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February 4, 2022
Bestselling author George M. Johnson offers insights on the political long game behind book bans and how to fight them.
October 4, 2021
One of the common arguments raised by dissenters of vaccines is requiring the shot infringes upon one's human rights and…
April 16, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim groups and civil liberties advocates applauded the decision by New York Police Department officials to…
February 3, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — The goodwill surrounding a deal to resolve how New York City carries out its stop-and-frisk crime-reducing…
January 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Bowing to concerns from both the public and members of Congress, President Obama announced Friday his administration…
October 31, 2013
OPINION - This unfair stigmatization of the poor is becoming more commonplace as Republicans on all levels cut back on…
October 9, 2013
NBC NEWS - The American Civil Liberties Union has weighed in on uniform-mounted police cameras in a lengthy blog post…
August 6, 2013
OPINION - During these last few years we have witnessed an unprecedented assault on the right to vote...
June 6, 2013
OPINION - So much wasted in time and resources, so little achieved, and so many people of color victimized over…
September 5, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Muslim leaders in New Jersey say the state attorney general has assured them that a New…
July 18, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Mayor Ed Lee said he wanted to spark a discussion about a spike in violent crime…
June 8, 2012
MSNBC - Believe you are witnessing an unlawful police stop and want to record the moment? There's an app for…
June 8, 2012
OPINION - This week in Jackson Heights, Queens in New York City, gay rights groups protested the NYPD’s 'stop-and-frisk' policy,…
April 5, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The prevalence of racial profiling, despite its prohibition by federal law, suggests that innocent black men in…
March 7, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The New York Police Department is facing increasing criticism, once again, for what some are calling inappropriate…
March 6, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, which retraces the steps Martin Luther King. Jr and others…
March 1, 2012
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Civil rights groups in the Northeast pressed Thursday for an investigation of the New York Police…
March 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - A new report shows that the children in LBGT families of color face higher levels of discrimination…
February 23, 2012
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - The mayor of New Jersey's largest city called for state authorities Wednesday to investigate a widespread…
February 4, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The proposed action of one Mississippi lawmaker has led some to believe politicians have gone too far…