.K. in preparation for her daughter Meghan Markle to deliver.
/ April 22, 2019
Delaware State
A former Delaware State University employee says she is guilty of taking more than $70,000 in bribes to help out-of-state students reduce their tuition bill
/ April 21, 2019
The ex-con who was shot alongside rapper Nipsey Hussle last month has been released from jail following his arrest for parole violation.
/ April 21, 2019
Kodak Black thegrio.com
Kodak Black is finally a free man following his arrest last week on drug and gun charges while coming across the Canada-U.S. border near Niagara Falls.
/ April 21, 2019