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D.C. Police Chief: Marijuana ‘undoubtedly’ connected to violent crime surge

Washington D.C. Police Chief Robert Contee said marijuana is “undoubtedly” a factor in the city’s rise in violent crimes during

TheGrio Staff / July 24, 2021

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New York police officer punches woman in the throat during an arrest

An upstate New York police officer has been placed on administrative leave after he was caught on camera punching a

TheGrio Staff / July 10, 2021

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Women and girls in Jamaica are victims of chronic violence — but it’s only a snapshot

I never wanted to study violence — particularly when it came to Black girls. I had already seen it eye

Sadiyah Malcolm / April 18, 2021

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Michigan teen allegedly kills grandmother before fleeing

A 14-year-old Michigan girl was charged with the death of her grandmother in Detroit on Saturday, according to authorities. In

Ashley Terrell / February 28, 2021

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Statehouses, US Capitol brace for potentially violent week

The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of

Associated Press / January 17, 2021

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Texas congressman backpedals after implying election-related violence is needed

With Congress set to certify Electoral College votes, cementing President-Elect Joe Biden’s presidential victory, only days away, Republicans have picked

Matthew Allen / January 3, 2021

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Nigerian Military exchanges gunfire with bandits that kidnapped students

On Saturday gunfire broke out between the Nigerian military and a gang that had kidnapped scores of secondary school students

Renee G / December 13, 2020