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Missouri school district reinstates spanking

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Lisa Holder White becomes first Black woman on Illinois Supreme Court

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Cops investigate swastika painted on Black Missouri church

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Ohio officer shown running over gunshot victim in dashcam video placed on leave

“This was an accident,” Springfield Police Chief Lee Graf said at a press conference. “It doesn’t mean it’s okay. It was an accident.”
/ June 18, 2021
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

12 officers under investigation after beating of black man outside bar

Twelve police officers are under investigation for their role in the beating of men outside Nathan Bill’s Bar and Restaurant in April 2015.
/ October 17, 2016
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Ku Klux Klan recruits members for neighborhood watch program

theGRIO REPORT – Members of the Ku Klux Klan in Springfield, Mo. surprised residents of the community after some found flyers in their front yard promoting a Klan-sponsored neighborhood watch program…
/ July 29, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Lincoln museum to display iconic stovepipe hat

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – A stovepipe hat worn by Abraham Lincoln is going on display at the Springfield library and museum that bear his name…
/ January 23, 2013
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Father arrested for biting off piece of coach's ear

A father of a 6th grade boy got into a fight with the child’s basketball coach after a game. The fight ended with the father, Timothy Lee Forbes, biting of a piece of the coaches ear…
/ March 13, 2012
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Suspect in Obama related church fire case surrenders

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – A 26-year-old man convicted of burning down a predominantly black Massachusetts church has surrendered to U.S. marshals…
/ April 15, 2011
Luther Vandross was outed as gay after his death.

Mass. church arson suspect wants confession tossed

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) – Authorities say the fire that destroyed Springfield’s Macedonia Church of God in Christ in the early morning hours of Nov. 5, 2008 was racially motivated…
/ February 4, 2011