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From original documentaries to comedies, dramas, and thrillers, here are the best movies to stream on Netflix right now in 2021.

Executive produced by Ava DuVernay, the series will star young actor Jaden Michael as a young Colin Kaepernick.

As a part of our 'Black and Proud' series, theGrio caught up with Billy Porter, Rep. Maxine Waters and Dr. Yusef Salaam for Juneteenth Live!

Illinois is set to ban police from lying to people under the age of 18. Advocates say that increases the risk of false confessions.

Illinois to become first state to ban police officers from lying to minors during interrogations Ndea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY Illinois could soon become the first state to bar police from lying to minors during interrogations, a tactic advocates say significantly increases the risk of false confessions. If a law enforcement officer knowingly provides "false information about evidence or leniency" during an interrogation, any statements from someone under 18 would be inadmissibl...

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois (AP) — Illinois became the first state Saturday to pass a bill...

Illinois House votes to ban police lies to young suspects May 30, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Springfield, Ill. (AP) — The Illinois House approved has approved a bill that could ban police from lying to youth during interrogations — a practice that adds significantly to the risk of false confessions and wrongful convictions. The bill passed Saturday would still require a final nod from the state Senate and the approval of the governor to become law. Though few Americans realize it, police reg...

This is FRESH AIR. Im Dave Davies, in today for Terry Gross. You may recognize the name of our guest, Yusef Salaam, but youve almost certainly heard of the event that turned his life upside down. Hes one of five teenaged boys who were arrested and convicted in 1989 of the brutal assault and rape of a woman in New York - the so-called Central Park jogger case. Police extracted confessions from four of the five accused, all of whom recanted those confessions, saying they were coerced by police. ...

Motivational speaker and prison reform activist Yusef Salaam discussed his time incarcerated and his spiritual motivation during a Family Action Network event Thursday. Salaam was wrongfully convicted and later exonerated in the 1989 Central Park jogger case , in which he and four other then-teenage boys were accused of assaulting a woman.  He recently published his memoir “Better, Not Bitter: Living on Purpose in the Pursuit of Racial Justice,” which details his upbringing and the lessons...

The depravity of the case stunned the city in a time when violent crime was rampant.