kia gregory

journalist. author. scholar.

North Philadelphia, 1973 / U.S. National Archives — North Philadelphia, 1973 / U.S. National Archive

Selected Writings

How One Black Family Has Held Onto Their Land for Generations
Killing Us Softly. How Videos of Police Brutality Traumatize African Americans and Undermine the Search for Justice.
Banking Black. Can divesting from America’s big financial institutions help fix racial inequality?
Can a school save a neighborhood?
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark Says Criminal Justice Is More Than Locking People Up
Wake-Robin Golf Club, the oldest African American woman’s golf club in the U.S.
Can Training Programs Help Improve Police-Community Relations?
Telling Michael Brown’s Story
A New Battle for the Soul of Harlem
Doors often closed to transgender tenants searching for housing
Neighbors Mourn A Squatter, Known Widely but Not Well
Deciding Whether It’s Lights Out. In a Staten Island community ravaged by Hurricane Sandy, residents are agonizing over participating in a state buyout program
Words of Praise, and Loss, for Malcolm X’s Grandson
On a Stage Shared With Trains, a Voice to Stir the Soul
In Changing Harlem, a Mosque Struggles to Pay Rent
On a Corner Plagued by Violence, Rallying to Say Enough Is Enough
They’re Still Swinging for the Rooftops. For old-time stickball players, much of their neighborhood has disappeared. But on Sunday mornings, the pride in their “poor man’s game” is on full display.
Keeping standards high at Boys Latin
Earlier complaint against 2 police officers similar to another harassment allegation
He’s beating the odds. Northeast High star, having narrowed his choices of big-time football programs, has big dreams, big challenges.
Osage’s lingering loss: Community. Since the MOVE disaster, residents have been victimized over and over again, their homes destroyed, their community devastated, their lives upended.
Stepping Up. Overbrook’s Men of Tustin fight for their community, guiding its youth by strong example.
A life on the street. For young men like him, surviving a bullet can be a time to rebuild a life – or a prelude to more violence.
With curiosity, confidence, homeless as a child, he’s poised to enter the Ivy League.
His Best Shot. Trauma outreach coordinator Scott Charles in his work at a local hospital within the epicenter of gun violence has a narrow window to keep gunshot victims from returning.