9/11

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Congresswoman Barbara Lee
August 17, 2021
Rep. Barbara Lee's actions in 2001, and her entire life, capture the true spirit of movements such as Black Women…
"American Skin" Red Carpet Arrivals - The 76th Venice Film Festival
March 2, 2021
Spike Lee is teaming up with the HBO Films team for a "monumental documentary event" commemorating 20 years since September…
February 15, 2021
Nancy Pelosi said that Congress will establish an independent, Sept. 11-style commission to look into the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection.
January 19, 2021
A U.S. Army soldier was arrested in Georgia on terrorism charges after he spoke online about plots to blow up…
September 11, 2020
As the nation marks the 19th anniversary of the Sept 11 attacks, Trump and Biden are paying their respects at…
June 7, 2020
Amy Cooper called 911 and falsely claimed a Black man had threatened her life. Gov. Andrew Cuomo is pushing to…
September 12, 2019
On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses: Senator Cory Booker introduces The Federal Firearm Licensing Act; President Donald
The Tribute in Light rises above the lower Manhattan skyline, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019 in New York. Wednesday marks the 18th anniversary of the terror attacks against the United States of Sept. 11, 2001. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan) thegrio.com
September 11, 2019
Americans commemorated 9/11 with solemn ceremonies and vows Wednesday to "never forget" 18 years after the deadliest terror attacks on…
NEW YORK, NY - APRIL 21: Amal Sabrie, Isra Hirsi, Ilhan Omar, Ilwad Hirsi, Ahmed Hirsi, Adnan Hirsi attend the premiere of "Time For Ilhan" during the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival at Cinepolis Chelsea on April 21, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images for Tribeca Film Festival) thegrio.com
April 15, 2019
Rep. Ilhan Omar says there’s been increased death threats against her since President Donald Trump tweeted out a 911 video…
Ilhan Omar AP thegrio.com
April 12, 2019
Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar is responding to claims that she "downplayed" 9/11 by pointing out that former President George W.…
Ilhan Omar
April 10, 2019
A rift has emerged between Republican lawmaker Dan Crenshaw and Democrat Ilhan Omar over comments he feels reduces the 9/11…
Rep Ilhan Omar thegrio.com
March 3, 2019
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar found herself on an anti-Muslim poster at the West Virginia GOP’s “Republicans Take the Rotunda” event…
911 dispatcher hailed a hero for helping boy with homework. (Lafayette Police) thegrio.com
January 28, 2019
The “new” math, especially Common Core math, has had plenty of parents frustrated and griping online about the difficulty of…
November 5, 2018
A white woman North Carolina woman who called the police on two Black women has been arrested after a video…
9/11 thegrio.com AP
September 11, 2018
The memory of Michelle and Clifton Cottom’s daughter Asia lives on through a scholarship fund 17 years after she died on Flight 77, on…
9/11 thegrio.com AP
September 11, 2018
Americans are commemorating 9/11 with somber tributes, volunteer projects and a new monument to victims.
Naomi Musenga thegrio.com
May 12, 2018
Authorities in Paris have released a tape of a call from 22-year-old Naomi Musenga made to an emergency operator in…
Black Men Arrested Starbucks thegrio.com AP
April 30, 2018
For many people, the decision to call the police is often motivated by a feeling of being threatened, Butler explained.…
October 2, 2016
Just when you thought Congress couldn’t get along, they found something they could all agree on: 9-11 families...
September 11, 2016
When my mother was murdered on September 11, ‘Black Lives Matter’ wasn’t a saying or a movement yet...