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July 27, 2021
The Citizen app is hiring New Yorkers and residents of Los Angeles to livestream crime scenes and emergencies.
Grant Williams thegrio.com
July 23, 2021
Grant Williams spent 23 years in prison for a murder he did not commit and was officially cleared of the…
July 23, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland vowed that the Justice Department would crack down on gun trafficking corridors.
NYPD theGRIO.com
July 18, 2021
David Crowell, 29, was tased by New York Police Department officers after allegedly helping a passenger board without paying fare.
July 17, 2021
Isaiah Stokes is due to appear in court Monday and faces 25 years to life if convicted of murder and…
The Lox and Dipset, theGrio.com
July 15, 2021
Appreciators and critics alike shared their mutual excitement at a LOX vs. Dipset Verzuz upon its announcement Wednesday.
U.S. President Joe Biden hosts a meeting with Washington, DC, Mayor Muriel Bowser
July 12, 2021
Biden hosted mayors and police chiefs from across the country on Monday to discuss gun violence prevention ahead of Tuesday's…
July 11, 2021
Theatre’s biggest stage will feature a wide spectrum of Black stories with themes ranging from comedies to powerful tales of…
July 11, 2021
Eric Adams' win comes on the heels of victories by self-styled pragmatic candidates in relatively low-turnout elections.
July 10, 2021
New York City is driving much of the increase in positive COVID-19 cases, though cases are also rising in parts…
July 9, 2021
Fast-moving Tropical Storm Elsa hit the New York City region with torrential rains and high winds as it churned up…
Beyoncé thegrio.com
July 8, 2021
Beyoncé was spotted in Brooklyn and the singer has Black Twitter going wild over the White Telfar Tote she sported…
Eric Adams thegrio.com
July 8, 2021
Writer Touré says he has zero faith Eric Adams can deliver needed police reform to keep Black people from being…
July 6, 2021
Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams has won the Democratic primary for mayor of New York City after appealing to the…
July 6, 2021
R. Kelly’s lawyers are asking a judge to postpone his Aug. sex trafficking trial in New York, arguing they haven’t…
July 3, 2021
Alvin Bragg is set to be tasked with investigation of the Trump Organization after his closest opponent conceded in the…
Trump Republican thegrio.com
June 30, 2021
The Trump Organization and the company’s chief financial officer, Allen Weisselberg, are expected to be charged with tax-related crimes.
June 30, 2021
Army veteran Osceola "Ozzie" Fletcher, now 99, and an even older Black vet were honored with long-overdue medals of honor.
June 30, 2021
Brooklyn Borough President Adams was shown with a significant advantage ahead of second-place Times-endorsed candidate Kathryn Garcia.
June 29, 2021
The NYPD also faces a class-action suit claiming it violated protesters' rights last summer through "demoralizing and brutal shows of…