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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September 2, 2022
Civil rights leaders are meeting with President Joe Biden on Friday for the second time since he’s been in office,…
September 2, 2022
Jackson Mayor Lumumba tells theGrio that residents are "frustrated" amid ongoing water crisis as federal officials work to bring relief.
August 30, 2022
The new school year is underway in most states across the country and teachers are doing what they can to…
August 28, 2022
Ben Jealous blames the stalled meeting with Biden's “young" staff who "don't understand the importance of maintaining certain traditions.”
Bobby Rush
August 20, 2022
In an interview theGrio, U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush reflects on his political career and activism rooted in the civil rights…
July 28, 2022
The Black Futures Lab released the findings of its temperature check poll, which shows Black Americans are not happy with the…
President Joe Biden
July 26, 2022
Biden strikes balance in remarks to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives on crime and policing ahead of…
July 22, 2022
The Jan. 6 House Select Committee held its eighth hearing Thursday night, and tears flowed inside the House chamber after…
July 21, 2022
The president, who spent the day working in isolation, called the House majority whip to congratulate him on his NAACP…
July 21, 2022
President Biden, 79, has tested positive for COVID-19, but he is said to have mild symptoms and is on the…
July 20, 2022
It’s civil rights week, and now it is the National Urban league's turn to host a convention with Vice President…
July 19, 2022
"Homeownership is one of the primary ways to attain wealth, and that is a real priority" for Secretary Marcia Fudge,…
July 19, 2022
There was a theme of getting out the vote at the NAACP convention, where Vice President Kamala Harris and other…
July 17, 2022
TheGrio is closely watching the Maryland gubernatorial and attorney general contests and the race for 4th Congressional District.
July 13, 2022
TheGrio caught up with Officer Dunn and members of the Jan. 6th House Select Committee as it continues laying out…
July 8, 2022
The Supreme Court decision to overturn the right to an abortion has caused great concern it will continue to strike…
July 7, 2022
“When you are a no-show for your own event, that’s how powerful COVID can be,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said…
July 7, 2022
Cherelle Griner, the wife of WNBA star Britney Griner, tells theGrio she does not plan to watch Thursday’s hearing in…
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
June 30, 2022
Speaking with theGrio, former White House officials and activists relish Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic swearing-in.
June 30, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn into Supreme Court on Thursday after Justice Breyer announced on Wednesday his retirement from…