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courtroom thegrio.com
March 10, 2022
Marc Wilson, charged with murder, will use a stand your ground defense in the case that centers on alleged chase…
March 6, 2022
Former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere was sentenced Friday to six years in prison for fatally shooting Cameron Lamb…
March 2, 2022
Here are five takeaways from President Biden's State of the Union address, particularly as it relates to Black America.
February 27, 2022
Shots were fired during a party at a Las Vegas hookah lounge early Saturday. One man was killed and two…
Dea-John Reid thegrio.com
February 25, 2022
Two men and three teenagers 'hunted down' and fatally stabbed British teen Dea-John Reid in broad daylight, a murder trial…
Bakari Henderson thegrio.con
February 24, 2022
The retrial of a group of men who viciously attacked and killed Black American tourist Bakari Henderson in Greece was…
Corey Joseph Marioneaux Jr. thegrio.com
February 17, 2022
Corey Joseph Marioneaux Jr was charged with trying to kill a police officer and it has reignites discussions about no-knock…
Vincent Simmons thegrio.com
February 16, 2022
Vincent Simmons was released from the Louisiana State Penitentiary in Angola, Louisiana, after 44 years in prison on rape charges.
Earl Snoddy thegrio.com
February 11, 2022
Earl Snoddy was sentenced to life in prison for a 1995 robbery but after spending 27 years incarcerated, his sentence…
De’Von Bailey thegrio.com
February 9, 2022
The family of De'Von Bailey who was fatally shot in the back while running from police in Colorado Springs, Colo.…
Richard S. Gray Tabitha Murray thegrio.com
February 8, 2022
Richard Gray of Kentucky, accused of killing his girlfriend and fleeing the state with his four young sons was arrested…
Nekima Levy Armstrong thegrio.com
February 7, 2022
Civil rights attorney and activist Nekima Levy Armstrong told theGrio she is outraged by what she feels is a coverup…
President Joe Biden
February 3, 2022
Biden traveled to NYC and addressed an uptick in gun crime while the White House simultaneously considers executive orders on…
Michael K. Williams thegrio.com
February 2, 2022
Four men were arrested as part of an investigation into the death of Michael K. Williams for allegedly selling fentanyl-laced…
Brenda Rawls thegrio.com
January 30, 2022
The family of Brenda Rawls is alleging that Bridgeport police told them they "dropped the ball" after not notifying her…
Drakeo the Ruler thegrio.com
January 29, 2022
Attorney for the rapper's family allege that the lack of security caused the rapper to be "essentially lynched by over…
Floyd thegrio.com
January 29, 2022
An attorney for one of the former police officers on trial for allegedly violating George Floyd’s civil rights suggested inadequate…
62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards - Arrivals
January 28, 2022
Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown is being sued for allegedly drugging, raping a woman on a yacht in Miami last December.
Hyram Hill thegrio.com
January 25, 2022
Hyram Hill, the son of a Philadelphia officer, was shot and killed on Monday according to the district attorney's office.
Curtis Keith Bankston and Sophia Simm-Bankston thegrio.com
January 24, 2022
Authorities have accused a Georgia pastor and his wife of essentially holding eight people with disabilities against their will.