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August 28, 2020
65 years ago, Emmett Till was brutally murdered and his tragic legacy became engraved into American history.
July 9, 2020
The FBI is investigating a possible hate crime when a Black man who was allegedy trespassing was targeted by a…
June 12, 2020
A Black man imprisoned in Minnesota in a case that included the lynchings of three other Black men received a…
Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com
May 20, 2020
Trigger warning: This article contains sensitive and graphic subject matter regarding Black death. On May 17, 1916 a young racist
Emmett Till thegrio.com
February 27, 2020
Lynching grew one step closer to becoming a federal crime yesterday after the House passed the Emmett Till Anti-lynching Act.
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February 22, 2020
On Thursday, House Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer (D-Md) announced that the House will vote next week to officially make…
October 23, 2019
Former Vice President Joe Biden joined was amongst the voices of Democrats condemning President Donald Trump for being racially insensitive…
October 23, 2019
People whose relatives were the victims of the long, tragic spate of lynchings say the president's claims open old wounds
October 23, 2019
It's past time world leaders, policymakers and CEOs pick a side against Donald Trump's racist rhetoric especially after his latest…
October 22, 2019
[griojw id=”MYGsfaJx” playerid=””] Antonio Moore’s new video series on theGrio discusses economics, politics, and weal in a way that encourages us
October 22, 2019
Donald Trump tweeted comments comparing the Democratic led House impeachment inquiry into his dealings with Ukraine to a "lynching."
Emmett Till
September 25, 2019
The federal government is still exploring the Emmett Till case according to a recent report which says the 60-plus-year-old cold…
Lynching Memorial thegrio.com
August 25, 2019
Montgomery’s National Memorial for Peace & Justice and Legacy Museum has received the Attraction of the Year Award by the…
2018 E! PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS -- Pictured: Activist Bryan Stevenson accepts the People's Champion Award on stage during the 2018 E! People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on November 11, 2018 -- NUP_185094 -- (Photo by Christopher Polk/E! Entertainment/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
June 25, 2019
Civil rights attorney Bryan Stevenson rarely slows down, friends and family say. It seems he's always looking over details on…
February 26, 2019
Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax delivered a speech comparing his situation to a political lynching without any due process, facts,…
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January 4, 2019
A racist lynching threat to a black high school student in New York State has her family calling for more…
December 20, 2018
It was a long time coming, but a change finally came on Wednesday when the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to
Willie Taggart thegrio.com
November 26, 2018
A threatening Facebook picture of a Black Florida State University coach being lynched after his team lost, is now being…
Cindy Hyde-Smith thegrio.com
November 12, 2018
Republican Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith found is in a video where she's admitting she'd be "on the front row" if invited…
October 12, 2018
This Thursday, the "Justice for Victims of Lynching" bill advanced in the Senate, as a result of efforts from three…