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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

David A. Love / April 23, 2014

Living

'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

Adam Howard / March 21, 2014

Charlotte News

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

Adam Howard / January 28, 2014

News

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

Lilly Workneh / January 23, 2014

News

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

Adam Howard / January 14, 2014

News

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

TheGrio Staff / November 27, 2013

News

'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

Ronda Racha Penrice / November 13, 2013