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.

All Articles

January 22, 2023
A Biden-Harris administration official tells theGrio Republicans have “weaponized” the debt ceiling limit.
January 18, 2023
"I could not have done it without her," said newly sworn-in Gov. Moore in a sit-down interview with theGrio alongside…
January 18, 2023
Chris Jones, who ran against Sarah Huckabee Sanders in the 2022 gubernatorial election, called the new governor's actions "extreme."
January 17, 2023
Days before his inauguration, in a downtown office building in Baltimore City, Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore sat down with theGrio. 
January 16, 2023
In an interview with theGrio, King's daughter Bernice King says in the United States, “we don't know how to deal…
January 12, 2023
Amid recent admission that a second batch of classified documents was found at Biden’s residence, things are heating up on…
January 6, 2023
A survey conducted by theGrio and KFF found that 84% of Black voters believe white supremacy played a major role…
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., theGrio.com
January 5, 2023
On the third straight day of votes in the U.S. House of Representatives to select the speaker of the House…
January 4, 2023
On day two of House votes for the speaker of the House, Rep. Byron Donalds, who is Black, was nominated…
January 3, 2023
A new and expanded Congressional Black Caucus was sworn in during a Tuesday ceremony for the 118th Congress.
December 30, 2022
There were tremendous losses in various fields and disciplines in 2022, particularly in the world of politics and political activism.…
December 27, 2022
Concern for the state of the Black economy lingers as African Americans have historically suffered during economic downturns.
December 14, 2022
Dr. Biden, along with Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, welcomed 21 spouses of African leaders to discuss shared interests in combating…
December 13, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration this week will host a three-day summit on Africa in partnership with the African Union.
December 9, 2022
TheGrio learned Biden officials reached out to the families of victims of deadly police force to update them on the…
Cherelle Griner
December 8, 2022
The White House was abuzz with activity Wednesday, the day before Brittney Griner would be released from Russian custody after…
December 8, 2022
TheGrio was on the ground at the White House as President Joe Biden announced Brittney Griner's release from Russia.
December 2, 2022
Biden on Friday signed into law legislation to avert a rail shutdown after Congress rushed to prevent a national rail…
November 29, 2022
White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre forcefully condemned Trump’s meeting with Kanye and white nationalist figure Nick Fuentes.
November 26, 2022
Small Business Administrator Isabel Guzman talks growing support for Black businesses this Small Business Saturday.