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December 15, 2023
Catch an all-new episode of “The Hill with April Ryan” every week on theGrio.com and theGrio’s social media platforms.
December 14, 2023
Civil rights leaders and Black organizations call on the Biden-Harris administration to end a delayed ruling to ban menthol cigarettes.
Georgia redistricting map
December 13, 2023
Alpha Phi Alpha has filed legal objections to Georgia's new political maps, contending they still don't favor Black voters, as…
Georgia political maps
December 13, 2023
Wandrea “Shaye” Moss took the witness stand during the defamation trial that will determine what Giuliani must pay her and…
Pres. Joe Biden, theGrio.com
December 12, 2023
Instead of taking up urgently needed legislation, Republicans are preparing to waste time and money on a senseless impeachment inquiry.
December 12, 2023
In 1980, Norman Lear founded People For the American Way, a progressive advocacy group to combat the rise of a…
December 12, 2023
Jackson Lee first took office in 1995. Her district includes downtown Houston and some of the city’s historically Black neighborhoods.
December 12, 2023
The Justice Dept. says the new court continues Mississippi's history of trying to suppress Blacks' right to participate in government.
Claudine Gay resignation
December 12, 2023
Claudine Gay came under scrutiny after D.C. testimony in which she struggled to answer questions about campus antisemitism.
Texas Congressional candidate Justin Moore, theGrio.com
December 12, 2023
Justin Moore registered to have his name appear on the ballot as a Democratic Congressional candidate running for Texas’ 32nd…
December 11, 2023
Legislation intended to salvage Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's blocked plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda faces a vote on…
December 10, 2023
Some Missouri lawmakers are calling to take a step that goes further than prominent anti-abortion groups want to go.
December 9, 2023
Houston elected Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire as its next mayor on Saturday night in a victory over U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
December 9, 2023
Harvard President Claudine Gay said she failed to properly denounce threats of violence against Jewish students at a House hearing.
December 9, 2023
Democrat Henry Whitehorn, who won the Louisiana race last month, again will face Republican John Nickelson, who alleged illegal votes.