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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mistrial declared for officer charged with killing Jonathan Ferrell, juror speaks out

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Dashcam video released in police killing of Jonathan Ferrell

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Voluntary manslaughter trial starts for police officer who killed Jonathan Ferrell

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Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Is 911 'still a joke' for African-Americans?

OPINION – The song’s themes resonated with poor, black and Latino communities who often are victims of crime, but are not properly served by emergency responders when they are in need…
/ April 23, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

'Afraid of Dark' filmmaker hopes to make black men 'harder to kill'

theGRIO Q&A – With ‘Afraid of Dark’, documentary filmmaker Mya B. says she hopes to make real the lives of everyday black men onscreen in hopes it could, ‘make them harder to kill’…
/ March 21, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Grand jury indicts police officer in shooting of ex-FAMU player Jonathan Ferrell

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A grand jury has indicted a Charlotte police officer for voluntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an unarmed former Florida A&M football player…
/ January 28, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Grand jury declines to indict NC cop who killed former FAMU footballer looking for help

NBC News – A North Carolina grand jury declined Tuesday to indict a Charlotte police officer who killed an unarmed man by shooting him 10 times last year…
/ January 23, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Jonathan Ferrell may have been on his knees or ground when shot by police

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The family of an unarmed North Carolina man killed by 10 police bullets after he crashed his car and staggered to a nearby house for help has filed a wrongful-death lawsuit…
/ January 14, 2014
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Who’s policing the police? Why no one tracks police use of deadly force

Even with the prevalence of such high-profile cases, there is still surprisingly very little official data available regarding the number of people killed by police every year, or how often officers use excessive force.
/ November 27, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

'Seeking help while black': Renisha McBride tragedy is nothing new for black America

theGRIO REPORT – Despite the rhetoric of a post-racial nation, the deaths of Jonathan Ferrell and Renisha McBride suggest that it is still not entirely safe for black people to even ask for help in an emergency…
/ November 13, 2013