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Shedly Apollon, Florida, Black mothers, Black babies, theGrio.com
February 12, 2026
Shedly Apollon was headed to a prenatal massage on her birthday on Feb. 6 when she plunged her car into…
Steven Rivers, FMU, theGrio.com
January 30, 2026
Steven Rivers, 30, was arrested in connection with a sexual battery case that occurred on Sunday on Florida Memorial University’s…
Tiffany Score, Steven Mills, IVF, Florida, thegrio.com
January 30, 2026
Tiffany Score and Steven Mills are suing IVF Life, Inc. in Orlando, Florida, after she was impregnated with the wrong…
Tye Hinson, Tye Hinson Florida, Tye Hinson Instagram, Tye Hinson Fiancé, Tye Hinson Wedding
January 17, 2026
A Florida wedding venue says it is enforcing its non-refund policy despite a bride's fiancé dying months before their wedding.
January 12, 2026
Republican candidate James Fishback said that, if elected governor, Donalds would turn the state of Florida into a "section 8…
Sammie, Angila Baxter
November 24, 2025
Sammie is getting vulnerable about a 2023 tragedy involving his mother and the mental health scars that have affected him.
November 20, 2025
She is accused of stealing FEMA overpayments that her family health care company had received through a federally funded staffing…
October 23, 2025
Under the rolling hills of one of Tallahassee's most sought-after neighborhoods, the evidence of Florida's slave-holding past lies beneath.
Ajike Owens, The Perfect Neighbor
October 20, 2025
Netflix's 'The Perfect Neighbor' is a hit with audiences and director Geeta Gandbhir is quick to call it what it…
Monkey Happy Birthday, Polk County Florida, Black children, Black families, theGrio.com
October 2, 2025
Desarae Prather, a mother in Florida, is seeking action after footage of a teacher singing a racially insensitive song to…
September 4, 2025
Florida’s move to end vaccine mandates highlights a growing political divide over public health protections for children.
September 3, 2025
Florida could become the first state in the nation to eliminate childhood vaccine mandates, pushing a sweeping “medical freedom” agenda.
August 14, 2025
Florida’s use of virtual school in juvenile detention was meant to provide consistency — but families say it’s not working.
July 17, 2025
Florida's Supreme Court upholds a congressional map that dismantled a majority-Black district, siding with Gov. Ron DeSantis.
July 15, 2025
Michael Bernard Bell, convicted of multiple murders is set to be executed Tuesday—marking the 26th execution in the U.S. this…
July 2, 2025
While touring a migrant detention center in the Florida Everglades, the president again suggested we should deport some U.S. citizens.
Florida, Randolph Bracy and LaVon Bracy Davis, theGrio.com
June 22, 2025
Randolph Bracy and LaVon Bracy Davis are taking sibling rivalry to a new level in the race for the Florida…
Latrance Battle, Woman poses as ICE, ICE, crime, theGrio.com
April 23, 2025
Latrance Battle has been arrested and charged after allegedly attempting to detain her ex-husband's wife at her place of work.
thegrio, florida legislature, child labor laws, undocumented workers
March 26, 2025
Under current Florida state law, children as young as 14 cannot work overnight shifts; the new proposed bill would change…
Broward County, Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor, tate Attorney Harold F. Pryor, crack convictions Broward County, crack convictions, US crack epidemic, police-made crack, crack cocaine, theGrio.com
December 11, 2024
Broward County State Attorney Harold F. Pryor says he will seek to vacate thousands of convictions of people who bought…