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September 8, 2022
R. Kelly’s former business manager told jurors Wednesday he believed the singer's denials of sexual misconduct that emerged against his…
September 2, 2022
R. Kelly's lawyers began mounting a defense Thursday in Chicago against federal charges of child pornography and other charges.
August 31, 2022
Prosecutors rested their case Tuesday at R. Kelly’s federal trial in Chicago after presenting two weeks of testimony.
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August 30, 2022
Two more accusers took the witness stand at R. Kelly’s child pornography and solicitation of minors trial Monday.
August 26, 2022
A former girlfriend of the R&B singer wept on the witness stand as she testified that Kelly's manager told her…
August 25, 2022
Defense lawyers at R. Kelly’s child pornography trial in Chicago sought Wednesday to portray a key government witness as a…
August 24, 2022
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot detests a political action committee ad she claims makes her skin appear darker and employs racist…
Guns on display, theGrio.com
August 24, 2022
Most U.S. adults want to see gun laws made stricter and think gun violence is increasing nationwide, according to a new poll.
August 23, 2022
A mother whose daughter prosecutors say R. Kelly sexually abused starting when she was 14 told jurors Monday at the…
Bobby Rush
August 20, 2022
In an interview theGrio, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush reflects on his political career and activism rooted in the civil rights…
August 19, 2022
A woman testified Thursday that R. Kelly sexually abused her “hundreds” of times before she turned 18 and that it…
August 18, 2022
Kelly was acquitted in 2008, when "Jane" didn’t testify. Now nearly 40, the woman is expected to take the stand…
August 18, 2022
R. Kelly’s lead attorney implored jurors at a federal trial in Chicago not to accept what she said was the…
August 17, 2022
Lawyers for two Kelly co-defendants will also address jurors before the government begins calling witnesses later Wednesday.
August 16, 2022
The judge and attorneys quickly focused on whether would-be jurors watched the 2019 documentary, "Surviving R. Kelly."
August 15, 2022
Kelly faces charges that he rigged his state child porn trial by threatening and paying off a girl with whom…
August 6, 2022
"Pose” star Angelica Ross is set to make her Broadway debut in “Chicago” this fall, becoming the third transgender actor…
July 20, 2022
Illinois' Scavenger Sale Law has done little to address racial inequities in the city's Black and Latino neighborhoods, according to a…
Jamel Roberson thegrio.com
July 15, 2022
The family of Jemel Roberson will not stop seeking justice following a $7 million settlement with the village of Midlothian.
June 29, 2022
During his victory speech, Jackson thanked his mother and famous father, and vowed "the South Side is going to Washington,…