AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo16 hours agoFlorida is one step away from ending civilian oversight of the policethegrio.com - Josiah BatesHB 601 would restrict the power of civilian police oversight boards, a crucial tool for Black people in assessing fair treatment by police A Florida …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo17 hours agoUS changing racial categories, taking 'Negro' off forms and giving Egyptians a choice other than 'white'thegrio.com - Associated Press“You can’t underestimate the emotional impact this has on people,” said Meeta Anand, senior director for Census & Data Equity at The Leadership …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoInternet, parks, train tracks can affect stroke risk for neighborhoodsthegrio.com - Associated PressAccording to a study by the American Heart Association, cardiovascular risks are "highly associated with increased social and environmental …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoDiddy's lawyer complains of 'gross overuse of military-level force' during raids of music mogul's homesthegrio.com - Associated PressSean "Diddy" Combs was not detained and spoke to authorities, and neither he nor any family members were arrested, nor has their travel been …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoSob stories? Trauma dumps? Black kids worry about writing college essays after affirmative action banthegrio.com - Associated PressWhen the Supreme Court ended affirmative action in higher education, it left the college essay as one of few places where race can play a role in …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo1 day agoAhmaud Arbery's killers seeking to overturn their hate crime convictionsthegrio.com - Associated PressA panel of judges from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta was scheduled to hear oral arguments Wednesday in a case that followed a …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoHigh school teacher and students sue over Arkansas' ban on critical race theorythegrio.com - Associated PressArkansas education officials last year said the AP African American studies class couldn’t be part of the state’s advanced placement course offerings …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo2 days agoFeds search Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ houses as part of sex trafficking probe, sources saythegrio.com - Associated PressR&B singer Cassie sued Combs in November alleging years of sexual abuse, including rape. A second woman said Combs raped her 20 years ago. It's …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoJosephine Wright scores posthumous victory in fight to keep family’s ancestral Hilton Head Island homethegrio.com - TheGrio StaffThe settlement with Bailey Point Investment acknowledges the Wright family as owners of the property in the middle of a proposed 29-acre subdivision, …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo3 days agoScientist explains 'indelible mark' of COVID brain fogthegrio.com - TheGrio LifestyleClinical epidemiologist Ziyad Al-Aly says "large epidemiological analyses" indicated a higher likelihood of cognitive deficits, including memory …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo4 days agoSome of nearly 300 abducted schoolchildren in Nigeria’s north are freed after weeks in captivitythegrio.com - Associated PressThe 137 children were rescued in Zamfara state, an enclave known for kidnappings more than 124 miles away from their school, Nigeria officials …
AvatartheGrioFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoOpal Lee, 'Grandmother of Juneteenth,' to get new home where racist mob drove her family away from 85 years agothegrio.com - Associated PressLee expects house to be move-in ready by June 19 FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — When Opal Lee was 12, a racist mob drove her family out of their Texas home. …