A Nevada Black man was wrongfully arrested for the felony crimes of a white man after police failed to notice distinguishing factors. Newly-released footage of a mistaken identity arrest shows a young Black man...

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State senate candidate Jennifer Rourke Rhode told theGrio that she is recovering at a hospital and is experiencing “a ringing” in her ear. A Providence, Rhode Island police officer and state senate candidate is...

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Uziyah Sergio Garcia’s funeral was held Saturday at the Immanuel Baptist Church in San Angelo. Like millions of 10-year-olds, Uziyah Sergio Garcia loved video games, swimming and trampolines. He was also a natural at...

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Jefferson was hailed as a ”true hero” by contemporaries and Detroit leaders. Alexander Jefferson, a revered former colonel for the Tuskegee Airmen, America’s first all-Black squadron of military pilots, has died at 100. Jefferson,...

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Norman C. Francis was Xavier’s first Black and first lay president and the second African American president of a Catholic university in the United States. A Jesuit university in New Orleans has renamed its...

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Orlando Museum of Art spokeswoman says the museum is complying with law enforcement The FBI raided a Florida art museum on Friday and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat...

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“Take the polling results with a grain of salt,” Nsé Ufot, CEO of New Georgia Project, told theGrio. As the Senate race in Georgia heats up, a recent poll shows that U.S. Senator Raphael...

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