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July 18, 2022
A pattern-or-practice probe opened by the Justice Department and Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office was announced on Friday.
Kristen Clarke thegrio.com
July 6, 2022
The Department of Justice sued Arizona over a law requiring people who register to vote to provide additional proof of…
July 5, 2022
The DOJ is considering whether to seek the death penalty against the Buffalo suspect accused of murdering 10 African Americans.
June 23, 2022
The social media giant has settled a second lawsuit that alleges that its automated advertising tool markets ads in a…
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden
May 21, 2022
White House officials met with the NAACP and may soon meet with others to discuss combating white supremacist violence and…
May 20, 2022
The NAACP wants to stop future acts of anti-Black domestic terrorism using law enforcement, business regulation and gun control.
April 28, 2022
Kenneth Pilon reportedly left intimidating messages around his community to prevent people from supporting Black Lives Matter protests.
April 21, 2022
The Justice Department has wrapped an investigation into inmate conditions at the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman.
Black California couple discrimination home appraisal
February 20, 2022
The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest refuting legal arguments made by the appraisal company named in the…
February 6, 2022
Any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight should be added to the national “no fly” list, Delta…
Tamir Rice thegrio.com
January 31, 2022
The DOJ has announced that officials will not reopen the case of Tamir Rice, the Black boy who was fatally…
January 31, 2022
The plea deal on federal hate crime charges means Arbery's killers will serve decades in better prison conditions.
Voters In 14 States Head To The Polls On Super Tuesday
December 29, 2021
'Race-blind' redistricting maps are a lie, according to lawsuits. Several lawsuits suggest that Republican claims of racial fairness in drawing…
Northeast U.S. Digs Out After  "Bomb Cyclone" Snowstorm
December 28, 2021
Fifteen Rikers Island inmates lost their lives this year, all men of color, and several of whom likely died for…
Tulsa thegrio.com
December 18, 2021
A spokeswoman for the DOJ confirmed to theGrio that it has received a formal request for a federal investigation into…
Activist Groups March And Rally For Voting Rights In Nation's Capital
December 6, 2021
AG Merrick Garland announced Monday that the DOJ is taking legal action against the state of Texas over its new…
October 28, 2021
Families of the victims killed in a racist attack at a Black South Carolina church have reached a settlement with…
October 23, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday the department is investigating several cases and expects to open more in the coming…
October 15, 2021
The Biden administration said it will turn next to the Supreme Court its attempt to halt a Texas law that…
September 24, 2021
Jacob Brown's body camera showed him striking Aaron Bowman repeatedly as the unarmed man screamed, "I'm not resisting!"