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April 21, 2023
State Rep. Scotty Campbell, House Republican Caucus vice chair, violated the legislature’s workplace discrimination and harassment policy.
April 21, 2023
Elder joins a Republican field that includes former President Donald Trump and former governors Nikki Haley and Asa Hutchinson.
April 20, 2023
Advocates have long decried the lack of accountability for police officers and called for the end of qualified immunity. 
April 20, 2023
A Black woman-founded cannabis policy summit on 4/20 brings together lawmakers on Capitol Hill to talk about equity and legislative…
Oklahoma commissioner Mark Jennings
April 20, 2023
Oklahoma County Commissioner Mark Jennings quit days after news broke of a secret recording containing racially-charged language.
April 19, 2023
A new report by The Leadership Conference Education Fund finds that hate crimes in the United States hit record levels.
April 19, 2023
The Supreme Court temporarily extended women's access to the abortion pill mifepristone until Friday amid a legal challenge to FDA…
April 19, 2023
The Florida Board of Education on Wednesday approved a ban on classroom instruction about sexual orientation and gender identity in...
theGrio.com
April 19, 2023
Many await Supreme Court's rulings in several landmark cases that could significantly impact Black communities.
April 19, 2023
Judge Wilson is the first Black judge to lead New York state's Court of Appeals, further cementing his decades-long legal…
Democratic nominee for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District, Gabe Amo, theGrio.com
April 19, 2023
Gabe Amo, a former long-time White House staffer, is running for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District.
April 19, 2023
Republican lawmakers in at least a dozen states have proposed more than 30 bills this year targeting diversity, equity and…
President Joe Biden
April 18, 2023
President Biden signed an executive order with over 50 directives to increase access to child care and improve the work life…
April 18, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered significant speeches before Black Americans and abroad, from Africa to Nashville to N.Y.
April 18, 2023
President Joe Biden invited 16-year-old Ralph Yarl to the White House while speaking to the teen and his family on…