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Donald Trump, Police immunity, theGrio.com
May 11, 2024
Donald Trump’s vow to give police officers “immunity from prosecution” signals danger for Black communities, experts and advocates warn. 
February 16, 2024
Anti-crime measures in the Secure D.C. Act being considered raise concerns about its impact on Blacks living in the District…
January 9, 2024
“The problems that we need to solve across policing are at the institutional level," Gavin Stephens says, that "need institutional…
August 30, 2023
For months, theGrio has investigated how a wellness check for Ricardo Gary turned into a deadly police encounter.
August 12, 2023
Attempts to achieve police accountability on the federal level have been met with obstacles on Capitol Hill and at the…
July 27, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice said Thursday it is investigating the patterns or practices of the police department in Memphis,…
June 7, 2023
Poor communities that can't afford private security must rely on law enforcement for their protection, and many police departments have…
May 11, 2023
Three residents of Mississippi's capital city testified Wednesday that their rights as citizens are undermined by a new state law…
April 20, 2023
Advocates have long decried the lack of accountability for police officers and called for the end of qualified immunity. 
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, theGrio.com
April 13, 2023
Several Congressional Black Caucus members are demanding the Biden-Harris administration address racial disparities in traffic enforcement. 
March 31, 2023
The majority-white and Republican-led Mississippi Legislature is taking final steps to expand the the territory of a state-run police department…
February 28, 2023
Deaths while in custody go underreported, despite a 2014 law requiring state and federal agencies to share such data with…
February 1, 2023
Black congressional leaders are jumpstarting negotiations on Capitol Hill in an effort to revive the George Floyd Justice in Policing…
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 9, 2022
TheGrio learned Biden officials reached out to the families of victims of deadly police force to update them on the…
October 25, 2022
TheGrio/KFF Survey of Black Voters found that very few Black voters (17%) support decreasing funding for police departments in their…
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…
President Joe Biden
July 26, 2022
Biden strikes balance in remarks to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives on crime and policing ahead of…