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November 15, 2019
A discriminatory dress code will cost a New York hair salon $70,000, along with a mandate that workers there get…
NYPD thegrio.com
November 15, 2019
Cops tackled a man to the floor of a subway platform, but activists say it was unnecessary and made demands…
November 14, 2019
Toni Morrison, who died in August, will be eulogized by celebrities and literary luminaries for her accomplishment in the world…
Central Park
October 25, 2019
A little known area of New York was razed to make way for Central Park in the 1800s. But it…
School
September 30, 2019
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered a formal investigation into a potential hate crime against an African-American student on a…
Kanye West
September 30, 2019
The rapper comes to New York to promote tracks from his highly anticipated album, but the release turns out to…
Black girl
September 25, 2019
Earlier this month, a 10-year-old Black girl was physically assaulted by two girls who also verbally abused her with “racially…
slavery, thegrio.com
September 24, 2019
A Long Island middle school teacher has come under fire are allegedly instructing students to caption photos of slavery with…
Anthem protests TheGrio
September 11, 2019
Miami Dolphins' receiver Albert Wilson kicked off the season opener with his continued support of protesting racial injustice by kneeling…
Delbert Orr Africa
September 8, 2019
New York man Sundhe Moses, wrongfully convicted of the murder of a four-year-old girl, is finally free after 24 years…
racism thegrio.com
August 20, 2019
A video of a man who claims links to the Ku Klux Klan racially harassing and threatening a Black 14-year-old…
August 12, 2019
Mariana Conforme says she was shocked when the federal government told her she's on the hook for an unimaginable amount…
Jazmine Headley
August 8, 2019
Jazmine Headley, the 24-year-old mother who got into a confrontation with officers at a New York benefits office has decided…
New York
July 18, 2019
Authorities are charging the New York man with several felonies in connection with an incident in which he grabbed the…
Adobe Stock
June 18, 2019
Charging that a New York landlord refused to grant her a place to live 'anywhere near people and children’ a…
June 11, 2019
Cuba Gooding Jr. was accused of groping a woman in New York nightclub, according to reports. But no charges are…
Illustration shows court officers restraining Kharey Wise in New York State Supreme Court
June 7, 2019
Five prominent legal experts determine how the unethical results of Central Park Five case have impacted the criminal justice system…
Maya Pope-Chappell
June 5, 2019
Maya Pope Chappell is the host and producer of an online series called How I Got Here on LinkedIn where she…
Black Students
May 31, 2019
A school in New York is under investigation in wake of claims that one its educators made Black students pretend…
Washington D.C.
May 1, 2019
A fight between kids over a stolen gold chain escalated into gunfire, taking the life of an 18-year-old woman. Now…