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June 26, 2022
Parades celebrating LGBTQ pride kick off in some of America’s biggest cities Sunday amid new fears about the potential erosion…
June 25, 2022
When the U.S. Supreme Court struck down New York’s tight restrictions on who can carry a handgun, some public defenders heralded…
June 23, 2022
In a major expansion of gun rights, the Supreme Court said Thursday that Americans have a right to carry firearms…
June 23, 2022
A white school teacher in New York denies forcing Black students to pick cotton as part of a history lesson.…
June 20, 2022
New York's governor signed a law Monday intended to prevent local officials from enacting rules that might suppress people's voting…
June 20, 2022
A law hastily enacted by state lawmakers after the attack in Buffalo restricts sales of vests defined as "bullet-resistant soft…
June 18, 2022
William J. Ryan, who is white, was arrested on a second-degree charge of menacing as a hate crime following a…
June 16, 2022
The white man who opened fire on Black people at a Buffalo supermarket, killing 10, is due in federal court…
June 15, 2022
Payton Gendron, the white gunman who killed 10 Black people in a Buffalo supermarket, was charged with federal hate crimes.
June 10, 2022
The work of Michael Woodley, a 38-year-old British academic, was credited in Payton S. Gendron's proclamation posted online.
June 9, 2022
"Not just because of gun violence," Wade revealed Tuesday, "but because of the way people perceive her in this world."
Tops Buffalo supermarket -- Joey David George
June 4, 2022
The filings in state Supreme Court ask that the gunman's parents, Paul and Pamela Gendron of Conklin, provide depositions by…
June 2, 2022
In a federal settlement, NY police will end sting operations in public bathrooms, a practice criticized as targeting gay men.
June 1, 2022
The third annual Black Birders Week is in full swing, presenting a slate of online activities, workshops and in-person events.
Chris Smalls theGrio.com
May 31, 2022
Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls appeared at a rally for the pending Fashion Workers Act on Friday.
May 29, 2022
Several people were hospitalized after a false alarm about an active shooter at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn early Sunday…
Ketanji Brown Jackson, theGrio.com
May 27, 2022
The gun case the court is considering involves a New York law that makes it difficult for people to get…
Basquiat theGrio.com
May 27, 2022
A male and female duo managed to remove a Basquiat worth $45,000 from the wall of a Manhattan gallery before…
May 27, 2022
The lives of Geraldine Talley, 62, Andre Mackniel, 53, and Margus Morrison, 52, will be celebrated by family and friends…
May 26, 2022
In a probe spearheaded by New York attorney general Letitia James, Donald Trump will be compelled to testify after losing…