About April Ryan

April Ryan is also the Washington D.C Bureau Chief and Senior White House Correspondent at theGrio. She can be seen on CNN as a political analyst. Ryan is the longest-serving Black woman reporter in the White House press corps and has served on the board of the prestigious White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) for 25 years. She is one of only three African Americans in the Association’s over 100-year history to serve on its board. She is also an esteemed member of the National Press Club. In 2015, Ms. Ryan was nominated for an NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Literary Work - Debut Author) for her first book.

April opened the DC Bureau for theGrio and led theGrio to a permanent White House Briefing room seat and into presidential and supplemental pool duty, a first for a Black-owned digital news organization.

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Former Baltimore state’s attorney Marilyn Mosby
December 3, 2024
Civil rights advocates are renewing their calls for the Biden to show mercy to Marilyn Mosby, who was convicted of…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
November 26, 2024
In anticipation for Trump's second administration, groups are gearing up for a fight to prevent the further erosion of civil…
Joe Biden, Angola, Joao Lourenco, theGrio.com
November 22, 2024
As Biden prepares for his trip to Angola, it remains to be seen if President-elect Trump is as committed to…
Affirmative Action, Supreme Court, race-based admissions, black student enrollment, black college enrollment, theGrio.com
November 13, 2024
Donald Trump’s promise to eliminate the Department of Education is being criticized as a potential whitewashing of the U.S. education…
Joe Biden, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
November 12, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump will meet with President Joe Biden in the Oval Office as part of a tradition of peaceful…
November 6, 2024
Kamala Harris’s campaign faced challenges in voter engagement and competing with Trump’s appeal to diverse voter groups during Election 2024.
Angela Alsobrooks, theGrio.com
November 4, 2024
Kamala Harris leads a long list of Black women who will be on the ballot in large numbers nationwide this…
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 23: (L-R) Korey Wise, Raymond Santana Jr., Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, and Kevin Richardson of the "Central Park Five" speak onstage at the 2019 BET Awards on June 23, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
October 29, 2024
The election will determine the speed at which a lawsuit filed against Trump by the Exonerated Five will move forward…
Black men voters, theGrio.com
October 25, 2024
The question remains whether both political parties will find actual solutions to better engaging Black men after Nov. 5.
Kamala Harris, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
October 22, 2024
An analysis of television and online metrics reveals Kamala Harris stands out in the 2024 presidential election contest against Donald…
October 17, 2024
During her FOX News interview, Kamala Harris said that, if elected, her presidency “will not be a continuation of Joe…
TheGrio's April Ryan interviews President Joe Biden on Kamala Harris
October 13, 2024
President Biden discusses a range of topics, including his Black agenda and "confidence" in Vice President Harris to lead the…
President Joe Biden and April Ryan speak about lead pipes and lead paint
October 11, 2024
in an exclusive interview with theGrio, President Joe Biden says the dangers of lead exposure to communities are "devastating."
Kamala Harris as Biden's governing partner
October 10, 2024
President Biden tells theGrio he has "great confidence" in Kamala Harris and explains why electing her in November is so…
April Ryan, President Joe Biden, theGrio.com
October 9, 2024
In an interview with theGrio, President Biden talks about the impacts of Hurricanes Helene and Milton and the long road…
The Hill with April Ryan - Terrance Woodbury, President and Founder, Hit Strategies
October 6, 2024
Harris surrogate and pollster Terrance Woodbury says Black voters are concerned about the economy and costs being "too damn high.” 
President Biden's trip to Angola
October 1, 2024
President Biden is headed to Angola, marking the first trip from a U.S. president to visit the oil-rich African country.
The Hill with April Ryan - Interview with Nana Gyamfi
September 29, 2024
Nana Gyamfi of Black Alliance for Just Immigration wants Harris and other political leaders to radically change how they address…
The Hill - Interview with Stacey Plaskett
September 27, 2024
U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett lambasted Republicans for blocking a measure to censure Rep. Higgins for his racist post about Haitians.
The Hill - Political Compilation
September 24, 2024
"The Hill with April Ryan” spoke with Rep. Justin J. Pearson, attorney Lee Merritt and Rashad Robinson, president of Color…