Protests

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May 21, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - At least two dozen protesters were arrested as the Chicago Teachers Union and its supporters wrapped up…
April 5, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Rick Ross has recently been under fire for lyrics in his song that many believe references date…
March 15, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The controversial death surrounding 16-year-old Kimani Gray has sparked a fourth day of protests in Brooklyn and…
March 14, 2013
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Deafening protests forced Philadelphia's mayor to abandon his annual budget address in the middle of his speech...
March 12, 2013
NBC News - The fatal shooting of a 16-year-old boy by undercover police sparked a protest in New York City…
January 25, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion opponents plan to march in Washington in a demonstration that coincides with the landmark U.S. Supreme…
January 19, 2013
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Hundreds of gun owners and Second Amendment advocates rallied in state capitals nationwide Saturday, days after…
November 22, 2012
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Organizers say American R&B star Chris Brown has canceled a stadium concert in Guyana after local…
September 24, 2012
VIDEO - 'Won't Back Down' is an uncompromising look at the health of American school systems, and what parents can…
July 22, 2012
OPINION - No sooner had I approached theGrio about writing a weekly column based on my experiences at Occupy Wall…
May 7, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - A Manhattan judge convicted all the defendants in one of the biggest political protest group trials…
April 3, 2012
OPINION - Why are white protestors largely missing in action at the Trayvon Martin rallies?...
March 23, 2012
SLIDESHOW - The death of 17 year old Trayvon Martin has triggered numerous protest in the demand of the arrest…
March 22, 2012
MIAMI - Hundreds of students at Miami's Carol City High School held a massive walkout Thursday afternoon to protest the…
March 7, 2012
JOHANNESBURG (AP) - Tens of thousands of South Africans marched peacefully through their main cities Wednesday to demand the governing…
February 17, 2012
Opponent of Justice Clarance Thomas printed out 300 signed copies of petitions for him to 'rescue himself' from health care…
January 30, 2012
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) - Oakland was hit by the most turbulent protests in weeks as Occupy demonstrators clashed repeatedly with…
January 27, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) - Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's…
January 13, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - An historic black church which was facing foreclose has been given a last-ditch reprieve from eviction...
January 13, 2012
VIDEO - Rev Martin Luther King Jr. debates the importance of the sit-ins at NBC New York studio...