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Taya Graham is an award-winning investigative reporter who has covered U.S. politics, local government, and the criminal justice system. She is the host of TRNN's "Police Accountability Report," and producer and co-creator of the award-winning podcast "Truth and Reconciliation" on Baltimore's NPR affiliate WYPR. She has written extensively for a variety of publications including the Afro American Newspaper, the oldest black-owned publication in the country, and was a frequent contributor to Morgan State Radio at a historic HBCU. She has also produced two documentaries, including the feature-length film "The Friendliest Town." Although her reporting focuses on the criminal justice system and government accountability, she has provided on the ground coverage of presidential primaries and elections as well as local and state campaigns. Follow her on Twitter.

Janiyah Thomas speaks with The Real News
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Defending Trump may seem absurd—I spoke to a Black woman who does it every day

by Taya Graham September 13, 2024September 13, 2024

Janiyah Thomas, Black Media Engagement Director for the 2024 Trump campaign, opens up about what it means to be ‘Black MAGA.’

Republican presidential nominee, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during the 2024 Joyful Warriors National Summit on August 30, 2024 in Washington, DC. Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images
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by Taya Graham September 10, 2024September 13, 2024
Still image of Ogden, Utah, resident Darcy Layton being arrested by police on April 4, 2023. Body Worn Camera Courtesy of the Ogden Police Department
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First a violent arrest, then threats of the psych ward: A Utah woman’s police horror story

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis August 30, 2024August 30, 2024
El Paso, TX police arrest 65-year-old Eddie Holguin after a traffic stop while his daughter Adzari Holguin films from a distance, July 7, 2024. Photo courtesy of Holguin family
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Did Texas cops make this father a fugitive in retaliation for a police brutality lawsuit?

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Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the first day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 15, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images
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Republicans plan for 40 years of MAGA

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis July 23, 2024July 23, 2024
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Are Black men really flocking to Trump? We asked these Black conservatives.

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Anti-Trump and Pro-Trump demonstrators hit the streets outside RNC in Milwaukee

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis July 16, 2024July 17, 2024
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After Trump assassination attempt, RNC ‘like a religious gathering’

by Taya Graham and Stephen Janis July 15, 2024July 15, 2024
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