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May 18, 2023
An independent candidate defeated a longtime Republican office holder to become the first elected Black mayor in Colorado Springs.
May 17, 2023
Democratic Congressional members reintroduced a law expanding the Supreme Court to restore order and equality.
May 17, 2023
Congressman Bobby Scott, D-Va., reintroduced two landmark civil rights bills on the 69th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.
U.S. Rep. George Santos, theGrio.com
May 17, 2023
Calls for the resignation of Republican Congressman George Santo continue to ring throughout the U.S. Capitol.
May 17, 2023
The vice president gathered dozens of entrepreneurs of color to discuss how the Biden-Harris administration could support them.
Former Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron
May 16, 2023
Attorney General Daniel Cameron won the Republican primary for Kentucky governor, becoming the state's first major-party Black nominee.
May 16, 2023
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who had announced she would resign effective June 1, said Tuesday she is leaving…
IRS Commissioner Werfel Testifies Before Senate Finance Committee -- Black taxpayers audit
May 16, 2023
The Internal Revenue Service admits Black taxpayers may be subject to audits at higher rates than their non-Black counterparts.
May 16, 2023
In reaching Black voters this campaign season, surrogates aplenty are ready to tout the feats of the Biden-Harris White House.
May 16, 2023
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a bill that blocks public colleges from using federal or state funding on diversity programs,…
May 15, 2023
Federal prosecutors asked a judge Monday to dismiss the remaining corruption charges against Andrew Gillum, the Democratic nominee for...
May 15, 2023
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson began his first term of office Monday, asking Chicagoans to set aside deep differences, confront challenges...
Louisiana State Capitol x theGrio Louisiana juvenile crime bill
May 15, 2023
Louisiana lawmakers' opinions vary on a bill headed to the Senate that would open court records for minors in three…
May 15, 2023
Around Manhattan and elsewhere in the city, hotels that served tourists just a few years ago have become de facto…
May 15, 2023
The Minnesota Democratic Party will consider expelling anyone involved in a brawl that broke out at a political event to…