Black lives matter

All Articles

A$AP Rocky theGrio.com
January 6, 2020
ASAP Rocky said that he still gets shade from comments he said years back concerning Black Lives Matter, but he's…
Baltimore police
December 3, 2019
BALTIMORE (AP) — More than two dozen correctional officers in Baltimore were charged Tuesday with using excessive force on prisoners…
San francisco gay pride parade thegrio.com
November 25, 2019
The ACLU is demanding an apology from school officials after a teacher threw out a student art project depicting the…
Colin Kaepernick
November 4, 2019
Proving once again how selfless a person he is, Colin Kaepernick spent his 32nd birthday giving back to those in…
Siwatu-Salama Ra thegrio.com
August 21, 2019
A Detroit activist forced to give birth in jail last year has finally had her gun charge convictions reversed, after…
Eric Garner
August 20, 2019
The officer who put Eric Garner in an illegal chokehold five years ago has finally been fired, but writer Dustin…
July 23, 2019
A 27-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting of a Black Lives Matter activist known…
prisoners in jail thegrio.com
May 9, 2019
A South Carolina sheriff and two officers were charged federally after allegedly arresting an innocent Black man in 2018.
Police
May 8, 2019
A Richmond police officer has "rescinded" his promise to deliver a public apology after he cursed a group of Black…
Alicia Garza thegrio.com
April 29, 2019
Three political and social justice activists have joined forces to form Supermajority, a new collective aimed at building a diverse…
In this July 28, 2016, file photo, a flag with a blue and black stripes in support of law enforcement officers, flies at a protest by police and their supporters outside Somerville City Hall in Somerville, Mass. An Oregon county has agreed to pay $100,000 to a black employee who sued after a co-worker pinned up a "Blue Lives Matter" flag. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports Saturday, April 20, 2019, that Karimah Guion-Pledgure alleged in her January lawsuit that the flag demeans the "Black Live Matter" movement. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File) thegrio.com
April 22, 2019
On Thursday, a settlement was reached in the case of a Black employee in Portland, Oregon who said she was…
March 22, 2019
ACLU and the Center for Media Justice (CMJ) announced that they have filed suit against the FBI for their attempts…
Stephon Clark thegrio.com
March 18, 2019
One year after Sacramento police shot and killed unarmed Stephon Clark, his family is still seeking justice on his behalf.
Stephon Clark thegrio
March 4, 2019
The family of Stephon Clark reacts to the news that California's attorney general will not file criminal charges against the…
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.
Sacramento sheriff Scott Jones thegrio.com
February 1, 2019
The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit claiming that Sacramento County Sheriff Scott Jones blocked Black Lives Matter leaders…
Kroger Teen Profile thegrio.com
January 9, 2019
Kroger supermarket manger accused of profiling Black teens, then calling the cops on them after determining “they looked like they…
November 27, 2018
[griojw id=”ZpMrsLsd” playerid=”BqxyiSkR”] Why is it that Black people with legal guns can’t catch a break? Over the holidays, police
San francisco gay pride parade thegrio.com
November 1, 2018
Black Lives Matter has launched the BLM Arts+Culture platform to include apparel, art and collections that accentuates African-American culture and up-and-coming…
San francisco gay pride parade thegrio.com
October 27, 2018
A federal judge has ruled that the Memphis Police Department violated a 1978 consent decree by spying on members of…