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thegrio, FEMA, rural communities, disaster relief and construction
April 28, 2025
Officials say their plans and those of hundreds of communities nationwide supported by the BRIC program have been upended.
thegrio, housing policy, eviction, education policy
April 28, 2025
Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up at another school, often with more poverty and lower test…
thegrio, Republican-states, school vouchers, education policy
April 28, 2025
State lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to use more taxpayer dollars to pay for private school tuition and homeschooling…
Shedeur Sanders prank call
April 27, 2025
The Atlanta Falcons said Sunday defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich's son was responsible for prank call made to NFL draft pick…
thegrio.com, ICE, immigration policy, Trump administration
April 27, 2025
The cases come amid a battle in federal courts over whether the Trump administration's immigration crackdown has gone too far.
thegrio, Martin Luther King, Jr., Boston, Freedom Rally, Civil Rights Movement
April 27, 2025
Boston celebrates the 60 year anniversary of 1965 Freedom Rally at a time when the Trump administration is waging war…
thegrio, Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns, NFL Draft
April 26, 2025
The Cleveland Browns selected the Colorado quarterback in the fifth round with the 1444th pick of the NFL draft on…
thegrio, Catholic church, pope francis, vatican, funeral
April 26, 2025
Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the…
thegrio, Kennedy Center, Trump administration, LGBTQ
April 26, 2025
Multiple acts involved in the center’s Tapestry of Pride schedule said that their events had been quietly canceled or moved…
George Santos
April 25, 2025
George Santos, who lied and defrauded donors, was sentenced Friday to over seven years in prison, sobbing as he heard…
President Donald Trump, immigration, Trump Administration, theGrio.com
April 25, 2025
Immigration was a major factor for voters in last November’s election, particularly for Trump’s supporters.
Coco Jones, Coco Jones album, New R&B, R&B, theGrio.com
April 25, 2025
The R&B star's debut album "Why Not More?" dropped Friday following breakout hit EP "What I Didn't Tell You."
Cam Ward, NFL 2025 draft, NFL, sports, Black athletes, Black NFL players, theGrio.com
April 25, 2025
The 2025 NFL Draft, which runs through Saturday, April 26, kicked off yesterday in Green Bay, Wisconsin, at Lambeau Field.
thegrio, Kehlani, Cornell University, R&B singer
April 24, 2025
Kehlani was scheduled to perform next month as the headliner at an annual celebration at the upstate New York school…
thegrio, Trump, elections, citizenship
April 24, 2025
The decision is a setback for President Donald Trump, who has argued the requirement is needed to restore public confidence…
Tariffs, Trump tariffs, states sue trump tariffs, Tariffs lawsuit, Trump lawsuit theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
The lawsuit says Trump's tariff policy has been subject to his “whims rather than the sound exercise of lawful authority.”
Dominican nightclub collapse update, Jetset nightclub accident, who owns jetset nightclub, jetset night club DR theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
The owner of Jetset nightclub says that if there had been something he could have done to prevent the collapse,…
Target boycott, are we still boycotting Target, Rev. Jamal Bryant target, Rev. Jamal Bryant target boycott theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
Rev. Jamal Bryant calls for a “full Target boycott” after the retailer fails to meet the boycott efforts' demands to…
Trump executive order, Trump universities, universities vs. trump, Trump school equity efforts, Trump schools, Trump executive order school theGrio.com
April 24, 2025
In a series of executive orders signed Wednesday, Trump targeted universities that he views as liberal adversaries to his political…
thegrio, Smithsonian Museum for African American History and Culture, Trump administration, DEI
April 23, 2025
In a March 27 executive order, Trump alleged that Smithsonian exhibits had disparaged the nation's history.