Surveillance

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February 21, 2023
Given history and racial implications, Black Americans should be concerned about the recent emergence of the Chinese spy balloon.
February 3, 2023
The U.S. is tracking a suspected Chinese surveillance balloon that has been spotted over U.S. airspace for a couple days.
Video shows NYPD recording people leaving a concert
January 23, 2023
An NYPD spokesperson said video shot on Jan. 21, 2023 of concert-goers leaving a Drake show has no surveillance criminal…
"Clive Davis: The Soundtrack Of Our Lives" Premiere Concert - 2017 Tribeca Film Festival
September 11, 2022
FBI surveillance files tracking Aretha Franklin’s racial justice activism in the 1960s and '70s were unsealed for the first time…
September 2, 2022
Local law enforcement agencies have been using an obscure cellphone tracking tool that gives them the power to follow people’s…
August 19, 2022
The ACLU and others question the negative impact facial recognition technology Black people and communities of color. 
August 13, 2022
Black people are more likely to distrust the use of facial recognition technology by police, though they say some uses…
Black Panther Party thegrio.com
October 22, 2021
Rep. Bobby L. Rush's COINTELPRO Full Disclosure Act would require the release of files related to J. Edgar Hoover's controversial…
Dr. King FBI
January 15, 2018
Editor’s Note: This story was originally published on November 15, 2014.  As we honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.,
March 20, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — FBI Director James Comey confirmed Monday that the bureau is investigating possible links and coordination between Russia…
December 3, 2015
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson is clarifying his comments that he would support widespread government monitoring…
November 10, 2015
Two women have been accused of sexually abusing a man in a Washington D.C. gas station convenience store after they…
November 5, 2015
Surveillance footage of Serena Williams chasing down a cell phone thief has been released.
October 10, 2015
A Florida woman alleges she was punched and tackled to the ground by two white Jacksonville policemen for filming the…
November 4, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Police released surveillance footage to alert the public and to better their chances of catching the attacker,…
July 10, 2014
VIDEO - Couple turns in their teenage son and grandson for armed robbery after recognizing them in security footage...
July 10, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — An online magazine reported Wednesday that the National Security Agency and the FBI covertly scanned the emails…
March 20, 2014
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — In a university speech, Republican Sen. Rand Paul criticized President Barack Obama and other government leaders…
January 17, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Bowing to concerns from both the public and members of Congress, President Obama announced Friday his administration…
November 7, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - The lawyers for the family of Kendrick Johnson held an impromptu media conference Thursday in response to…