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Black Family
May 22, 2021
A new report from The Economist reveals that Black Americans are living longer and getting better educations than ever before.
U.S. President Joe Biden
May 22, 2021
President Joe Biden will meet with George Floyd’s family to honor the one year anniversary of the Minneapolis man’s murder.
George Floyd thegrio.com
May 22, 2021
As the anniversary George Floyd’s death approaches, many want Congress to pass police reform but fear real progress won’t be…
May 21, 2021
Floyd's surviving kin announced they will mark the first anniversary of his death with gatherings in Houston, New York City…
May 20, 2021
On its 50th birthday, let's ask: Would we rather have great music about turmoil that never ends or marginal, disposable…
Trump Obama thegrio.com
May 20, 2021
If you’ve ever wondered what former President Barack Obama really has to say about former President Donald Trump behind closed
Quincy Jones thegrio.com
May 20, 2021
Quincy Jones offered up his thoughts on Elvis Presley, Billie Holiday and the protests surrounding George Floyd.
Ben Crump thegrio.com
May 18, 2021
"We came to stand with these children to say, 'Not this time,'" Crump told those assembled at Pasadena City Hall…
May 14, 2021
Next week, nearly a year after Floyd’s death, Penn. voters will decide whether to make those racial protections explicit in…
May 13, 2021
A Saugerties, New York teacher gave students a writing example that inaccurately said that George Floyd died from an overdose.
Derek Chauvin J Alexander thegrio.com
May 13, 2021
The trial of three ex-Minneapolis officers charged with aiding and abetting in the death of George Floyd will be pushed…
Derek Chauvin thegrio.com
May 12, 2021
A judge has ruled that there were aggravating factors in the death of George Floyd, paving the way for a…
Juan Williams Sen. Tim Scott thegrio.com
May 10, 2021
Juan Williams believes the best way for Republican Sen. Tim Scott to prove that America isn’t a racist country is…
May 10, 2021
Lafayette Square, the park across from the White House, reopened Monday to the public nearly a year after authorities fenced…
April Ryan and Michelle Obama
May 10, 2021
"As a mother of two Black teenagers," Ryan said, "I feel her fear." She's had to have "the talk" about…
James Clyburn thegrio.com
May 10, 2021
House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-SC) says that he would compromise on police reform legislation that did not end qualified…
May 8, 2021
The indictment unsealed Friday “put a smile on our faces” and “holds these guys to accountability,” said Rodney Floyd, George…
May 7, 2021
"Our students were the first to call attention to it, and they were right to do so," agreed school board…
Michelle Obama thegrio.com
May 7, 2021
Former First Lady Michelle Obama explained her support of the Black Lives Matter movement and her fear for her daughters.
Derek Chauvin J Alexander thegrio.com
May 7, 2021
A federal grand jury has indicted the four former Minneapolis police officers involved in George Floyd’s arrest and death.