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January 30, 2023
Biden will have to assert himself as “healer-in-chief” in his State of the Union address amid outcry over the police…
January 20, 2023
TheGrio chats with Rep. Clyburn and political scientist Christina M. Greer to assess the first half of Biden and Harris'…
December 29, 2022
Since vowing to have the backs of Black people, Biden has committed to prioritizing racial equity and delivered on several…
'I Can't Breathe' Protest Held After Man Dies In Police Custody In Minneapolis
December 20, 2022
Democrats in the U.S. House and Senate on Tuesday introduced the PEACE Act to reform the standard for police use…
December 7, 2022
Despite Senator Raphael Warnock's runoff win in Georgia, a divided Congress will likely halt Biden’s Black agenda for the next…
October 6, 2022
The CPD was persuaded to modify its terminology to refer to community members as "persons," not "subjects," "suspects" and "offenders."
September 27, 2022
Democratic senators want legislation that would limit authorities’ ability to use cellphone tracking tools to follow people’s whereabouts.
Missouri debtors prison
September 5, 2022
When President Joseph Biden began promoting his plan to make America safe again, it seemed like a good idea. 
September 3, 2022
Civil Rights leaders met with President Joe Biden Friday to discuss the issues of voting rights, criminal justice and police…
August 6, 2022
Advocates still want more reform in criminal justice after the DOJ charged four officers involved in the shooting death of…
Derek Chauvin, theGrio.com
July 5, 2022
The plea agreement of the former Minneapolis police officer calls for a sentence of 20 to 25 years in prison.…
TempeTownLake
June 10, 2022
Groups including PLM Phoenix Metro and White People Against White Supremacy gathered to decry the drowning of Sean Bickings.
President Joe Biden signs executive order setting new rules and measures on policing
May 25, 2022
Biden’s order benefits Black people because — as every Black person knows — we are disproportionately the targets of police…
May 24, 2022
Biden will sign an executive order to establish new rules for use of force by federal law enforcement officers, theGrio…
Attorney Benjamin Crump, Breonna Taylor's mother Tamika Palmer and co-counsel Lonita Baker
March 15, 2022
Attorney Ben Crump tells theGrio the DOJ is "investigating all possible civil rights violations" in the police killing of Taylor.
March 15, 2022
Once upon a time, in a not-so-far-away kingdom built on folklore and fantasy, the citizens believed things. 
President Biden x Emmett Till Mural
March 10, 2022
As Congress touts the landmark hate crime bill, there are also calls for justice in Emmett Till's murder and accountability…
February 17, 2022
“One thing I learned in 2020 is you can make your own history,” Jaime Harrison said during a sit-down interview…
President Joe Biden
February 3, 2022
Biden traveled to NYC and addressed an uptick in gun crime while the White House simultaneously considers executive orders on…
January 18, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration is negotiating unilateral action on police reform steps since Congress failed to pass George Floyd bill.