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Greg Mathis, Jesse Jackson, theGrio.com
February 23, 2026

Judge Greg Mathis shares little-known story of how Rev. Jesse Jackson mentored him from jail

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New York First State To Offer Free Public University Tuition For Middle Class
February 23, 2026

Hunter College to review professor’s ‘abhorrent’ hot mic remarks about Black students during virtual meeting

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Abdallah Diaby, New York City, crime, theGrio.com
February 23, 2026

Fashion model arrested in connection with $1 million luxury clothing heist in NYC

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Summer Smith, Collin County Texas, Texas Jury, Boy Forced To Drink Urine, Asher Vann Case, Racial Bullying
February 23, 2026

Jury rules Black mother and lawyer must pay millions to teen they accused of racial bullying

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Richard Seymour Ferguson appears in court during sentencing in Florida manslaughter case tied to deadly 2023 crash, thegrio
February 23, 2026

Florida father sentenced to 37 years after allowing unlicensed teen to drive in deadly crash

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February 22, 2026

21-year-old man missing since Valentine’s Day found hanging in Atlanta park

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Russell Westbrook, Nina Westbrook, Russel Westbrook
February 21, 2026

Nina Westbrook addresses death threat e-mail sent to her and her husband, NBA player Russell Westbrook: ‘Not an isolated incident’

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February 21, 2026

Joanne Bland, a noted Civil Rights activist who helped create Selma’s Foot Soldiers Park, dies at 72

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Juneteenth, Woman Celebrating Juneteenth, Juneteeth Removed From Calendar, Idaho Juneteeth
February 20, 2026

Idaho town votes to remove Juneteenth as official city holiday

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February 19, 2026

Philadelphia slavery exhibit taken down by Trump administration is being restored

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February 18, 2026

Florida woman accused of posing as child protective services worker in attempted kidnapping

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Avel Gordly, Avel Gordly Oregon, First Black female state senator Oregon, Avel Gordly life, Avel Gordly dies theGrio.com
February 18, 2026

Avel Gordly, Oregon’s first Black woman state senator, dies at 79

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Jesse Jackson, Ashley Laverne Jackson, Sanita Jackson, Jesse Jackson Daughters
February 17, 2026

‘Immensely grateful’: Jesse Jackson’s daughters remember their late father with touching letters, tributes

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Linda Davis ICE, Linda Davis Savannah, Woman killed in ICE car accident, ICE Savannah Georgia, Linda Davis Oscar Vasquez Lopez theGrio.com
February 17, 2026

Black woman killed in car crash involving a man fleeing ICE in Savannah, GA

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Naomi Campbell, Jeffrey Epstein, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026

Naomi Campbell speaks out as her name emerges in newly released Epstein documents: ‘Don’t come at me’

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, theGrio.com
February 17, 2026

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, is dead at 84

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Black doll noose Mardi Gras parade, new orleans, thegrio.com
February 16, 2026

7-year-old catches Black doll with beads tied like a noose at Mardi Gras parade, prompting outrage

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Luther Campbell, founder of 2 Live Crew, discusses his decision to run for Congress in Florida’s 20th District, thegrio.com
February 16, 2026

Uncle Luke says he’s running for Congress, setting up high-profile showdown in South Florida

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February 15, 2026

Stefon Diggs accuser speaks out about assault case, denies claims she is seeking a settlement

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February 14, 2026

How a Black woman’s grocery store in Chicago is reclaiming the promise of ’40 acres’

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