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‘Actions Deviated from His Oath’: Officer Involved In High Speed Chase That Killed Uncle of Teen Who Captured George Floyd’s Death to Face Charges

October 27, 2021
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Minneapolis police officer Brian Cummings is facing multiple charges, including one count of criminal vehicular homicide, in connection with a July high-speed chase that killed Leneal Frazier. Frazier was an uncle of Darnella Frazier, the young girl who captured the killing of George Floyd on her cellphone. The Hennepin County Attorney’s Office said on Friday,…

Invoking Emmett Till’s Lynching, Rep. Bobby Rush Calls For Federal Probe Into Jelani Day’s Death

October 27, 2021
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Source: Michael A. McCoy / Getty In a letter to FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland, Rep. Bobby Rush requested a federal review of the disappearance and death of Illinois graduate student Jelani Day. A student at Illinois State University, Day went missing at the end of August. It took several weeks…

Tammy Rivera’s Alleged Racial Profiling Incident In CVS Leads to an Investigation

October 27, 2021
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An alleged racial profiling incident involving Tammy Rivera while she was shopping at a CVS store reportedly is currently being investigated. The alleged incident took place this past weekend after the 35-year-old went to store located in DeKalb County, Georgia within metropolitan Atlanta. An alleged racial profiling incident reportedly involving Tammy Rivera at a CVS…

Judge: Men Kyle Rittenhouse killed can be called ‘looters’ but not ‘victims’

October 26, 2021
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The Illinois teenager fatally shot two people during a protest in Wisconsin last year The judge overseeing Kyle Rittenhouse’s murder case ruled Monday that lawyers can refer to the men he shot as “rioters” and “looters,” but not “victims” during the upcoming trial, The Chicago Tribune reports. On Monday, Circuit Judge Bruce Schroeder ruled that…

New Report Spotlights Border Patrol Misconduct Years Before Haitian Migrant Controversy

October 26, 2021
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Source: PAUL RATJE / Getty A new report from the House Committee on Oversight and Reform found several issues in disciplining agents for sharing derogatory posts online, including in a private Facebook group. The overview notes many failures of Customs and Border Protection officials and raises concerns about the treatment of migrants as the Haitian…

Byron Allen acquires HBCUGo.TV, streaming services for HBCUs

October 26, 2021
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“HBCUGo.TV positions us to speak to the heart and soul of Black America 24/7,” read a statement from Allen, who owns theGrio. Media mogul Byron Allen, owner of theGrio, has added to his empire by acquiring HBCUGo.TV which is a streaming site for historically Black colleges and universities. Allen announced on Tuesday that his Allen…

Where does the Black agenda stand as President Biden heads to Italy for G20?

October 26, 2021
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EXCLUSIVE: Biden will hit the international stage to discuss a range of issues. But his domestic policy agenda remains a work in progress at home. Domestic policies will be discussed on an international stage as President Joe Biden embarks on his second trip abroad to Europe on Thursday. President Biden’s foreign trip comes at a…

Jelani Day’s cause of death was drowning, unknown how he got into water: coroner

October 26, 2021
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The forensic exam notes that “the manner in which Mr. Day went into the Illinois River is currently unknown.” The death of Illinois State University graduate student Jelani Day was caused by drowning, the LaSalle County Coroner revealed on Monday. It remains unclear how Day got in the water, with coroner Richard Ploch noting that…

‘Hov Got Hands’: Jeezy Reveals that Jay-Z Earned More of His Respect After Standing Beside Him In Vegas ‘Fistfight’

October 26, 2021
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After years of building his legacy in music and entrepreneurship, Jay-Z’s got more than a few people that look up to him. Some of his fans are artists themselves, and at this point, it’s not a shock when artists say Hov is their favorite rapper or that he’s in their top five favorite rappers. Fellow…

5 things to expect from ‘Colin in Black and White’

October 26, 2021
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The highly anticipated Netflix adaptation of Colin Kaepernick’s teen years is almost here. From the minds of Ava DuVernay and Colin Kaepernick, Colin in Black and White is set to drop on Netflix this Friday, and theGrio has five things to expect from this exciting series. Announced in June 2020, Colin in Black and White…