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May 24, 2022
Attorney Ben Crump penned an op-ed saying it's been two years, and we haven’t gotten the George Floyd police reform…
May 23, 2022
Here's what to watch in Tuesday’s 2022 primary elections in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota.
May 18, 2022
An ex-Minneapolis officer Thomas Lane pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting second-degree manslaughter in the killing of George Floyd.
May 10, 2022
The superstar "was very aware of fashion and looked at fashion and knew what he wanted, but was very open,"…
May 10, 2022
Adreian Payne, a former Michigan State basketball standout and NBA player, has died in a shooting. He was 31.
May 9, 2022
Public school systems are beginning to feel the pinch from enrollment losses tied to the coronavirus pandemic.
May 6, 2022
The mother of Daunte Wright, who was killed by a police officer, said she was injured when an officer detained her after…
May 5, 2022
The judge overseeing the federal civil rights cases of police officers in the killing of George Floyd said Derek Chauvin will…
police reform, Minneapolis, George Floyd, theGrio.com
April 28, 2022
The 72-page report also found that police arrested and used force against people of color at a much higher rate…
April 27, 2022
An investigation launched after the 2020 killing of George Floyd found that the Minneapolis Police Department has engaged in a pattern…
Rep. John Thompson (Photo Credit: Minnesota Legislature)
April 27, 2022
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota lawmaker who’s been a longtime critic of police on Tuesday defended his conduct
April 27, 2022
Detroit-based First Independence Bank plans to address Minnesota's racial disparities in income and wealth. 
April 27, 2022
Chauvin has filed an 82-page appeal that lists over a dozen aspects of the case he and his lawyer say…
April 23, 2022
Six Black children were allegedly mistreated and forced to sit in a separate group from their white peers at a…
Ilhan Omar
April 20, 2022
David Hannon has pleaded guilty to threatening the life of Rep. Ilhan Omar. He faces a maximum prison sentence of 10…
Floyd Former Minneapolis Police Officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. thegrio.com
April 13, 2022
J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao are set to go to state trial in mid-June for aiding and…
Kim Potter Daunte Wright thegrio.com
April 12, 2022
Daunte Wright's mother says the death of her son has turned her into an activist as the family seeks an…
April 11, 2022
A Minnesota judge will decide whether to allow video coverage of the trial of three ex-officers charged with aiding George…
April 6, 2022
The Sirtify program at Normandale Community College is looking to close the achievement gap between Black and white students.
April 6, 2022
Minnesota prosecutors declined to file charges Wednesday against a Minneapolis police SWAT team officer who fatally shot Amir Locke.