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August 16, 2019
The Pledge of Allegiance is something common for American students to recite each morning, but one teacher in Florida went…
Clifford Williams Nathan Myers thegrio.com
March 29, 2019
Florida inmates Clifford Williams, Jr., 76, and his nephew Nathan Myers were released after spending 42 years in prison for…
Cathalina James thegrio.com
July 24, 2018
David J. Johns, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition, explains why the brutal slaughter of Jacksonville, FL's Black…
May 17, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida parent is suing to stop schools from allowing students to use bathrooms and locker…
April 29, 2016
On Thursday, a rookie officer with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office was charged with battery following an incident in which he…
February 18, 2016
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Investigators in the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office in north Florida say they are searching for clumsy burglary…
December 22, 2015
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A woman accused of placing a Confederate flag on a black co-worker's desk has pleaded guilty…
December 14, 2015
A Florida 14-year-old was shot in the leg by a police officer after reaching for his airsoft gun.
October 22, 2015
Connie Cole is absolutely distraught after her 16-year-old son was killed when he was hit by a car, and the…
April 24, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Sunday night, shots rang out in the Grand Park neighborhood of Jacksonville, Florida. Three people were shot…
April 9, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Dominick Davis is getting his hair cut for the first time in a decade in an attempt…
March 11, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - A Florida teacher is in hot water for paddling one of her students while others held the…
November 20, 2014
Jacksonville, FL — A predominately black church and a mostly white church will merge together in the next few months, and the
November 7, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Social media sites like Instagram are making life easier for drug dealers wanting to reach younger clients.…
November 6, 2014
Jacksonville, FL — A Normandy Village Elementary School student created a brief hostage situation when the student threatened a teacher
October 24, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - The family of high school Montre' Merritt is suing the Waycross Police Department for $12.5 million following…
October 17, 2014
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man convicted of first-degree murder for fatally shooting a teenager in an argument over…
October 5, 2014
Two middle school students in Jacksonville, FL, were arrested after bringing loaded handguns to J.E.B. Stuart Middle School on October
August 1, 2014
VIDEO - One national organization is paying it forward, and granting a deserving Jacksonville, Florida mother the gift of a…
May 27, 2014
VIDEO - A Jacksonville, Florida mother was left without a birthday gift for her young son after her car was…