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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November 18, 2022
Nancy Pelosi’s decision to not to seek reelection as party leader has opened a new pathway for U.S. Rep. Hakeem…
November 15, 2022
As Trump is expected to announce his official run for president in 2024, it appears he’s already lost support from…
November 11, 2022
“We are the state of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman and Thurgood Marshall," Wes Moore said during an interview with…
November 10, 2022
President Biden took questions from the White House press corps the day after the midterm elections, calling it “a good…
November 6, 2022
Several too-close-to-call key races around the nation that will determine the balance of power in Congress.
Democratic nominees Val Demings and Raphael Warnock
November 1, 2022
In an interview with theGrio, pastor Jamal Bryant reacts to his sermon remarks on Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker going…
October 30, 2022
As the nation enters the winter season, the White House is urging Americans to get their shot of the updated…
U.S. Supreme Court Justices, theGrio.com
October 30, 2022
TheGrio/KFF survey shows that most Black voters say the Supreme Court’s recent decisions have been a step backward.
October 18, 2022
TheGrio/KFF Survey of Black Voters finds that the economy is the top-tier issue for Black voters as inflation numbers hit a…
Ben Crump Black Farmers
October 12, 2022
The Biden administration reacted to the lawsuit filed by Black farmers with a statement from the United States Department of…
Chris Jones Sarah Huckabee Sanders Arkansas
October 5, 2022
Arkansas gubernatorial Democratic nominee Chris Jones closes the gap against Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders ahead of the midterm election.
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
October 3, 2022
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson marks her first official day as the newest member of the United States Supreme Court on…
Congressional Black Caucus
September 30, 2022
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference is underway for in-person events for the first time in two years.
September 26, 2022
The wealth of Martha's Vineyard put Venezuelan migrants flown to the island at great risk of not receiving basic necessities.
September 22, 2022
President Biden and Vice President Harris will deliver remarks at the Phoenix Awards hosted by the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation.
United We Stand Summit
September 16, 2022
Ending hate-fueled violence was the focus of the Biden-Harris administration’s first day-long White House summit, "United We Stand."
September 13, 2022
Abortion was front and center during a White House meeting with civil and reproductive rights leaders hosted by Vice President…
September 11, 2022
U.S. Reps. Bennie Thompson and Kweisi Mfume tell theGrio there is a great need to strengthen U.S. intelligence as the…
September 7, 2022
Portraits of President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama will now be hung in the White House “forever” after…
September 5, 2022
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh tells theGrio that the Black “under” employment rate is the “second highest” followed by Native…