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September 27, 2019
Chloë Rogers created COMMUNITYx, a space where young activists can stay connected and mobilize efforts through technology to bring about…
DeRay Mckesson theGrio.com
The growing chorus of people outwardly questioning the integrity of activist Shaun King has expanded to activist DeRay McKesson, the…
September 3, 2019
Civil Rights Attorney Benjamin Crump discusses how the Department of Justice wants to reinterpret the Civil Rights Act of 1866…
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com
August 20, 2019
[griojw id=”NyiFCL7k” playerid=””]   Colin Kaepernick’s allegiance to his activism runs deep as evidenced by his ‘Know Your Rights’ campaign
August 9, 2019
A recent examination of the "Criminal Justice Toplines by Race and Ethnicity," looks at how millennials view the criminal justice…
Killer Mike
August 9, 2019
Killer Mike, says he doesn't trust Black leadership that wants to de-arm black people.
Eric Garner placed in a chokehold by NYPD officer Daniel Pantaleo (Video still/ Ramsey Orta/YouTube)
August 2, 2019
[griojw id=”7xkXd5bm” playerid=””] NEW YORK (AP) — An administrative judge recommended Friday firing the New York City police officer accused
early voting georgia thegrio.com
July 24, 2019
[griojw id=”O7emz95Q” playerid=””] Robin D. Stephens lived through Jim Crow and thought the worst days of racism were behind her.
July 17, 2019
Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is endorsing Senator Kamala Harris for president.
Phoenix Police Department Sgt. Kevin Johnson demonstrates the new Axon Body 2 body camera to fellow officers as another precinct gets their cameras assigned to them Wednesday, July 3, 2019, in Phoenix. Although body-worn cameras are becoming a police standard nationwide, Phoenix was among the last big departments to adopt their widespread use. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
July 8, 2019
[griojw id=”3ucmxOXK” playerid=””] A Phoenix police officer yelled obscenities and forced an unarmed black man suspected of shoplifting up against
Botham Jean thegrio.com
July 2, 2019
Nancy Bishop, the aunt of former police officer, Amber Guyger, is speaking out in defense of her niece's fatal shooting…
Former FBI agent William Don Tisaby, left, is accompanied by attorney Jermaine Wooten as he turns himself in at St. Louis Police headquarters on Monday, June 17, 2019, in St Louis. Tisaby has been charged in a perjury investigation related to the prosecution of former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
June 19, 2019
Some black activists in St. Louis say there’s an unfair racial component to criticism of St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim
graduation
June 7, 2019
One Texas high school valedictorian said her school principal muted her graduation speech because she was raising attention to the
When They See us
Actor Jharrel Jerome, perhaps best known for his role in "Moonlight," recalls walking to school a few years ago in…
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - FEBRUARY 02: People attend an afternoon rally against racism on February 02, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. Alt-right and white supremacist groups had planned to hold a rally at Stone Mountain, a park celebrating confederate history, but backed out after officials closed the park with a heavy police presence. Atlanta is hosting Super Bowl LII between the Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots on Sunday. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) thegrio.com
April 19, 2019
On March 31, 31-year-old Oscar Cain was killed by an Atlanta police officer. Reportedly someone told the officer that Cain
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April 3, 2019
[griojw id=”wznxaWSF” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   The parents of an alleged fake Uber driver who has been arrested in the brutal killing
Florida community steps up after thieves steal bike from teen battling cancer. (ABC Action News)
April 3, 2019
As 13-year-old Daylin Campbell battled cancer, he was looking forward to riding the new bike his family got him for
Hart
March 20, 2019
Mendocino County, Calif., police have wrapped up an investigation into the deaths of six Black children who died last year
Ferguson protests
March 19, 2019
Six deaths involving Black men with connections to protests in Ferguson, Missouri is drawing national attention.
Trayvon Martin thegrio.com
February 26, 2019
Trayvon Martin was shot and killed seven years ago, but his death still impacts this country in many ways.