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Tyrone Hankerson thegrio.com

Howard University former student employee Tyrone Hankerson Jr. at the center of financial aid scandal

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Legendary Patti LaBelle says she channels her inner “gangsta” for upcoming role on ‘Star’

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Big Sean talks about being ‘Blessed’ and his mental health as he turns 30

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Donald Glover thegrio.com

SHADE ALERT: Donald Glover posts scrapped ‘Deadpool’ script

Donald Glover posts 15 pages of the scrapped 'Deadpool' script on Twitter after FX pulls the plug on the animated…
/ March 28, 2018
R. Kelly

R. Kelly’s ex says he kept teen girl as “sex pet” and “groomed” her

R. Kelly's ex-girlfriend says he kept a 14-year-old girl as a "sex pet," adding to multiple allegations of sexual improprieties…
/ March 28, 2018
South Africa

South Africans still suffer from extreme poverty, report says

[griojw id=”EiZLfelC” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] South Africa’s government is reporting that the country still suffers from instability and rampant poverty. A World Bank
/ March 28, 2018
Barack Obama

In possible jab at Trump, Hawaii to erect statue honoring President Obama

On Tuesday, a state Senate Judiciary Committee in Hawaii unanimously passed a resolution calling for a statue of its most…
/ March 28, 2018
Chicago Police thegrio.com

Chicago gun violence takes small, but barely noticeable, dip

Gun violence in Chicago dipped slightly with nearly 3,000 people killed in the city so far this year compared to…
/ March 28, 2018

Meghan Markle makes maid of honor pick, but it’s not Kate Middleton

While the move is not surprising given that a bride typically chooses a bestie to be her maid of honor,…
/ March 28, 2018

Despite playing to fewer fans in Sacramento, Dallas Mavericks understand why

With the heat on the city of Sacramento, the basketball game between the Kings and the Dallas Mavericks took a…
/ March 28, 2018

Black teens on Parkland gun debate: What about us?

Imani Holt was just 10 when she saw a neighbor get fatally shot by a triggerman riding a bicycle. The…
/ March 28, 2018

Tiffany Haddish vows to ‘speak my truth’ on Beyonce biter fiasco

Tiffany Haddish stands by her blab and took to Instagram to defend spilling the beans about #WhoBitBeyonce and the firestorm it…
/ March 28, 2018
Stevante Clark

In a sadly familiar forum, Stephon Clark’s brother echoes Black Sacramento’s frustration

Tensions in Sacramento are reaching new heights as protests for justice in the death of Stephon Clark increase citywide and the frustrations…
/ March 28, 2018
Stephon Clark protests thegrio.com

In wake of Stephon Clark protests, California Department of Justice to investigate police shooting

[griojw id=”KOOAEh6C” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] As protests increase in the wake of the fatal police shooting of Stephon Clark, California’s Department of Justice
/ March 28, 2018
Stephon Clark protests thegrio.com

Black police officer, taunted as “Uncle Tom” during Stephon Clark protest, says the words hurt 

[griojw id=”wOoIYGG3″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans.
/ March 27, 2018