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The United Nations building
March 30, 2022
The history of Black American activism in foreign affairs through the U.N. is longstanding but largely unknown.
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 30, 2022
Collins said she will vote to confirm Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring her…
President Biden signs Emmett Till Antilynching Act
March 29, 2022
TheGrio was in attendance at the historic signing ceremony at the White House attended by the families of Emmett Till…
March 29, 2022
North Carolina's felon voting ban, which cost some 70,000 people their voting rights, was overturned Monday by a state judges…
March 29, 2022
Brown faces one count of criminal attempted murder and four counts of first-degree wanton endangerment under the indictment.
A brick sign reading "Welcome to Mason, A Good Place to Live"
March 29, 2022
The attempted state takeover of a Mason, Tenn., town is a reminder that America has a long history of taking…
March 29, 2022
The Senate Judiciary Committee is pushing Ketanji Brown Jackson closer to confirmation, setting up a vote next week...
Trump thegrio.com
March 29, 2022
The House panel investigating the insurrection has identified an eight-hour gap in records of Trump’s phone calls as the violence…
March 29, 2022
California’s task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for…
March 28, 2022
Judge Carter asserts it is “more likely than not” that Trump committed crimes in his attempt to stop the certification…
March 28, 2022
Florida Gov. DeSantis signed a bill that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
March 28, 2022
Biden released a budget for higher taxes on the wealthy, more money for police and greater funding for education, public…
U.S. Border Patrol Agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrant from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
March 28, 2022
A recent letter from more than 280 leading national groups implored Homeland Security to prioritize TPS for Black-majority countries. 
Ketanji Brown Jackson, theGrio.com
March 28, 2022
TheGrio explores what Republicans describe as "court-packing" with U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones and Black Voters Matter co-founder LaTosha Brown.
Karine Jean-Pierre
March 27, 2022
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said she tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Europe with President Joe Biden