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Maryland State Attorney for Baltimore City Marilyn Mosby
May 7, 2024
The White House is noncommittal when asked about calls for President Biden to pardon former Baltimore City State’s attorney Marilyn…
Jpe Biden, Donal Drupmp, thegrio.com
May 6, 2024
TheGrio provides a cheat sheet for Black voters as they navigate the candidates, races and policy issues ahead of Nov.…
May 6, 2024
Bates, who headed the state NAACP, mentored the Black students known as the Little Rock Nine, who integrated Central High…
May 6, 2024
A favorable NAACP ruling from U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs in this non-jury trial could block the voter ID requirement…
May 5, 2024
When it comes to protest activity, disruption is the point, says Celeste Faison, co-national Director of the Movement for Black…
May 5, 2024
Voting rights advocates vowed to ask that the Supreme Court preserve a new majority Black congressional district in Louisiana for…
May 4, 2024
Nineteen recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom accepted the highest civilian honor at the White House from President Biden.
May 4, 2024
Marijuana legalization advocates hope a federal regulatory shift could eventually change the minds of people who are reluctant to the…
May 4, 2024
Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones' will appear on the 2024 ballot after his Republican opponent challenged if signatures submitted were…
Ole Miss, protest, theGrio.com
May 4, 2024
Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins said Mississippi students were "taking care of business" as counter protester taunts Black woman.
May 4, 2024
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy set a July primary and a September general election to fill late Rep. Donald Payne…
May 4, 2024
U.S. Rep. David Scott faces multiple Democratic primary opponents as he seeks a 12th congressional term in representing Georgia.
May 3, 2024
Berry shouted about menopause outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, a word her own doctor told her he was scared to…
May 3, 2024
A January 2023 study found that IRS data-driven algorithms selected Black taxpayers for auditing at up to 4.7 times the…
Residents walk past a burnt car blocking the street
May 3, 2024
“The gangs started burning everything in sight,” said a Port-au-Prince man named Néne, who didn't give his last name out…