About Nii-Quartelai Quartey

Dr. Nii-Quartelai Quartey is a national affairs contributor for theGrio, Former AARP Senior Advisor & National LGBTQ Liaison, Guest Lecturer for Pepperdine University Graduate School of Education and Psychology, and Former Senior Policy Advisor to Biden-Harris Campaign.

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Ron DeSantis thegrio.com
March 23, 2022
The “Don’t Say Gay” bill and “Stop WOKE Act” continue the onslaught of similar legislation already being introduced across the country.
February 14, 2022
Regan, EPA’s first Black administrator, aims for a lead-free America. Flint’s former mayor has a message for the powers that be.
January 18, 2022
If elected, Everton would be the first Black, youngest-ever and first openly gay school superintendent in the Peach State’s history.
January 15, 2022
The Biden-Harris agenda is at the mercy of Sens. Manchin and Sinema. Senate candidates Malcolm Kenyatta and Mandela Barnes could change that.
January 12, 2022
While some celebrate Biden’s support of eliminating the filibuster for voting rights, others say his speech was a wish without a plan.
January 6, 2022
Many Black Congress members are still processing the trauma of the Capitol attack, while leading efforts to hold insurrectionists accountable.
US Vice President Kamala Harris
December 8, 2021
Sen. Booker tells theGrio he is “proud” to be co-sponsor of many bills included in the comprehensive Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act.
AIDS thegrio.com
December 1, 2021
World AIDS Day 2021 offers a humbling opportunity to examine the lessons of the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics.