Democrats try again to extend Violence Against Women Act

Jim Abrams, Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional Democrats have renewed their push to revive the key federal program that protects women against domestic violence..

Redistricting may keep blacks from representing Detroit

Jay Scott Smith

theGRIO REPORT - Of the many issues presented by Detroit’s plummeting population is that it has not only altered the cultural makeup of the city and affected the tax base; it has also led to a complete redrawing for electoral maps around the area...

Minimum wage bill pushes federal increase to $10 an hour

theGrio

It appears federal lawmakers can agree on one thing. Reps. John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.), Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-Ill.) and Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio) are pus…

Conyers accuses GOP of 'flat out attack on women'

theGrio

Conyers (D-Mich.) is calling the GOP's revisions to the Violence Against Women Act -- which excludes immigrants, women of color, and Native Americans -- a 'flat out attack on women'...

Black Caucus members to host briefing on Trayvon case

theGrio

theGRIO REPORT - Corrine Brown (Fl.), Shelia Jackson-Lee (Tex.) and John Conyers (Mich.), announced Friday they will host an informal hearing next week on the "role of the federal government and hate crimes...

Rev. Jackson, Conyers vs. Mich. financial manager

theGrio

DETROIT (AP) - The Rev. Jesse Jackson and U.S. Rep. John Conyers joined religious and civil rights leaders Thursday to promise protests and possible civil disobedience against Michigan's new emergency manager law...

Should the Black Caucus follow Barney Frank's lead?

Zerlina Maxwell

OPINION - With so many members in safe districts where they can be re-elected repeatedly without much of a struggle, in some ways it's an inevitable cycle and at times apathy can set in...