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Maryland
September 26, 2019
A Georgia Sheriff’s office employee has been fired after he was caught on camera flaunting his racism in a nasty…
Black girl
September 25, 2019
Earlier this month, a 10-year-old Black girl was physically assaulted by two girls who also verbally abused her with “racially…
racism thegrio.com
September 25, 2019
A high school student in Nevada is under investigation for a disturbing incident with racist overtones.
Dr. King thegrio.com
September 24, 2019
A St. Louis newscaster who has been off the air since uttering what he called an unintentional racial slur while…
Classroom thegrio.com
September 23, 2019
A substitute teacher at a school in Cobb County, Georgia was fired after categorizing students according to their behavior.
September 21, 2019
In a candid new interview with theGrio, 2020 Presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, IN, says if America…
September 20, 2019
This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. CAROLINA, Puerto Rico- When Marcos A. Rivera Ortiz, Esq. walks into his
Justin Trudeau
September 20, 2019
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is currently facing backlash for wearing Blackface and he is refusing to state how many…
Police Car thegrio.com
September 20, 2019
An officer in the Boston Police Department has been placed on administrative leave after high school students say he called…
football thegrio.com
September 16, 2019
A high school in Virginia has forfeited its upcoming football game against a rival after videos emerged of students making…
Former Vice President and presidential candidate Joe Biden, center left, joins Sen. Doug Jones and Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin at a wreath laying after a service at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala., Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019. Visiting the black church bombed by the Ku Klux Klan in the civil rights era, Democratic presidential candidate Biden said Sunday the country hasn't "relegated racism and white supremacy to the pages of history" as he framed current tensions in the context of the movement's historic struggle for equality. (Ivana Hrynkiw/The Birmingham News via AP) thegrio.com
September 16, 2019
Visiting a black church bombed by the Ku Klux Klan during the civil rights era, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden…
Joe Biden thegrio.com
September 14, 2019
Joe Biden made comments about Black parenting during the third Democratic debates on ABC, suggesting that he would put social…
President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media with Secretary of Labor Alex Acosta on the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, July 12, 2019, before Trump boards Marine One for a short trip to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. and then on to Wisconsin. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
September 13, 2019
A Black Donald Trump supporter no longer wants to be the president's “African American,” the term the racist-in-chief used to…
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 21: Shane Gillis performs onstage at the 2019 Clusterfest on June 21, 2019 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic for Clusterfest) thegrio.com
September 13, 2019
As Saturday Night Live gears up for its season opener, one of its new hires is facing a fiery backlash…
September 12, 2019
Back in 2017, two teen authors, Winona Guo and Priya Vulchi, set out to change the way students confront issues…
In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in cross burnings after a "white pride" rally in rural Paulding County near Cedar Town, Ga. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) thegrio.com
September 12, 2019
A racist who burned a cross on the lawn of a Black family to terrorize them, was sentenced to 11…
Gavel Money thgrio.com
September 11, 2019
A jury has awarded $11.4 million to a black couple who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Michigan Department of…
September 8, 2019
University of Alabama dean Jamie R. Riley resigns after past tweets are posted in conservative news article by Breitbart News.
Tatiana Denson is suing a PNC Bank
September 5, 2019
Tatiana Denson is suing PNC Bank professing she was racially profiled during an attempt to open a business bank account…
New Hampshire TheGrio
September 5, 2019
A 50-page civil rights lawsuit has been filed by six current and former students of Chaska High school in Minnesota…