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December 13, 2020
Several Trump supporters held a rally in Washington D.C. and clashed with counter-protesters, resulting in arrests and hospitalizations.
November 29, 2020
The JustUs app, created by John Quashie, 33, in June 2020 was born out of frustration, chaos, and a glimmer…
November 21, 2020
Hundreds of protesters broke into Guatemala’s Congress and burned part of the building amid growing demonstrations against the President.
November 21, 2020
Violent protests erupted in Brazil on Friday after supermarket security guards were seen on film beating a Black man to…
November 7, 2020
Five right-wing activists organized protests in an attempt to tilt the vote-counting process in favor of President Donald Trump.
Kyle Rittenhouse thegrio.com
October 31, 2020
Kyle Rittenhouse, the 17-year-old Illinois resident charged in the shooting deaths of two protesters, will be extradited in Wisconsin.
Couple Engaged Philadelphia Protests www.theGrio.com
October 28, 2020
Continued protests in Philadelphia calling for justice for Walter Wallace Jr became the backdrop for a local couple's proposal.
October 21, 2020
This week Beyoncé has joined the growing list of A-listers speaking out about the #EndSARS movement amidst widespread protests in…
October 17, 2020
Nifesimi Akingbe listed her frustrations about racism and directed a message to Black immigrant communities: This is your battle, too.
Mark and Patricia McCloskey theGrio.com
October 14, 2020
Mark and Patricia McCloskey pointed their guns at protesters in Missouri and are now sharing autographed photographs of the incident.
October 12, 2020
The confrontation between the Floridians began with an anti-Trump flag containing a profane word the younger man had on his…
October 10, 2020
This week, Miami-Dade commissioners approved the renaming of a street to Trayvon Martin Avenue, near the high school Martin attended.
Nigerians protest police brutality #EndSARS
October 10, 2020
Nigerians are leading a series of mass protests as citizens demand police officers stop brutalizing everyday people for no reason.
September 26, 2020
Rep. Attica Scott's arrest report stated that she was "part of a large group" ordered to disperse but that "failed…
September 25, 2020
An overhead news copter captured the entire incident in which a Ford truck strikes at least one person at the…
September 22, 2020
The state of Florida is cracking down on people who engage in violence and vandalism during demonstrations.
NFL anthem protest football BLM thegrio.com
September 10, 2020
In a big change, a poll shows that most Americans are now in support of NFL and other sports doing…
September 6, 2020
Americans have protested for almost four-straight months, but prospects for federal-level police reform have evaporated as the election nears.
Kenosha Chief Daniel Miskinis thegrio.com
August 26, 2020
The Kenosha police chief blamed two protesters who were shot to death for their own deaths because they violated curfew.
Protests Erupt After Kenosha, WI Police Shoot Black Man 7 Times In The Back
August 26, 2020
New video shows that Jacob Blake Jr. fended off two Kenosha Police officers before walking away from the situation. One…