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September 9, 2020
During his encounter with local sheriffs in Florida, Joseph Griffin told Facebook Live, “If something happens to me, you all…
August 28, 2020
The state legislature of California has stalled on several police reform bills initiated after May's police killing of George Floyd.
Washington D.C. theGrio.com
August 3, 2020
D.C. officials released the body camera footage from three police-involved incidents in which three Black men got killed.
August 2, 2020
Minnesota Wild's Matt Dumba became the first NHL player to kneel during the U.S. national anthem when he did so…
Black Women Hold "Say Her Hame" March in Richmond, VA
July 22, 2020
A recent poll shows overwhelming Black voter support for community-guided safety models, including divesting from police departments.
NYPD thegrio.com
July 17, 2020
OPINION: Jerika L. Richardson, of the New York City Civilian Complaint Review Board, says now is the time to finally…
July 5, 2020
Eugene, Oregon runs a successful 30-year-old program that replaces some police officers with medics and mental health workers.
July 5, 2020
Summer Taylor, 24, of Seattle died in the evening at Harborview Medical Center, spokesperson Susan Gregg said. Dawit Kelete has…
Van Jones theGrio.com
June 29, 2020
CNN analyst, Van Jones, was instrumental in helping to craft the order which was characterized by Democrats as “weak,” and…
June 27, 2020
More than one dozen uniformed staff members at the Rikers Island jail complex will face disciplinary action as fallout mounts…
June 25, 2020
Three North Carolina police officers have been fired from their department for making racist comments, including violent threats to “wipe…
June 21, 2020
The familiar scenes of police officers in riot gear clashing with protesters have critics charging that the weaponry too often…
June 20, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence appeared on a Philadelphia newscast Friday to discuss racial unrest in America and refused to say…
Cedric Richmond X Matt Gaetz theGrio.com
June 18, 2020
A congressional hearing on police reform was sidelined by a shouting match between Louisiana Democrat, Cedric Richmond, and Florida Republican,…
June 17, 2020
Senate Republicans unveiled changes to police procedures and accountability, including an enhanced use-of-force database and restrictions on chokeholds.
June 17, 2020
Wanda Cooper-Jones, the mother of Ahmaud Arbery, said that President Donald Trump was “very compassionate” when she met with him…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today detailing his administration’s stance on police reform inspired by the death…
NYPD theGrio.com
June 15, 2020
The NYPD will be disbanding the entire #NYPD anti-crime unit (plainclothes officers) in a stunning move that has come after…
June 14, 2020
Protester demands to defund police are yielding some results. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh is the latest to support moving funds…
June 10, 2020
Queen Muse hopes for a new system that prioritizes the humanity of Black people over profit; a system that doesn’t…