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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May 11, 2022
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki told theGrio that the White House is feeling the “pain” of Americans at the…
May 11, 2022
The legislative conundrum in the Senate over Roe v. Wade dates back decades, suggesting an uphill battle for the latest…
May 2, 2022
TheGrio takes a look at some of the races to watch this election cycle in Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and…
April 29, 2022
While the proposed ban is years in the making, some expressed concerns it could negatively impact Black people through policing.
April 28, 2022
Buttigieg told theGrio that his department’s partnership with HBCUs is “very important” to him and the Biden-Harris administration. 
April 27, 2022
TheGrio asked White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki about the realm of possibility as COVID-19 continues to spread in Washington.
April 26, 2022
Cedric Richmond, the highest-ranking Black man in the Biden administration, is expected to leave the White House before summer.
Actor Taraji P. Henson
April 22, 2022
Taraji P. Henson tells theGrio she wants to bring mental health resources to HBCU campuses and be a "liaison" for…
White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki Holds Daily Briefing With HUD Secretary Fudge
April 21, 2022
Fudge is leading the charge in cracking down on systemic racism in home appraisals, telling theGrio there will be consequences.
April 13, 2022
Sen. Warren and policy advocates tell theGrio $50,000 student debt forgiveness could close the racial wealth gap and relieve Black…
April 11, 2022
The White House unveiled a banning or curbing the proliferation of ghost guns along with the Department of Justice.
April 7, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson has been officially confirmed to the Supreme Court, becoming the first Black woman justice in U.S.…
April 6, 2022
As the Biden administration moves to lift Title 42, some are concerned about Haitian and African refugees getting the short…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
April 4, 2022
Republicans and Democrats are still clashing over Judge Jackson’s nomination despite almost certain confirmation.
Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., addresses crowds during the March on Washington
April 4, 2022
In an interview with theGrio, Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King reflect on the life and…
April 1, 2022
TheGrio chatted with Sen. Klobuchar and D.C. Mayor Bowser about how Biden's budget could address issues important to Black communities.
April 1, 2022
gas prices are well above $5 a gallon in states like California and Nevada and averaging $4 or more in…
March 31, 2022
TheGrio was at a Senate roundtable, where concern was expressed about how COVID-19 could impact the Supreme Court confirmation vote.
President Biden signs Emmett Till Antilynching Act
March 29, 2022
TheGrio was in attendance at the historic signing ceremony at the White House attended by the families of Emmett Till…
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and Vice President Kamala Harris
March 25, 2022
After Manchin said he'd vote in favor of Jackson for Supreme Court, Doug Jones said he wants to see her…