April Ryan Exclusives Featured Health Politics April 16, 2021 Black maternal health disparity gets new focus after Biden proclamation Every 12 hours a mother giving birth dies in this nation, according to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics April 14, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris weighs in on gun vs. Taser debate in Daunte Wright shooting Policing in America as it relates to race and racial bias is yet again at the center of the nation’s...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics April 14, 2021 As reparations bill moves in House, should Biden issue US apology for slavery? Members of the U.S. House Judiciary Committee take another historic step closer to considering the legacy bill, H.R. 40, on...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics April 13, 2021 CBC to meet with Biden, Harris to discuss voting rights and policing Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) leadership, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn and two additional members — Senators Cory Booker and Senator...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics April 12, 2021 Where are the jobs? Thousands remain vacant in Biden administration thanks to Trump Thousands upon thousands of jobs are open and ready for hire in the federal government, and the kicker is none...
April Ryan Exclusives Books Featured Media April 9, 2021 Don Lemon says ‘tolerance’ isn’t enough to address racism: ‘See my humanity’ It is not unusual for CNN Tonight host Don Lemon to hold down the anchor chair with riveting conversations and...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Health Politics April 8, 2021 Biden’s expansion of Obamacare already a benefit to Black Americans Black sign-ups for the Affordable Care Act — also known as Obamacare — have seen a noticeable jump in enrollment...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics April 6, 2021 Buttigieg says racism built into US infrastructure was a ‘conscious choice’ Phase one of fixing the nation’s infrastructure is not just about some of the obvious: repairing potholes, bridges, roads, airports, schools,...
April Ryan Exclusives Atlanta Featured Politics April 5, 2021 Bernice King weighs in on Georgia boycotts amid controversial voting law Dr. Bernice King has signaled that she’s gearing up to take “hard lines” in the current political battle in Georgia...
April Ryan Exclusives Black History Featured April 4, 2021 Bernice King maintains father’s assassination was government ‘conspiracy’ Easter Sunday for Christians around the world is one of the holiest days of the year as it recognizes the...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 31, 2021 Notice something’s up with USPS? There’s a reason behind the mail crisis Today theGrio poses a rhetorical question, and that is what’s up with the mail? The United States Postal Service is...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 26, 2021 While absent at Biden’s first presser, hate crimes are on the rise Several issues were not covered at President Joe Biden’s first formal press conference since taking office, including hate and its...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 26, 2021 HUD Sec. Fudge meets with civil rights leaders to address pandemic housing challenges Secretary Marcia Fudge met with civil rights leaders during an hour-long virtual meeting on Thursday, marking her first meeting since...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 23, 2021 Amid WH firings over marijuana use, legalization remains a hot issue Controversy is swirling like a cloud of smoke at the White House over the decision to fire five staffers for...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 23, 2021 Colorado grocery store shooting reignites call for gun control in Washington President Joe Biden said with urgency “we have to act” on gun control in his first public comments from the White...
April Ryan Exclusives Politics March 19, 2021 Biden addresses COVID-19 disparity among Black Americans during Atlanta visit “Science is back,” declared President Joe Biden as he and Vice President Kamala Harris visited the Centers for Disease Control...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 19, 2021 HUD Secretary Marcia Fudge’s agenda targets homelessness and homeownership Homelessness has hit a new high in the nation according to a new housing report confirming 580,000 people are without...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 17, 2021 Biden administration allocates $10 billion for COVID-19 testing to reopen schools “Help is here” are the words from the White House COVID-19 Task Force is reiterating from President Joe Biden’s recent...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Politics March 16, 2021 Vice President Kamala Harris’ portfolio becomes focus of Biden agenda With two months into the Biden-Harris administration, questions are circulating about the portfolio of Vice President Kamala Harris — which...
April Ryan Exclusives Featured Health March 15, 2021 Black vaccine hesitancy may not be about medical bias, report finds Data from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows the Black population in this country still lags way behind their...
