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Biden’s executive order on policing isn’t the George Floyd bill, but it still benefits Black people

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed. The views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The executive order President Joe Biden

Donna Brazile / May 25, 2022

Black History New York Politics

Panel says Army bases named after Confederates could instead honor minorities, women

After the public submitted more than 30,000 name-change suggestions for U.S. Army bases that currently have Confederate references, a group

TheGrio Staff / May 25, 2022

Politics

Takeaways: Trump’s big defeat; election denial backfiring

Former President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger

Associated Press / May 25, 2022

Atlanta Elections Politics

Georgia primary running smoothly despite new election law

ATLANTA (AP) — In the first statewide test of new voting restrictions, Georgia’s high-stakes primary election appeared to be running

Associated Press / May 25, 2022

Elections Politics

Herschel Walker wins Georgia’s GOP Senate primary; will face off against Sen. Warnock

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will face Republican football legend Herschel Walker for a coveted Senate seat in Georgia after

Associated Press / May 24, 2022

Crime Politics Washington DC

Crump decries lack of progress since Floyd’s murder: ‘Black people still can’t breathe’

As the two-year anniversary of George Floyd’s public murder in Minneapolis looms, Floyd family attorney Ben Crump penned a resounding

TheGrio Staff / May 24, 2022

Elections News Politics

James Craig, four other Michigan GOP governor candidates short signatures for August primary

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan’s elections bureau said late Monday that five Republican candidates for governor, including two leading contenders,

Associated Press / May 24, 2022