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May 15, 2022
Illinois Supreme Court appoints Justice Lisa Holder White, currently sitting on the 4th District Illinois Appellate Court, to fill a…
May 15, 2022
After a mass shooting in Buffalo, New York, leaders said the need to combat white supremacy, domestic terrorism and gun…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
May 14, 2022
Some Republicans are hoping to oust AG Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution team that won the conviction of Derek…
May 14, 2022
The Democrats began their search process last year by inquiring about the interest of 20 locations and have narrowed it…
Attica Scott, theGrio
May 14, 2022
State Sen. Morgan McGarvey and state Rep. Attica Scott share many of the progressive stances, but they come from very…
Kathy Barnette
May 14, 2022
Ahead of Tuesday's primary, ex-President Donald Trump warned that surging Republican candidate Kathy Barnette could lose in November.
May 14, 2022
“This should never happen in the United States of America," said GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik, the chair of the House…
May 14, 2022
“When you lose that trust, especially in the institution that I’m in, it changes the institution fundamentally," Justice Clarence Thomas…
US Chairman Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2022
Meeks tells theGrio what he learned about a grain shortage in Ukraine that is impacting Africa amid the Russian invasion.
May 13, 2022
OPINION: Data shows that pro-life legislation negatively affects Black women and children. The moment the Supreme Court overturns Roe v.…
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
May 13, 2022
When Rep. Hakeem Jeffries stepped up to the mic on Wednesday during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, he knew he…
May 13, 2022
Days ahead of Pennsylvania's primary, theGrio interviewed Kenyatta, who's vying to become the nation's first openly gay Black senator.
May 12, 2022
Forsyth County, Georgia, which has a deep history of racial resentment against Blacks, could become a battleground for election integrity.
May 12, 2022
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday that the case of Crystal Mason be reconsidered by a lower appeals…
May 12, 2022
A congressional map approved by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis is unconstitutional, a state judge said Wednesday.