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firefighter Camron McGarity under fire for taking a knee during charity football game thegrio.com
June 7, 2018
A Chicago Fire department feels burned by a firefighter who kneeled in protest during a charity football game in honor
Chicago Police Department thegrio.com
May 5, 2018
In recent months Chicago’s gun violence took a small, but noticeable dip, however as the weather became warmer, the streets heated up…
R. Kelly thegrio.com
April 23, 2018
Is R. Kelly’s behavior as contemptible as it appears or is there another reason why he has been able o…
confederate flag thegrio.com
April 23, 2018
[griojw id=”wcmjQ0os” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   The Sons of Confederate Veterans reliving their racist past and dressed as Confederate soldiers, carrying muskets
Desiree Robinson thegrio.com
April 4, 2018
A 26-year-old man was convicted for delivering a teen girl to a pimp for a $250 finder's fee before she…
chicago thegrio.com
April 3, 2018
In March, the city logged its 13th straight month of reduction in gun violence.
Barack Obama
March 28, 2018
On Tuesday, a state Senate Judiciary Committee in Hawaii unanimously passed a resolution calling for a statue of its most…
Chicago Police thegrio.com
March 28, 2018
Gun violence in Chicago dipped slightly with nearly 3,000 people killed in the city so far this year compared to…
Nevest Coleman @AP thegrio.com
March 27, 2018
The Chicago White Sox have welcomed back a former groundskeeper who spent 23 years in prison for a crime he…
gun control debate thegrio.com
March 22, 2018
If you thought the National School Walkout was powerful, some Chicago students want to make sure that the country keeps…
Decynthia Clements thegrio.com
March 22, 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
Lynn Washington thegrio.com
March 17, 2018
Suburban Chicago man accused of murdering his estranged wife and then abducting their two toddlers will remain in custody.
Classroom theGrio.com
March 16, 2018
The fallout from the National School Walkout continues across the nation. While many communities have reported nothing but positive responses
Chicago Police thegrio.com
March 16, 2018
A 22-year-old Chicago man who was shot by police officers when he was a teenager, is seeing justice served after…
March 15, 2018
Yet another family was left devastated and heartbroken after the reading of the jury’s verdict, that exonerated a police officer
March 14, 2018
From Chicago to Baltimore to New York City-- thousands of students walked out of their schools to protest the lack…
Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
March 9, 2018
The graphic video of the October 2014 shooting of Chicago teenager Laquan McDonald is one that many will never forget.
president Obama thegrio.com
February 28, 2018
At a public meeting on Tuesday, former president Barack Obama and members of the Obama Foundation spoke to the those from…
Michelle Obama Birthday thegrio.com
January 26, 2018
When Kirsten Perry was named 2018 School Counselor of the Year, she probably wasn’t expecting that congratulations would come from as high
Michelle Obama Birthday thegrio.com
January 20, 2018
Michelle Obama turned 54 this week, and she reportedly celebrated quietly with some close family and friends. Chef Spike Mendelsohn…