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Breonna Taylor theGrio.com
June 23, 2020
The Louisville Metro police department has fired one of the police officers involved in the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor.
Bill Cosby thegrio.com
June 23, 2020
Comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court in…
June 22, 2020
The Trump administration said Monday that it was extending a ban on green cards issued outside the U.S. and adding…
NYPD Chokehold theGrio.com
June 22, 2020
A NYPD officer removed from duty for using a chokehold once faced criminal charges for allegedly pistol-whipping a teenager and…
June 22, 2020
Tour promoter Live Nation has announced its first-ever drive-in concerts series in the U.S. for July, following lockdown due to the coronavirus…
June 19, 2020
The NCAA on Friday expanded its policy banning states with prominent Confederate symbols from hosting its sponsored events
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh thegrio
June 19, 2020
Baltimore’s former mayor Catherine Pugh, who was embroiled in a scandal involving her “Healthy Holly” books, is expected to plead guilty to…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
Facebook has removed a campaign ad by Donald Trump and Mike Pence that featured an upside-down red triangle, a symbol…
Nancy Pelosi
June 18, 2020
Nancy Pelosi said Thursday she is ordering the removal from the Capitol of portraits honoring four previous House speakers who…
June 18, 2020
British officials said Thursday the grave of an enslaved African man has been vandalized in an apparent 'retaliation attack.'
Rayshard Brooks x Garrett Rolfe theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
Atlanta’s police department said Thursday that it can still police the city even if officers are calling in sick to…
Supreme Court theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young immigrants.
June 17, 2020
Donald Trump asked China’s Xi Jinping during a 2019 meeting to help his reelection prospects, according to Trump national security…
June 17, 2020
Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to “wake up” to the damage being done by the coronavirus pandemic in…
June 17, 2020
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting…
June 17, 2020
Senate Republicans unveiled changes to police procedures and accountability, including an enhanced use-of-force database and restrictions on chokeholds.
June 16, 2020
African nations have prepared a draft resolution at the U.N.’s human rights body that singles out the US over systemic…
June 16, 2020
Some Black leaders say Warren’s progressive politics, economic populism and specific policy proposals could put her in a strong position…
Regina King thegrio.com
June 15, 2020
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the ABC Television Network said Monday that the 93rd Academy Awards…
June 15, 2020
Dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support Black-led organizations.