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Attorney General Jeff Sessions Holds News Conference Discussing Efforts To Reduce Violent Crime thegrio.com
November 9, 2018
On his way out of the door, Jeff Sessions made a policy change that affects how law enforcement agencies can…
Chance the Rapper thegrio.com
November 8, 2018
Chance the Rapper is throwing his full support behind mayoral candidate Amara Enyia.
Amara Enyia TheGrio
November 4, 2018
Kanye West has given a total campaign contribution of $200,000 to West Side activist and Democratic Chicago mayoral candidate Amara Enyia.
Kanye and Chance the Rapper thegrio.com
October 29, 2018
Kanye West was stumping for Chicago Mayoral candidate Amara Enyia on Tuesday afternoon along with Chance the Rapper.
Kierra Coles. thegrio.com
October 18, 2018
The U.S. Postal Service has ramped up efforts to find one of their own and has offered a $25,000 reward…
Jameek Lowery
October 17, 2018
Video released this week by the Civilian Office of Police Accountability, shows an off-duty Chicago police sergeant opening fire and…
October 16, 2018
Chance the Rapper had some fun fundraising when he pretended to be a Lyft and drove around passengers as part…
October 16, 2018
Two Chicago police officers who shot at an unarmed black teen in 2016, are finally facing the possibility of being…
Eddie Johnson Chicago thegrio.com
October 15, 2018
The city of Chicago has sued the U.S. Department of Justice again for withholding public safety grants.
Donald Trump AP thegrio.com
October 11, 2018
After Donald Trump promised to send Attorney General Jeff Sessions to Chicago to block an agreement between the ACLU and the Chicago…
Chicago Police Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
October 10, 2018
TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police
Chicago Police thegrio.com
October 9, 2018
[griojw id=”7DO7pLrL” playerid=”lkkJ8he8″]   Donald Trump wants police to have free rein to stop and frisk people, and on Monday
October 5, 2018
[griojw id=”EUiERlVc” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”]   Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke has been found guilty for the 2014 shooting death of Laquan
Chance the Rapper thegrio.com
October 5, 2018
Chance the Rapper is committed to helping his hometown. On Thursday, he promised the city of Chicago $1 million for mental…
Kanye West
October 5, 2018
Kanye West tells aa group of Detroit art college students as he screams from a desk that he wants people…
Chicago Police Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
October 3, 2018
A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 shooting of Laquan McDonald testified that he opened fire
Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
October 2, 2018
Tensions in Chicago are nearing a peak as the trial of Jason Van Dyke, the police officer charged in the…
New Hampshire TheGrio
September 30, 2018
The clash at the Department of Aviation reportedly is between the plant’s white-male workforce and a contingent of majority Black…
September 27, 2018
TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police
racism thegrio.com
September 26, 2018
A group of unruly white fans instigated a fight and hurled racist insults at Latinos attending Hispanic Heritage Night at the