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Marc Lamont Hill bookstore thegrio.com
July 30, 2020
Marc Lamont Hill says that his bookstore, Uncle Bobbie's Coffee and Books, has been robbed and vandalized in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia teen thegrio.com
July 29, 2020
A suburban Philadelphia teen says she was targeted in an online post by a classmate but police say the post…
Saudia Shuler Philly Chef thegrio.com
July 24, 2020
Philly chef Saudia Shuler pulled up to a McDonald’s drive-thru to offer employees higher-paying jobs that they accepted on the…
July 19, 2020
The first delivery service that delivers food from exclusively Black-owned restaurants, has made its way to Atlanta, Georgia.
July 18, 2020
Authorities have now identified Raphael Shaw, 20, as the man stole $104,000 from a west Philadelphia Wells Fargo Bank in…
Three women charged in brawl at Ft. Lauderdale airport thegrio.com
July 16, 2020
Three Philadelphia women were arrested after a brawl at Spirit Airlines in the Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood airport. The fight was captured…
Peaceful Philly protesters teargassed
July 14, 2020
Peaceful protesters in Philadelphia are now suing the city's police department after they were teargassed and trapped on a city…
Allentown Police Department theGrio.com
July 14, 2020
Protesters in Allentown, PA pressured the city and police to release an additional video of the detainment of a man…
July 13, 2020
Attorney and commentator Ken Rothweiler claims the local television station black-balled him over social media posts supporting Black Lives Matter.
Will Smith theGrio.com
July 9, 2020
Two-time Academy Award-nominated actor, Will Smith, opened up to Angela Rye about his experiences with police growing up in Philadelphia.
July 1, 2020
Jay-Z's annual Made In America Festival in Philadelphia has become the latest casualty of the coronavirus pandemic as it’s been…
Robertson Hall, home to Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs theGrio.com
June 27, 2020
Princeton University will remove the name of its racist former president that once blocked Black students from enrollment.
June 20, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence appeared on a Philadelphia newscast Friday to discuss racial unrest in America and refused to say…
June 17, 2020
Philly Mag editor Tom McGrath is stepping down because he believes the publication needs to hire a replacement who isn’t…
June 17, 2020
Philadelphia authorities issued an arrest warrant for Akhenaton Jones, a male acquaintance of Dominique "Rem'mie" Fells, a Black trans woman…
June 15, 2020
A Philadelphia man caught tearing down Black Lives Matter signs during a peaceful-protest has been fired from his job as…
June 11, 2020
Demoratic nominee Joe Biden says that George Floyd's death has had a bigger global impact that the MLK assasination because…
June 11, 2020
Joe Biden is adopting an increasingly aggressive stance as he looks to break out of a monthslong campaign freeze imposed…
June 9, 2020
A Philadelphia police officer who has been charged with beating a protester in an incident caught on tape is cheered…
June 7, 2020
Kelly-Ann and Michael Gordon got married on Saturday in Philadelphia and stepped outside to protest for justice in their first…