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voting rights theGrio
March 20, 2022
A series of new laws that made voting more difficult in Arkansas were deemed unconstitutional and struck down on Friday…
Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic
March 9, 2022
Students pushed back against what they deemed 'unfair treatment' after a Black student and white student received equal suspensions.
Early Voting Begins In Florida
March 8, 2022
A federal lawsuit challenges Arkansas' new U.S. House district lines, claiming boundaries violate Black voters' rights.
March 7, 2022
The First Missionary Baptist Church is on a mission to preserve a 19th-century Bible once used by civil rights icon…
Larry Hines
March 1, 2022
Lance Hines later apologized for his "offensive and inappropriate" comments, saying he was committed to supporting those programs.
January 18, 2022
Four inmates say the Washington County Detention Center and its doctor gave them the drug to treat COVID-19 without their…
Alabama, Juvenile, theGrio.com
August 26, 2021
More than 70% of calls to Mississippi's poison control center last week were related to people ingesting the drug ivermectin.
Children's Hospital - theGrio.com
August 7, 2021
A West Memphis, Arkansas family is in mourning after COVID-19 complications took the life of 11-year-old Jordyn Franklin on Monday.
August 7, 2021
Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he regrets signing a statewide ban on face mask mandates now as the state struggles…
August 7, 2021
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Tim Fox issued a preliminary injunction against the April law banning mask requirements by governmental entities.
vaccine thegrio.com
August 1, 2021
Public health officials say nearly 100% of deaths since January could have been avoided with vaccinations, a local newspaper reported.
July 26, 2021
Shenita Russie, 42, a medical worker from Little Rock, caught the virus while helping others in Boston at the pandemic's…
July 8, 2021
The Rev. Al Sharpton and attorneys for George Floyd’s family mourned a white Arkansas teenager fatally shot by a sheriff’s…
June 10, 2021
After her car's crash, Nicole Harper was asked, "Why didn’t you stop?" "Because I didn't feel like it was safe,"…
Ledell Lee
May 8, 2021
Four years after the execution of Ledell Lee, DNA testing has revealed that the genetic material on the murder evidence…
May 6, 2021
Ex-reality star Josh Duggar will be able to visit his children as he awaits trial for child pornography charges.
May 4, 2021
Idaho Governor Brad Little has signed a bill that prohibits public schools — including universities — from teaching critical race…
Gov. Asa Hutchinson
April 5, 2021
Gov. Asa Hutchinson vetoed legislation that would've made Arkansas the first to ban gender confirming treatments or surgery for trans…
April 3, 2021
The two separate bills aim to tighten restrictions on absentee ballots and prevent people from lingering near polling places.
March 10, 2021
An Arkansas mother is looking for answers after her 5-year-old son was instructed to perform an unsanitary task at school.