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June 19, 2019

Why CNN’s Don Lemon likening Trump’s brand of hate to Hilter and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calling out concentration camps isn’t wrong

Don Lemon doubled down against President Donald Trump’s divisive rhetoric and likened his brand of hate to Hitler’s.
In this June 17, 2019, photo, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., speaks at the Poor People's Moral Action Congress presidential forum in Washington. Harris is stepping up her outreach to the black community as she campaigns for the Democratic presidential nomination. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
June 19, 2019

Kamala Harris boosts outreach to historically Black colleges

[griojw id=”5F6EjJrz” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris is stepping up her campaign outreach to the black community. The
Dravon Ames, holding microphone, speaks to Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams and Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego, as his fiancee, Iesha Harper, right, holds 1-year-old daughter London, at a community meeting, Tuesday, June 18, 2019, in Phoenix. The community meeting stems from reaction to a videotaped encounter that surfaced recently of Ames and his pregnant fiancee, Harper, having had guns aimed at them by Phoenix police during a response to a shoplifting report, as well as the issue of recent police-involved shootings in the community. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
June 19, 2019

Phoenix police chief promises change after video of Black family held at gunpoint at Family Dollar goes viral

Police Chief Jeri Williams promised change in her department after being booed by some of hundreds of people gathered Tuesday…
June 18, 2019

DC360 with Tiffany Cross | Actor Danny Glover and writer Ta-nehisi Coates will discuss reparations at Capitol Hill

[griojw id=”guQxU5nU” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses the Supreme Court may be giving Democrats a fighting chance
Cell phone video shows officers from the Phoenix Police Department the Ames family May 27, 2019. (GMA)
June 18, 2019

Father held at gunpoint with his family by Phoenix police at Family Dollar calls for their firing “They put a gun in my daughter’s face'”

The family who were confronted with guns in their face by Phoenix police after their 4-year-old daughter walked out of…
Trevor Noah speaks on stage during The Wall Street Journal's Future Of Everything Festival at Spring Studios on May 20, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)
June 18, 2019

VIDEO: Trevor Noah blasts Phoenix police for holding Black family at gunpoint at Family Dollar

On Monday, Daily Show host Trevor Noah sounded off on the Phoenix police over the brutal confrontation of a Black…
A man identified as Sonny Webber, right, father of Brandon Webber who was reportedly shot by U.S. Marshals earlier in the evening, joins a standoff as protesters take to the streets of the Frayser community in anger against the shooting, Wednesday, June 12, 2019, in Memphis, Tenn. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian via AP)
June 18, 2019

Vigil for Black man shot 20 times by US Marshal in mother’s driveway held in Memphis

[griojw id=”Ii0YyM5I” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters
Guests gather and listen to community leaders speak during a vigil for Eric Logan Monday, June 17, 2019 on Washington Street in South Bend, Ind. Logan, 54, was killed in South Bend early Sunday after someone called police to report a suspicious person going through cars, according to the St. Joseph County prosecutor's office. (Michael Caterina/South Bend Tribune via AP)
June 18, 2019

2020 Candidate Pete Buttigieg must confront racism after Black father killed by police

[griojw id=”R5yRxaJz” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg pulled himself off the presidential campaign trail Monday after the
June 17, 2019

Buttigieg returns to South Bend after Black man killed by police

[griojw id=”R5yRxaJz” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a Black man in South Bend, Indiana, leading
Cell phone video shows officers from the Phoenix Police Department the Ames family May 27, 2019. (GMA)
June 17, 2019

Jay-Z helps Black family held at gunpoint by Phoenix police at Family Dollar as they sue city for $10 million

Jay-Z’s Roc Nation is stepping up to offer financial support to the young family victimized by police in Phoenix May…
Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams speaks in Washington, Thursday, June 13, 2019. Abrams says that she has not yet decided on the next steps in her political career. Many are calling on the Georgia Democrat to run for president or to serve as another Democrat’s running mate, but Abrams says she won’t rush any decision on her political future. (AP Photo/Kali Robinson)
June 17, 2019

Stacey Abrams not ruling out a presidential run

Former Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams said Thursday she has not ruled out running for another political office.Abrams, who spoke…
In this June 7, 2019 file photo, Jerri Hrubes stands next to her son DJ during a news conference Friday, June 7, 2019, in Salt Lake City. About 100 protesters gathered outside a police agency, Friday, June 14, to demand an officer who pulled his gun on 10-year-old Hrubes last week be fired. The officer's actions drew criticism after Jerri Hrubes said the white police officer pulled his gun on her son, DJ, who is black, while he was playing on his grandmother's front lawn on June 6. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
June 17, 2019

Protesters demand firing of Utah cop who pulled gun on 10-year-old child

[griojw id=”9ZbYzbDA” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   About 100 protesters gathered outside a police agency in northern Utah to demand an officer who
June 15, 2019

Trump’s White House hires new director of African American outreach

Nicole Frazier was hired as the new director of African American outreach serving in President Donald Trump's administration. 
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June 15, 2019

21 Savage ups immigration reform efforts with $25K donation

Rapper 21 Savage recently donated $25,000 to the Southern Poverty Law Center
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June 14, 2019

Anita Hill says she could vote for Joe Biden if he becomes the nominee in 2020

Anita Hill has finally warmed up and could jump on the Joe Biden 2020 bandwagon and says she could now…