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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…
May 3, 2024
Jones, a lawyer who provided legal counsel to Martin Luther King Jr., will be honored for his activism during the…
President Joe Biden
May 2, 2024
Biden officials tell theGrio he hears concerns about Palestinians and may even address them in his upcoming speech later this…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.)
May 2, 2024
The minority leader of the House Democrats, it was Brooklyn's Jeffries who provided the votes needed to keep the government…
May 1, 2024
In another instance of white people asking Black women to save America, Drew asked the Harris to be “momala” to…
May 1, 2024
The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace found that an increased number of Black Americans say they feel “connected” to Palestinians.
Dr. Leah Roberts, a reproductive endocrinologist-fertility specialist
May 1, 2024
Boca Raton's Dr. Leah Roberts said anti-abortion laws are being vaguely written by people who don't understand medical science.
A couple in front of a house holding a "Sold" sign
April 29, 2024
While the Fair Housing Act has expanded housing and economic opportunity for millions, discrimination remains a barrier to equitable housing.