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April 7, 2022
The Senate is expected to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson on Thursday, making her the first Black woman on the…
April 6, 2022
As the Biden administration moves to lift Title 42, some are concerned about Haitian and African refugees getting the short…
April 6, 2022
Milwaukee elected its first Black mayor with Cavalier Johnson's historic win in the special election that will see him serve…
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.)
April 6, 2022
GOP Senator Tom Cotton, in a word, is sinister. His latest attack on Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson…
April 6, 2022
TheGrio explores how Florida's law banning classroom discussions on sexual orientation and gender identity will affect LGBTQ+ youth.
April 6, 2022
Three Republican senators have committed to voting for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, bucking the stance of their party.
April 6, 2022
Bridge signage wouldn't change, but the words “foot soldier” would get separate marking, including silhouette art of the historic protesters.
April 6, 2022
Senate Bill 258, the subject of a public hearing today, is modeled after the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation…
Vice President Kamala Harris applauds beside former President Barack Obama who reaches toward President Joe Biden
April 5, 2022
TheGrio was inside the Affordable Care Act event as former President Obama reunited publicly with his friend and former VP,…
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown
April 5, 2022
On Monday, the Senate Judiciary Committee decided that Ketanji Brown Jackson is not qualified to serve on the U.S. Supreme…
thegrio
April 5, 2022
Stacey Abrams now says she’s worth $3.17 million—compared with a net worth of $109,000 when she first ran four years…
Hands holding money
April 5, 2022
Fifty years ago, thousands of Black Americans demanded a unified political strategy to advance racial justice in the U.S.
April 4, 2022
Republican Sens. Murkowski and Romney say they will vote to confirm Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s “historic nomination” to the Supreme…
April 4, 2022
The Shelby County Election Commission has been hit with a lawsuit by the NAACP Memphis Branch, voting rights group, and…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
April 4, 2022
Republicans and Democrats are still clashing over Judge Jackson’s nomination despite almost certain confirmation.