Police Brtuality

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July 5, 2023
Criminal charges should not delay a lawsuit against former Memphis officers accused in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols, the…
George FloydDeathThirdAnniversary, theGrio.com
May 25, 2023
Proponents of federal actions — such as banning chokeholds and no-knock warrants — still await signs of change.
February 7, 2023
Historically these units bring significant harm to the Black community.
Police Officers Shot In North Philadelphia
February 2, 2023
The Huntington Park Police Department in California is under fire for killing a wheel-chair bound double amputee wielding a butcher's…
January 29, 2023
“The talk,” which has been passed down in many Black families for generations, is part of historical distrust of law enforcement.
January 29, 2023
Tyre Nichols' death is the latest example of how early police accounts have minimized or ignored violent and sometimes deadly…
Shaiitarrio Brown and Brittany King - George Floyd protests Denver
January 17, 2023
Denver to pay $325,000 in settlements after police blasted Shaiitarrio Brown and a pregnant Brittany King with pepper balls.
August 22, 2022
Three Arkansas law enforcement officers were suspended Sunday following social media outrage over a video that shows a suspect being…
July 21, 2022
Wilson Riles Jr. has settled a federal suit claiming Oakland's staff and police were biased against him and used excessive…
September 19, 2019
Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, spoke before the House Judiciary Committee to push for more accountability of police…
MUSEUM OF BROKEN WINDOWS thegrio.com
September 26, 2018
The Museum of Broken Windows a pop-up exhibition hosted by the New York Civil Liberties Union features works representing the…
John Cowell thegrio.com
July 24, 2018
Writer Dustin Seibert wonders why the arrest of Nia Wilson's suspected murderer looks like it was followed up by dessert…
Washington Metro Bus thegrio.com
February 13, 2018
On Tuesday, DC Metro transit police arrested a woman for not paying her bus fare, slamming her to the ground…
June 29, 2015
President Obama — or Reverend President — has captured America’s attention on racial inequality. He must make the issue his