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September 21, 2023
The family of a man who died while handcuffed and pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes as he was being…
September 8, 2023
A town in Virginia has agreed to independent reviews of misconduct allegations against its police force to settle a lawsuit filed after…
September 7, 2023
In a motion filed in U.S. District Court last week, prosecutors said Deja Taylor tested positive for marijuana and cocaine…
August 13, 2023
Virginia running back Mike Hollins knows he will never be the same. Getting back on the field, though, sure might…
August 12, 2023
The death of Tajh Boyd, a freshman football player at Liberty University, was not football-related, coach Jamey Chadwell said Friday.
Arthur Ashe mural vandalized
August 9, 2023
A white national group has failed to respond to a lawsuit filed against them after they vandalized an Arthur Ashe…
May 2, 2023
Alexandria in Virginia has launched an initiative to share the histories of the city's Black citizens, who have long been…
March 14, 2023
Prosecutors say James Alex Fields Jr. has collected "significant funds" in his account at the federal prison facility in Springfield,…
November 4, 2022
An auction of items from Colin Powell‘s estate contains gifts and medals from foreign dignitaries and presidents, and photos of…
Pharrell Williams Black Ambition Prize theGrio.com
October 27, 2022
Pharrell Williams’ Black Ambition platform is awarding $2.5M to 31 Black and Latinx entrepreneurs during a multiday event in Virginia.
October 27, 2022
A judge has sided with Richmond officials in a lawsuit over whether the Virginia city can remove a final Confederate monument and…
Byron Perkins
October 24, 2022
Hampton football player Byron Perkins has come out as a gay, which possibly makes him the first HBCU athlete to…
October 19, 2022
An African American culture class has been transforming the lives of Black boys at city schools in Roanoke, Virginia for…
October 17, 2022
Hip-Hop star Missy Elliot is set to have a street named after her in her hometown of Portsmouth, Virginia. 
October 8, 2022
Virginia schools are creating scholarships and youth pipeline programs to encourage more Black students to pursue medical careers.
Crime scene, theGrio.com
October 6, 2022
An NAACP leader was fatally shot while vacationing in the Turks and Caicos and he spent his last moments protecting…
October 2, 2022
A collection of 10,000 stereotype-defying images documenting Black life in Central Virginia will be on display at UVA.
August 18, 2022
The United States Postal Service has closed a small Virginia post office over agency management's concerns about its location inside…
August 11, 2022
The December 2020 traffic stop of Army Lt. Carlos Nazario drew national attention and outrage after he sued Windsor Police…
August 11, 2022
Renaming nine U.S. Army posts that honor confederate officers would cost a total of $21 million, according to an independent…