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Bella Vista High School Halloween float
November 7, 2023
San Juan Unified School District teachers will attend mandatory training after a Black student wore an orange jumpsuit on a…
Gresham Elementary School in Chicago
November 6, 2023
Surveillance video shows Officer Craig Lancaster, who's faced roughly 30 complaints over 20 years, hitting JaQuwan Williams in May.
Black Panther stuntman dies -- Akili Ramsess
November 6, 2023
The stunt work of 41-year-old Taraja Ramsess was also featured in "Avengers: Infinity War," "The Suicide Squad" and "Creed III."
Israel-Hamas war
November 1, 2023
Bernice King was sure to let Amy Schumer know where Martin Luther King, Jr. would stand if he were alive…
November 1, 2023
A Black Maryland family wants the state to introduce a separate alert system for individuals with special needs who are…
Shiloh Alabama flooding
November 1, 2023
Black residents in an Alabama community say state officials misled them and have caused flooding to their homes with a…
Louisiana, prison, theGrio.com
October 31, 2023
A recent report found that Black imprisonment rates have dropped significantly since 2000, with women seeing a 70 percent decrease.
United Airlines discrimination
October 31, 2023
Two Black flight attendants are suing United Airlines for discrimination after being denied spots on the L.A. Dodgers' chartered planes.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, theGrio.com
October 30, 2023
Louisiana's new House Speaker Mike Johnson has addressed why his "adopted" Black son has been missing from his public life.
Blue Halloween bucket
October 30, 2023
In the United States, children carrying blue buckets while trick-or-treating are signifying their place on the autism spectrum.
October 30, 2023
Chokwe Antar Lumumba, the mayor of Jackson, Mississippi, addressed Wade's death in his "State of the City" speech Thursday.
Black University of Washington police officers claim racism is rampant in their department
October 24, 2023
Five Black University of Washington police officers filed a lawsuit alleging racism against the college and the department in 2021.
Harry Porterfield death
October 24, 2023
Porterfield, a veteran of the Army, spent over 50 years working in Chicago TV as a writer, reporter and news…
October 23, 2023
Chappelle has, once again, sparked controversy, this time in the wake of remarks he made about the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.
The Gathering Place
October 21, 2023
The Gathering Place is a nonprofit that offers free support services to individuals and families affected by cancer.
October 20, 2023
They are demanding answers and justice after the deaths of their loved ones, who are among 10 who died in…
Marsha Ervin voter fraud charges dropped Tallahassee, Florida
October 19, 2023
State Attorney Jack Campbell said prosecutors couldn't show Marsha Ervin's intent to deceive Florida when voting in two elections.
Pleasantville neighborhood Houston
October 18, 2023
Residents in Houston's historically Black Pleasantville neighborhood are concerned and frustrated following a rash of vandalism.
County of Dane WI
October 17, 2023
A new report out of Dane County, Wisconsin, is bringing attention to the longstanding racism and inequality Black residents face.
Teddy Temple -- Denver middle school stabbing
October 17, 2023
A Denver middle school student is on the road to recovery after his classmate stabbed him repeatedly in a "bias-motivated…