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Minneapolis City Council Announces Support For Dismantling Police Department After Death Of George Floyd
April 11, 2022
Two girls were stabbed after a parade celebrating the state championship-winning season by Mount Vernon High School’s basketball team.
April 10, 2022
In his song "Thank You God," Jussie Smollett defends his innocence while on pre-trial release pending appeal of his high-profile…
April 9, 2022
Marcus Boykin was convicted of shooting at a Decartur police officer last year. He was also sentenced another 36 years…
March 26, 2022
Kidd Creole, a founding member of Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, went on trial Friday in a Manhattan criminal…
March 18, 2022
HOUMA, La. (AP) — A white high-schooler has been charged with a hate crime after being caught on video throwing
March 17, 2022
The bill, HB 1354, creates clearer guidelines and standardizes compensation for those wrongfully convicted of crimes.
March 16, 2022
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Gov. John Bel Edwards trusted Louisiana State Police to “do the right thing” and took
March 14, 2022
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A square in downtown Louisville was engulfed with blue and silver balloons Sunday afternoon, as Breonna
March 13, 2022
The man also committed a lewd act during a Zoom meeting between members of a North Carolina Black community betterment…
March 12, 2022
The family of Donnie Sanders is suing the Kansas City Board of Police Commissioners and the officer behind the Black…
March 12, 2022
Merced police said investigators were working to identify if the body is the missing girl's. They did not release the…
March 12, 2022
Donna Hylton's organization plans to provide transitional housing to dozens of women and empower them to be change agents in…
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.