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A set of hands holds up signs reading "#FairMaps - Stop Gerrymandering"
April 19, 2022
Critics say that new maps drawn by Republicans in states from Florida to Texas are deliberate tools to suppress Black…
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April 19, 2022
Gary Chambers said he supports progressive policies like the Green New Deal, Medicare for All, and a minimum federal wage…
Holiday travelers at airport
April 18, 2022
A judge voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
April 18, 2022
Rep. Ilhan Omar is catching heat from several Republicans for appearing to mock a Christian group singing spiritual songs aboard…
April 18, 2022
The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Friday adopted Republican-drawn maps for the state Legislature, handing the GOP a victory just weeks…
April 16, 2022
Cameroon is the 14th country eligible for Temporary Protected Status, a program created for people from countries stricken by civil…
April 16, 2022
The election will fill a state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Louisiana State Senator Karen Carter Peterson,…
April 16, 2022
A Tennessee judge has declined to halt the state’s financial takeover of Mason, a majority-Black town near the site of a planned…
April 16, 2022
Stacey Abrams’ campaign manager said after the ruling that it’s even more important now for supporters to donate directly to…
April 16, 2022
President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, earned $610,702 during their first year in the White House and paid $150,439…
April 14, 2022
TheGrio spoke with agency leaders on how they are fulfilling Biden's executive order to ensure government services are distributed equitably.
April 14, 2022
Republicans hate Black women, and there’s no shortage of evidence. Those who watched the hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson could…
April 13, 2022
TheGrio explores the impact of former Lt. Gov. Benjamin's indictment on the gubernatorial race and whether he can ever make…
April 13, 2022
Sen. Warren and policy advocates tell theGrio $50,000 student debt forgiveness could close the racial wealth gap and relieve Black…
April 13, 2022
Shirley Troutman, a judge on New York's Supreme Court, is among 17 Black women and 14 Black men serving on…