Getting up and going to church is something a lot of people do over the weekend as well as during the week.

Brian Courtney Wilson talked with Erica Campbell and GRIFF about the inspiration for his new song.

Actor and activist Malik Yoba chatted with Erica Campbell & GRIFF from the makeup trailer at one of his many gigs. He discusses advocating for crime victims as the host of TVOne’s “Justice By Any Means.” Malik discusses what he loves most about the show, and how it’s actually extremely inspiring as well as powerful, […]

Nine people are injured after a man opened fire at a strip center in SW Houston. One person is in critical, one person in serious condition after the shooting. The shooting occurred off of Weslayan Street and Bissonet Street. According to CNN, police shot the suspect. https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/780412746185662464 https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/780402642463756288 https://twitter.com/houstonpolice/status/780413744136335360 Houston Police Department is currently bringing in the bomb squad […]

Protests erupted in North Carolina last night after an officer fatally shot a disabled man named  Keith Lamont Scott, who was waiting for his kid to return from school. Protests escalated as they ran their course throughout the night, with people blocking off highways and setting things on fire. Meanwhile, Tulsa, Oklahoma, is going on […]

Reverend Dr. Michael Waters, founder and senior pastor of Joy Tabernacle AME Chuch in Dallas, Texas, is also a professor, author, community activist, and social commentator. He talks to Erica Campbell and GRIFF about his work in the Dallas community after the tragedy of the police shootings occurred in July. He talks about his role […]

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In a recent CNN interview, D.L. Hughley got emotional while discussing the deaths of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile and how police shootings like these have impacted his family. He explained to CNN‘s Chris Cuomo, “I don’t even go to sleep until my children come home, my grown children come home.” Adding, ” I keep my clothes on in case my children […]

Louisiana House Bill 953, or the 'Blue Lives Matter Bill," extends provisions under the current hate crime law, covering police officers, EMS workers and first responders.