More than 1,000 people over a decade died after cops subdued them via means not intended to be lethal, an investigation led by The AP found. The post The force police used wasn’t considere...
HB 601 would restrict the power of civilian police oversight boards, a crucial tool for Black people in assessing fair treatment by police. The post Florida is one step away from ending civilia...
https://thegrio.com/2024/03/28/florida-police-oversight-accountability/
For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, officials announced Thursday. The post US changing racial categories, taking ‘...
People living in neighborhoods with high rates of environmental and socioeconomic problems may face a higher risk for heart disease and... The post Internet, parks, train tracks can affect stro...
https://thegrio.com/2024/03/27/internet-parks-train-tracks-can-affect-stroke-risk-for-neighborhoods/
Diddy wasn't detained and spoke to authorities, and neither he nor any family members were arrested, nor has their travel been restricted. The post Diddy’s lawyer complains of ‘gross overus...
Hillary Amofa was just starting to think about her college essay when the high court issued its decision, and it left her with a wave of questions. The post Sob stories? Trauma dumps? Black kid...
A panel of appeals court judges in Atlanta was scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that followed a national outcry. The post Ahmaud Arbery’s killers seeking to overturn their...
A high school teacher and two students sued Arkansas on Monday over the state's ban on critical race theory and “indoctrination” in public... The post High school teacher and students sue o...
Two houses belonging to music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs in Los Angeles and Miami were searched Monday by federal agents. The post Feds search Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ houses as part of se...
A new settlement acknowledges Wright's family as legal owners of Hilton Head Island property for which developers had been vying. The post Josephine Wright scores posthumous victory in fight to...
https://thegrio.com/2024/03/25/josephine-wright-posthumous-victory-fight-ancestral-hilton-head-home/
Ziyad Al-Aly says research indicates a higher likelihood of memory issues and fewer IQ points in those who suffered from COVID-19. The post Scientist explains ‘indelible mark’ of COVID brai...
https://thegrio.com/2024/03/25/scientist-explains-indelible-mark-covid-brain-fog/
At least 137 of nearly 300 Nigerian children abducted more than two weeks ago from their school in Kaduna were reported released on Sunday. The post Some of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren...
https://thegrio.com/2024/03/24/nigerian-schoolchildren-released/
When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. Now, the 97-year-old community activist is moving back. The post Opal Lee, ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth,’ to get...
The president of a historically Black Missouri university has been reinstated after a probe cleared him of bullying the late Antoinette Bonnie Candia-Bailey. The post Probe finds Antoinette Bon...
Oregon police shot Derrick Clark Jr. in the back and instead of providing medical care, mocked his lifeless body, a lawsuit says. The post Oregon police shot Derrick Clark Jr. in the back, laug...
But adultery may soon be legal in the Empire State thanks to a bill working its way through the New York Legislature. The post After 117 years, adultery on the brink of becoming legal in New Yo...
https://thegrio.com/2024/03/22/after-117-years-adultery-on-the-brink-of-becoming-legal-in-new-york/
L.A. is offering housing subsidies. Some states have expanded eligibility to noncitizens. Others have changed officers' minimum age to 18. The post Desperate for new hires, police weigh changes...
A lawsuit accusing the NFL's disability plan of routinely denying valid injury claims can go to trial on most counts, a judge ruled. The post Ex NFL players can sue league over denied disabili...
An Alabama woman who claimed she was abducted after stopping her car to check on a wandering toddler pleaded guilty on Thursday to... The post Carlee Russell, who faked her Alabama interstate k...
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey signed legislation that banned diversity, equity and inclusion programs at schools, colleges and agencies. The post DEI programs and concepts that could make someone feel ...
A fourth former Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was sentenced Wednesday for his part in the racist torture of two Black men by a group of... The post Fourth ex deputy gets 40-year sentence for...
The judge overseeing the Georgia 2020 election interference case cleared the way Wednesday for Donald Trump and other defendants to appeal... The post Judge clears way for Trump to appeal dec...
President Joe Biden is being criticized for not meeting with more Black Leaders during a recent trip to Michigan. The post Biden skipped visiting a Black church, and some Michigan Black communi...
Willie James Pye, 59, is scheduled to be the first person executed in Georgia since January 2020. The post Georgia slated to execute Willie James Pye, whose lawyers say is intellectually disab...
On Tuesday, Hunter Elward and Jeffrey Middleton got their sentences. tomorrow, Brett McAlpin and Joshua Hartfield face theirs. The post 2 more Mississippi deputies set for sentencing today for ...