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Black Mama Bail out thegrio
May 11, 2019
Black Mama's Bail Out operates across the country with the sole purpose of reuniting Black women with their children and…
May 10, 2019
Prakazrel "Pras" Michel, formally of famed rap group Fugees, recently pleaded not guilty, after being charged with violating campaign-finances related…
San Francisco
May 10, 2019
A prominent Bay Area politician has come under scrutiny for her repeated use of the racial slur and now has…
Anita Hill
May 10, 2019
The government had its chance to show sexual harassment victims they had support a quarter century ago, Anita Hill said…
Eric Garner thegrio.com
May 10, 2019
It’s been a long time coming but a cop who put Eric Garner in a banned choke hold that killed…
prisoners in jail thegrio.com
May 9, 2019
A South Carolina sheriff and two officers were charged federally after allegedly arresting an innocent Black man in 2018.
Kim Cook thegrio.com
May 9, 2019
A prosecutor was appointed by the Illinois Attorney General’s office will step in on case against an activist after Kim…
Jill Biden
May 9, 2019
The ex-Second Lady saying it's time to move on from her husband's treatment of Anita Hill is not helping her…
Kamala Harris
May 9, 2019
Kamala Harris has the momentum among nonwhite donors and is well ahead of other Democratic presidential candidates when it comes…
Min. Louis Farrakhan thegrio.com
May 8, 2019
Father Michael Pfleger has invited Minister Louis Farrakhan to speak at St. Sabina Catholic Church in Chicago after he was…
Malcolm X thegrio.com
May 8, 2019
Council member Mark-Anthony Middleton was upset that it took more than 50 years after Malcolm X's assassination that he was…
Police
May 8, 2019
A Richmond police officer has "rescinded" his promise to deliver a public apology after he cursed a group of Black…
Kilpatrick
May 7, 2019
Federal prosecutors shot down his attempt to shift blame for his corruption charges and racketeering conviction.
Candace Owens
May 7, 2019
Candace Owens, the GOP darling for the moment, has officially resigned as communications director for Turning Point USA, the right-leaning…
Buttigieg
May 7, 2019
At a campaign event in Orangeburg, S.C., that scantly had any Blacks in attendance. the Democratic presidential candidate admitted he…