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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shakes hands with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 25, 2022
Although I’ve wasted gallons of ink writing about racism, I have largely been unsuccessful explaining racism.
Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson and Vice President Kamala Harris
March 25, 2022
After Manchin said he'd vote in favor of Jackson for Supreme Court, Doug Jones said he wants to see her…
10 trailblazing Black women working in national security and foreign affairs
March 25, 2022
We often think of history as something that happens in the distant past, but history is constantly being made every…
Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in
March 25, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s nominee to be the 116th associate justice of the Supreme Court, just concluded confirmation hearings.
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
March 25, 2022
"This Will Not Pass: Trump, Biden, and the Battle for America’s Future" looks at White House team tensions, and this…
March 25, 2022
Democratic state Sen. Janet Cruz's Abandoned and Historic African American Cemeteries Act died at the Capitol earlier this month.
Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in
March 25, 2022
Many will converge in Washington, D.C. for the “Have Her Back” tribute in honor of Judge Jackson’s path to the nomination.
March 25, 2022
The ability to empathize with another’s plight has become a touchstone for GOP opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
U.S. Supreme Court. Justice Clarence Thomas and wife Ginni Thomas theGrio.com
March 25, 2022
The Washington Post dropped the explosive revelation on Thursday, detailing 29 fervent texts between Virginia Thomas and Mark Meadows.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, theGrio.com
March 25, 2022
Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said.
March 25, 2022
The theatrics during Tuesday's confirmation hearing did more than make Sen. Ted Cruz a trending topic on social media.
March 24, 2022
It is not OK to beat up on an accomplished Black woman during an important, historic and very public job…
March 24, 2022
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams filed a lawsuit to be able to take advantage of a new kind of Georgia…
March 24, 2022
Legal experts praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, with a top group saying she has a “sterling” reputation and “exceptional” competence.
Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown
March 24, 2022
As the Supreme Court confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson ends, Black women reflect on potential history for generations to…