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January 3, 2023
As the new year is underway, theGrio is keeping an eye on these five political stories in Washington and beyond.
January 3, 2023
Kevin McCarthy’s fate lies in the hands of Republican lawmakers who are slated to convene and vote on the next…
December 21, 2022
The Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States is slated to release its final report…
Vice President Kamala Harris
December 13, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris kicked off the White House's US-Africa Summit with remarks at the African and Diaspora Young Leaders…
Senator Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker
December 6, 2022
Georgia voters will cast their ballots to determine who will claim the state’s U.S. Senate seat for the next six…
November 29, 2022
Yale Law School’s Veterans Legal Services Clinic filed a lawsuit against Veterans Affairs on behalf of a disabled Black Marine…
November 17, 2022
Republicans in several states have waged a legal war against President Joe Biden’s student loan debt relief program.  
November 10, 2022
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp won his bid for re-election after gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams conceded. 
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
November 4, 2022
A majority conservative Supreme Court could soon reverse affirmative action, making Black and other minority students vulnerable to discriminatory admission…
Georgia voters
November 1, 2022
A new study shows that 71% of Black voters fear voter suppression will interfere with the results of the 2022…
Joe Biden Student Debt
October 21, 2022
A new study shows Black voters want President Biden and Congress to tackle the issue of inflation and its impact…
October 19, 2022
Oprah Winfrey is once again throwing her support behind Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams just as she did in…
October 17, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration officially launched the federal student loan debt relief application on Monday.
Joe Biden Student Debt
October 14, 2022
President Joe Biden asked the secretary of Health and Human Services and U.S. attorney general to review the scheduling of…
Vice President Kamala Harris
October 8, 2022
“The [racial] wealth gap is massive. It won't close overnight and no matter what you do to try to close…
Herschel Walker
September 16, 2022
Republican nominee Herschel Walker's campaign for U.S. Senate in Georgia has repeatedly been marred by apparent falsehoods.
September 5, 2022
The family of Army 2nd Lieutenant Richard Collins III who was slain by a white supremacist in 2017 is seeking…
September 3, 2022
Civil Rights leaders met with President Joe Biden Friday to discuss the issues of voting rights, criminal justice and police…
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, theGrio.com
August 29, 2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters plans to hold Equifax accountable after the credit bureau produced incorrect credit scores.
August 16, 2022
Ben Jealous has been reaching out to Black male voters “to get an understanding of what's really important to them.