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Serena Williams thegrio.com
March 23, 2019
Serena Williams talks gun violence and female empowerment during a personal sit down chat with child activist Naomi Wadler.
Protestors disrupt Atlanta mayor's town hall to demand justice after police shooting of unarmed father. (llAlive)
March 20, 2019
TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters and videographers will investigate police
The bodies of Joshua Jackson and Derrick Ruff were discovered in a storage unit after being reported missing three months ago. (11Alive)
March 20, 2019
Georgia police made a gruesome discovery in a Georgia storage unit that contained the bodies of two men who were
Chicago gun reform thegrio.com AP
March 18, 2019
Tamara O’Neal, the slain Chicago doctor who was killed at her job by a vengeful ex, is gone but not…
Students perform the Haka during a vigil to commemorate victims of Friday's shooting, outside the Al Noor mosque in Christchurch, New Zealand, Monday, March 18, 2019. Three days after Friday's attack, New Zealand's deadliest shooting in modern history, relatives were anxiously waiting for word on when they can bury their loved ones. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian) thegrio.com
March 18, 2019
On Sunday, members of the Māori community performed a traditional dance called the ‘Haka’ in honor of the 50 people
Candace Owens thegrio.com
March 15, 2019
Candace Owens did not cause the New Zealand massacre. Be mad at her for the 50-11 WTF things that she…
March 13, 2019
After learning that a teacher “slammed” his son, an enraged father grabbed an AK-47 and showed up at his child’s…
Gun Reform 2018 Midterm Elections Manifesto thegrio.com
March 12, 2019
USC student Victor McElhaney was a gun control advocate who wanted to heal the world through his music. Now, his
March 5, 2019
[griojw id=”NM05Ttuz” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters
Stephon Clark thegrio.com
March 5, 2019
[griojw id=”YOnhqOA0″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A protest over the shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police has ended with
February 28, 2019
The Democratic run House of Representatives passed a bill that would expand background checks for gun sales to include firearms.
February 21, 2019
“Why are you pulling the gun on me?” Buckley yells back at the officer. He then tosses his cell phone…
February 19, 2019
[griojw id=”TbRPVhNC” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A former Seattle Seahawks player’s life was cut short after arguing with a neighbor who then
Angela Simmons thegrio.com
February 14, 2019
The cause of death for Angela Simmons‘ ex-fiancé Sutton Tennyson has now been confirmed.
Dijon "Chase" Walker is on life support after being shot in the head in Chicago. (Walker/Chicago Tribune) thegrio.com
February 8, 2019
Chicago police are investigating the senseless shooting of a baby boy, who was shot in the head in the back
Jay-Z thegrio.com
January 24, 2019
A Brooklyn gangbanger accused of botching up a hit job by shooting and killing two innocent bystanders, is now using…
January 18, 2019
A Cook Country judge Vincent Gaughan has just sentenced former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke to eighty one months for…
Special prosecutor Patricia Brown Holmes speaks to reporters at the courthouse Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, in Chicago. Former Detective David March, ex-Officer Joseph Walsh and Officer Thomas Gaffney, three Chicago police officers accused accused of trying to cover up the fatal shooting of Laquan McDonald by officer Jason Van Dyke in October 2014, were acquitted by a judge Thursday. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh) thegrio.com
January 18, 2019
A judge rejected allegations that the shocking video of Laquan McDonald's death proved that Chicago police officers tried to stage…
Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
January 17, 2019
Officer Thomas Gaffney, former Officer Joseph Walsh, and former Detective David March were each charged with conspiracy, obstruction of justice,…
Kenya Red Cross personnel helps a woman who collapsed , Wednesday, Jan. 16 2019 at Chiromo Mortuary, after learning of a family member who was killed during terrorist attack on Tuesday. An upscale hotel complex in Kenya's capital came under attack on Tuesday, with a blast and heavy gunfire. The al-Shabab extremist group based in neighboring Somalia claimed responsibility and said its members were still fighting inside (AP Photo/Brian Inganga) thegrio.com
January 16, 2019
Kenya's security forces have killed the Islamic extremist gunmen whose assault on a luxury hotel and shopping complex took 14…