Elections

Charles Booker, Cheri Beasley
Senate candidates Cheri Beasley and Charles Booker became the first African American nominees for their respective states.
/ May 17, 2022
Cheri Beasley, theGrio
Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Kathy Barnette wlll be the first black people to hold seats if victorious in general…
/ May 16, 2022
Days ahead of Pennsylvania's primary, theGrio interviewed Kenyatta, who's vying to become the nation's first openly gay Black senator.
/ May 13, 2022
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday that the case of Crystal Mason be reconsidered by a lower appeals…
/ May 12, 2022
The GOP, led by Donald Trump, is hungry for power and will do whatever it takes to achieve it –…
/ May 9, 2022
TheGrio takes a look at some of the races to watch this election cycle in Texas, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and…
/ May 2, 2022
A set of hands holds up signs reading "#FairMaps - Stop Gerrymandering"
Critics say that new maps drawn by Republicans in states from Florida to Texas are deliberate tools to suppress Black…
/ April 19, 2022
TheGrio explores the impact of former Lt. Gov. Benjamin's indictment on the gubernatorial race and whether he can ever make…
/ April 13, 2022
Georgia Democrats and leaders tell theGrio they’re not giving up the fight to protect the sacred right to vote in…
/ April 11, 2022
“One thing I learned in 2020 is you can make your own history,” Jaime Harrison said during a sit-down interview…
/ February 17, 2022
Flowers, an Army veteran who has worked for the Department of Defense, is running to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene in…
/ January 28, 2022
While passing the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act was a long shot, President Biden and allies refuse to…
/ January 19, 2022