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Keisha Lance Bottomsm thegrio.com
September 7, 2018
Atlanta's city jail will no longer accept immigrants detained by federal officials, the mayor announced Thursday.
Bill Cosby Samuel Silver thegrio.com AP
September 7, 2018
A former member of Bill Cosby's defense team is suing the 81-year-old comedian for more than $50,000 in unpaid legal…
Miss America NFL thegrio.com AP
September 7, 2018
A question about the propriety of NFL players kneeling in protest during the National Anthem helped select one of Thursday's…
black women voters thegrio.com AP
September 7, 2018
Meeting on the campus of Jackson State University on a recent Friday afternoon, dozens of black women came together to…
Obamacare thegrio.com
September 7, 2018
Millions of people covered under the Affordable Care Act will see only modest premium increases next year, and some will…
Ethiopia thegrio.com
September 6, 2018
Ethiopian, Eritrean and Somalia leaders are set to meet in Eritrea's capital Asmara, furthering the diplomatic thaw in the strategic…
democrats republicans thegrio.com
September 6, 2018
The task of drawing new boundaries for thousands of federal and state legislative districts is still about three years away.
Laquan McDonald thegrio.com
September 6, 2018
A judge could soon decide whether to revoke or increase the bond for a white Chicago police officer charged with…
Colin Kaepernick Nike thegrio.com AP
September 6, 2018
Nike has unveiled its first "Just Do It" ad narrated by Colin Kaepernick, a spot scheduled to air during the…
Ayanna Pressley thegrio.com AP
September 6, 2018
When Ayanna Pressley topped a 10-term congressman in Massachusetts , she became the latest face of a burgeoning movement of…
September 5, 2018
DETROIT (AP) — Thousands of Detroit public schools students were told Tuesday to drink from district-supplied water coolers or bottled…
September 5, 2018
NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams began her U.S. Open quarterfinal tentatively. Her shots lacked their usual sting, her attitude…
Ayanna Pressley AP thegrio.com
September 5, 2018
Ayanna Pressley is all but assured of becoming the first black woman elected to Congress from Massachusetts.
Andrew Gillum thegrio.com AP
September 4, 2018
Andrew Gillum, the man who could become Florida's first black governor on Sunday called on his opponent to refrain from…
September 4, 2018
A wave of sexual harassment complaints that accompanied the #MeToo movement is straining many of the state and local offices…
ICE Immigrants thegrio.com
September 4, 2018
The separation of children from their immigrant parents along the border has drawn international attention this year, but similar separations…
August 31, 2018
DALLAS (AP) — The head of Dallas' oldest and largest police employee organization said Thursday that good officers want bad…
August 31, 2018
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — Two Syracuse University students suspended for a video showing members of their fraternity using racist slurs…
Colin Kaepernick thegrio.com
August 31, 2018
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Colin Kaepernick and his legal team are driving inside NFL territory, forcing the league and its 32…
August 31, 2018
CHICAGO (AP) — Attorneys prosecuting a white Chicago police officer in the 2014 shooting death of a black teenager asked…