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TheGrio: Your source for breaking news, politics, lifestyle and entertainment focusing on the African-American community.

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thegrio.com > 09/13/2026 > paul-schrader-no-good-black-people-film-opinion

Paul Schrader couldn't find 'good Black people,' so he built fake ones instead

15+ hour, 49+ min ago   (409+ words) OPINION: The acclaimed writer and director came under controversy for his AI-driven pivot for his new movie. That there was zero Black consent highlights a much larger issue. I keep coming back to four words. Not because they were shocking,…...

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thegrio.com > 09/13/2026 > lil-durk-mother-lashawnda-woodard-guilt

Lil Durk’s mother opens up about guilt, grief and motherhood after his acquittal

18+ hour, 50+ min ago   (780+ words) LaShawnda Woodard reflected on losing her son DThang and the weight she has carried as a mother in a newly surfaced interview recorded as Lil Durk awaited his verdict. As Lil Durk begins to navigate the aftermath of his federal…...

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thegrio.com > 09/13/2026 > tyler-perry-suicide-attempts-healing-57

Tyler Perry reflects on childhood trauma, suicide attempts and healing in 57th birthday message

19+ hour, 36+ min ago   (744+ words) The filmmaker opened up about abuse, homelessness, grief and therapy while reflecting on the painful journey that led him to success. Tyler Perry is marking his 57th birthday by looking back at the difficult road that brought him to this moment....

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thegrio.com > 09/13/2026 > charleston-white-arrested-battery-florida

Charleston White booked into Broward County jail on misdemeanor battery count

20+ hour, 38+ min ago   (341+ words) Comedian and YouTube personality Charleston White was arrested on a misdemeanor battery charge in Florida and booked into Broward County jail. Charleston White is in custody in Florida, and the circumstances that put him there have not been made public....

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thegrio.com > 09/11/2026 > lil-durk-not-guilty-murder-for-hire-trial

Lil Durk found not guilty in federal murder-for-hire case in Los Angeles

2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (375+ words) The rapper was accused of orchestrating an attack on a longtime rival in 2022. He was facing a maximum sentence of life in prison. A federal grand jury in Los Angeles found Chicago rapper Lil Durk not guilty of all charges…...

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thegrio.com > 09/11/2026 > fairlane-mall-shooting-martinez-long-self-defense

19-year-old sentenced to probation after fatally shooting Michigan mall gunman in self-defense

2+ day, 21+ hour ago   (389+ words) Martinez Long avoided a criminal conviction for the shooting itself, but the judge questioned why he brought a gun into the mall. A 19-year-old Michigan man who fatally shot an armed man during a chaotic July shooting at a Dearborn…...

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thegrio.com > 09/10/2026 > exclusive-letter-democrats-doj-investigate-black-americans-found-hanging

EXCLUSIVE: In letter, Democrats demand DOJ investigate Black Americans found hanging from trees

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (379+ words) Led by Rep. Ayanna Pressley, nearly 60 lawmakers cite the nation’s history of lynching and call the growing number of deaths a “national crisis.” A group of Congressional Democrats is demanding that the U.S. Department of Justice investigate the alarming…...

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thegrio.com > 09/09/2026 > ricky-anderson-guilty-plea-donovan-lewis-columbus

Former Ohio officer pleads guilty in fatal shooting of 20-year-old Donovan Lewis

4+ day, 20+ hour ago   (414+ words) Ricky Anderson pleaded guilty to reckless homicide more than four years after Lewis was fatally shot in bed inside his Columbus apartment. Former Columbus, Ohio, police officer Ricky Anderson has pleaded guilty to reckless homicide in the 2022 shooting death of…...

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thegrio.com > 09/09/2026 > d4vd-wrongful-death-lawsuit-celeste-rivas

D4vd hit with wrongful death lawsuit from Celeste Rivas Hernandez’s family

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (379+ words) The civil case names the singer, his manager, mother and security guard nearly one year after the teenager’s remains were discovered. The family of Celeste Rivas Hernandez has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against singer D4vd and several people tied to…...

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thegrio.com > 09/09/2026 > the-vilification-of-black-mothers-why-didnt-latarsha-sanders-get-the-compassion-lindsay-clancy-received

The vilification of Black mothers: Why didn???t Latarsha Sanders get the compassion Lindsay Clancy received?

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (478+ words) OPINION: Two Massachusetts mothers mounted defenses centered on severe mental illness. Their cases have been met with very different public narratives. A judge has just declared a mistrial for Lindsay Clancy, mother of three, standing trial for the deaths of…...