Hazing

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September 29, 2025
According to the federal lawsuit, Joseph and other pledges were struck repeatedly with a wooden paddle made from a two-by-four…
June 2, 2025
Rickey Smiley, member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. was reportedly the first member of the fraternity to call and…
Hazing, Tyler Hilliard, Caleb Wilson
March 28, 2025
Tyler’s Law will allow students who experience hazing to sue their colleges and universities as well as individual actors.
Byron Hurt, Hazing, Caleb Wilson, HBCU, Omega Psi Phi, theGrio.com
March 20, 2025
Three years after his documentary “Hazing,” and in the wake of Caleb Wilson’s death, Byron Hurt discusses why hazing still…
July 24, 2023
The biggest professional sports leagues in the United States have dealt with a smattering of hazing issues over the past…
July 20, 2023
Allegations of hazing in Northwestern's athletic programs broadened Wednesday.
January 26, 2022
The police department in Warren, Michigan is being sued over their handling of the 2019 high school hazing scandal.
Northwestern University police car (Getty) thegrio.com
January 11, 2019
The mother of Northwestern basketball player Jordan Hankins, who committed suicide by hanging in her dorm room in 2017, is suing…
March 8, 2017
In his new Netflix movie, Burning Sands, director Gerard McMurray (Fruitvale Station) takes an unflinching look at college hazing. The story is
October 24, 2016
Seven firefighters have been disciplined for allegedly hazing an African-American firefighter, violating the FDNY's "zero tolerance" hazing policy.
February 21, 2016
A Buffalo State College student died on Thursday, and friends are saying that the cause of his death was a…
December 17, 2015
ALTOONA, Pa. (AP) — A fraternity says it is continuing to cooperate with authorities investigating the death of a former…
April 1, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A Washington, D.C., man is suing Kappa Alpha Psi for $2 million after he was allegedly hazed…
January 9, 2015
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida A&M University band member has been sentenced to more than six years in…
December 30, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Kevin Hayes, a Bowie State University student, is suing a fraternity over violent hazings. The $3 million…
October 31, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida A&M band member accused of being the ringleader of a brutal hazing ritual
March 30, 2014
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida A&M band member on Friday became the first person to be sentenced to…
February 28, 2014
VIDEO - Six University of Akron students are facing hazing and assault charges...
February 10, 2014
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — An attorney representing at least one of 11 University of Georgia students accused of hazing denied…
November 10, 2013
NBC Sports - Suspended Miami Dolphin Richie Incognito says he and Jonathan Martin frequently engaged in ribald humor and no…