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December 11, 2022
The Public Service Commission consists of three Republicans and two Democrats, including Lewis, in a reliably red state.
December 11, 2022
Jerry Blackwell, who helped prosecute the man who murdered, George Floyd, will become the third Black jurist on Minnesota’s federal…
December 11, 2022
Los Angeles Councilman Kevin de León attended his first council meeting Friday since backlash broke over racist remarks by elected…
December 11, 2022
Councilman Kevin de León, embroiled in scandal, and Jason Reedy of People’s City Council fought at a holiday tree lighting…
December 11, 2022
OPINION: Holding early primaries in states with large populations of Black people and other people of color will inevitably prompt…
December 10, 2022
While the work of the Biden administration led to the successful return of Brittney Griner, activists were also instrumental in…
December 10, 2022
A class-action lawsuit seeks to pressure officials to restore funding that was dropped after white farmers filed challenged the program.
December 9, 2022
GOP Sen. Tim Scott is sending misleading emails to South Carolinians that their “heat will be turned off” as part…
December 9, 2022
Arkansas native Jaylen Smith has made history as the youngest Black mayor ever to be elected in the country.
December 9, 2022
TheGrio learned Biden officials reached out to the families of victims of deadly police force to update them on the…
Tishaura O. Jones
December 9, 2022
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones is appointing a reparations commission that will “recommend a proposal to begin repairing the harms…
Cherelle Griner
December 8, 2022
The White House was abuzz with activity Wednesday, the day before Brittney Griner would be released from Russian custody after
December 8, 2022
The Maine House of Representatives elected Democrat Rachel Talbot Ross, a Black lawmaker from Portland, as speaker on Wednesday.
December 8, 2022
OPINION: Herschel Walker’s Senate run is a testament to the Republican Party’s ability to make everything about race.
Congress Marriage Rights theGrio.com
December 8, 2022
The bill, which requires all states to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages, passed with nearly 40 Republican votes.