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September 2, 2022
Jackson Mayor Lumumba tells theGrio that residents are "frustrated" amid ongoing water crisis as federal officials work to bring relief.
September 1, 2022
President Biden warned that “equality and democracy are under assault” in the U.S. as he sounded an alarm about his…
September 1, 2022
Months after making abortions cheaper for women, California lawmakers have now voted to make vasectomies cheaper for men.
August 31, 2022
The Biden-Harris administration is working to close the racial equity gap in vaccine access for monkeypox (MPV).
A paper reading "Student Loan" burning in a wastebasket
August 30, 2022
While most of the objections to student debt relief don’t hold up when facts and logic are applied, there's one…
August 30, 2022
The new school year is underway in most states across the country and teachers are doing what they can to…
August 30, 2022
When Monica Eberhart learned she was pregnant, she decided abortion was best for her, even if it meant navigating new…
Student loan forgiveness
August 30, 2022
A generation of Black and Hispanic Americans was disproportionately shut out of one of the keys to Biden's plan: the…
August 29, 2022
The Inflation Reduction Act might be the most significant step America has taken on climate change—and Black people stand to…
U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, theGrio.com
August 29, 2022
Congresswoman Maxine Waters plans to hold Equifax accountable after the credit bureau produced incorrect credit scores.
August 28, 2022
The coalition itself is comprised of wealthy public figures, businesspeople and community leaders including Emmy-winning actor Ben Stiller.
Natalie Madeira Cofield
August 28, 2022
Natalie Madeira Cofield, assistant administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration, headed the Office of Women's Business Ownership.
August 28, 2022
The NAACP backs efforts to bar a New Mexico-based county commissioner, who allegedly sought to disenfranchise voters, from public office.
August 28, 2022
Ben Jealous blames the stalled meeting with Biden's “young" staff who "don't understand the importance of maintaining certain traditions.”
August 28, 2022
A recent case shows how laws banning trans athletes can be weaponized and do more harm than good, especially against…