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Community group endorses Louisville judge who signed Breonna Taylor no-knock warrant

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Father of ex-NFL player Glenn Foster says he was in ‘mental distress’ before dying in police custody

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Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf Speaks At The Cannabis Business Summit And Expo

Democratic senators will work to pass marijuana reform bill this year

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BREAKING: Meek Mill’s 2008 conviction tossed, gets new trial and judge

A panel of three judges in Pennsylvania Superior Court threw out Meek Mill’s 2008 gun conviction today and granted the Philadelphia rapper a new trial before a new judge.
/ July 24, 2019
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No Handcuffs: Meek Mill pulled over by police in Jamaica for a surprising reason

Usually when Meek Mill is stopped by the cops it is cause for alarm, but when local police pulled his car over in Jamaica it was all love!
/ February 1, 2019
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PUMA teams up with Trayvon Martin Foundation to launch new sneaker and #REFORM social justice platform

Puma just released a new sneaker called the “Clyde Court Peace on Earth,” and will donate a portion of proceeds to the Trayvo Martin Foundation.
/ December 21, 2018
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Tension, Trauma and Trust: New pilot program looks to bridge gap between police, civilians

WATCH our award-winning video story “Tension, Trauma and Trust” above.  A written recap of the piece is below. When Officer
/ January 18, 2018
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Meet the black woman leading the charge to prevent gun violence nationwide

There’s power in seeing people in power who look like you.  When it comes to fighting gun violence, seeing ourselves
/ August 17, 2017
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

12,000 prison inmates now eligible for Pell Grants to get college education

For 22 years, there’s been a congressional ban on inmates receiving federal aid for college education, with opponents declaring it unfair that
/ June 24, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Stop-and-frisk plaintiff says encounters made him feel 'criminalized'

theGRIO REPORT – NIcholas Peart is just one of many minorities in New York City who have been stopped and frisked…
/ April 22, 2013