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February 1, 2022
Black leaders are calling recent bomb threats against several Historically Black College and University (HBCU) campuses “terrorism.”
SPLC Confederate thegrio.com
February 1, 2022
The SPLC launched the third edition of their Whose Heritage? Project which tracks the removal of Confederate memorials across the…
Ronald Greene - theGrio.com
February 1, 2022
A Louisiana lawmaker weighed taking action against Gov. Edwards for “gross misconduct” in his response to the deadly arrest of…
Marcus Garvey, theGrio.com
February 1, 2022
The 30-day campaign seeks to nab 100,000 signatures from across the globe to elicit an official White House response.
February 1, 2022
On the first day of Black History Month, Sen. Booker introduced the Senate version of Bowman's African American History Act.
February 1, 2022
New Hampshire Democratic state Rep. Nicole Klein-Knight reportedly used the N-word multiple times to "make a point."
February 1, 2022
James tells theGrio she's confident she will prevail in court battle with Trump, and explains why she dropped out of…
Jen Psaki thegrio.com
January 31, 2022
President Joe Biden has been informed of the bomb threats made at a group of HBCUs for the second time…
January 31, 2022
Black and Brown employees of federal contractors are expected to see pay increases due to a Biden executive order that…
Susan Collins thegrio.com
January 30, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins said President Joe Biden’s handling of campaign vows to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court…
Donald Trump thegrio.com
January 30, 2022
Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol if…
January 30, 2022
“Judge (Michelle) Childs has everything I think it takes to be great,” Rep. Jim Clyburn said about Biden's possible SCOTUS…
Supreme Court thegrio.com
January 29, 2022
President Biden has the opportunity to appoint some of these qualified Black judges to the Supreme Court and make good…
Lisa Cook thegriocom
January 29, 2022
Conservatives have attacked Lisa Cook, the Ph.D. holding economist, with claims she is unqualified as Biden's Federal Reserve nominee.
U.S. Supreme Court
January 29, 2022
There may be more of a chance for unity among Democrats as President Joe Biden announces his pick for SCOTUS.