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Rep. Cori Bush and Sen. Cory Booker, Immigration
February 19, 2022
Senators from both sides remain divided on why Black people are underrepresented in immigration policy discussions.
Karine Jean-Pierre
February 19, 2022
Jean-Pierre is the first openly queer Black woman of Haitian descent serving as White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary.
February 18, 2022
Sources close to the White House describe to theGrio the thinking of the Biden team as anticipation for the Supreme…
February 18, 2022
Soon, President Joe Biden will nominate the first Black female Supreme Court justice—a moment that is long overdue.
February 18, 2022
Showtime has dropped the first trailer for the hotly anticipated anthology series "The First Lady," starring Viola Davis as Michelle…
Joseph Igartua Lightfoot thegrio.com
February 18, 2022
Joseph Igartua has been charged with stalking Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot and firing a weapon near her home, authorities say.
February 18, 2022
The Rev. Al Sharpton was among the service speakers who paid tribute to Amir Locke and other Blacks who've died…
February 17, 2022
Judge judge ordered Trump and his children to comply with subpoenas issued in December by New York Attorney General Letitia James.
February 17, 2022
“One thing I learned in 2020 is you can make your own history,” Jaime Harrison said during a sit-down interview…
A Fair Maps Rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
February 16, 2022
Gerrymandering is a racist practice used by Republicans to reduce the number of Black candidates who can be elected to…
February 16, 2022
The RNC’s resolution on Jan. 6 only reiterated that the GOP are liars and violent extremists, and Democrats need to…
Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Nominations For Judges
February 15, 2022
A retired federal judge in Alabama is discouraging President Biden from nominating Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme…
Quintez Brown thegrio.com
February 15, 2022
Quintez Brown's attorney reportedly plans to have him evaluated immediately and wants the court's recognition of his mental state.
Federal Reserve nominees Philip Jefferson and Lisa Cook
February 15, 2022
Republican Senators were a no show at an executive session to vote on President Biden's federal reserve board nominees.
February 15, 2022
John Bel Edwards did not tell the media Monday if he will veto the bills, saying, "The simple answer: I…