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Martin Luther King III, theGrio.com
November 3, 2021
Martin Luther King III was arrested and released Wednesday by U.S. Park Police after protesting for voting rights in front…
Terry McAuliffe
November 3, 2021
Democrats face harsh reality after Tuesday’s election as they try to recover from a political gut punch from Republicans in…
November 3, 2021
Hill called it a "jerk move," while others on Twitter pointed out that it wasn't Abrams who accused Brad Raffensperger…
Virginia Republican candidate for lieutenant governor Winsome Sears
November 3, 2021
Republican Winsome Sears made history as the first Black woman to be elected as Virginia's lieutenant governor.
Glenn Youngkin and Terry McAuliffe with Kamala Harris
November 3, 2021
White men and white women voted for Youngkin at 66% and 57%, while Black men and Black women voted at…
November 2, 2021
Minneapolis voters on Tuesday rejected a proposal to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety.
Alvin Bragg thegrio.com
November 2, 2021
Alvin Bragg was elected as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney, a position that will give him oversight of prosecutions involving…
November 2, 2021
Democrat Eric Adams has been elected New York City mayor after handily defeating Republican Curtis Sliwa. He is the city's…
November 2, 2021
Democrat Shontel Brown won the Cleveland-area U.S. House seat formerly held by Housing Secretary Marcia Fudge in Tuesday’s special election.
President Biden
November 2, 2021
The Biden-Harris administration ran a campaign built upon sweeping appeals to working class Americans, especially Black voters. As the year
November 2, 2021
As Biden weighs paying families separated by Trump's zero tolerance policy, it begs the question if Black people will receive…
vote thegrio.com
November 2, 2021
The founders of The Collective PAC released a statement Tuesday announcing the organization’s support of 78 candidates running for office.
November 2, 2021
Voters in Minneapolis were deciding Tuesday whether to replace the city’s police department with a new Department of Public Safety.
November 2, 2021
Sen. Manchin's "opposition to the Build Back Better Act is anti-Black, anti-child, anti-woman and anti-immigrant," said Rep. Cori Bush.
November 2, 2021
TheGrio explores the role Black voters will play in Tuesday's elections with pollster Cornell Belcher and elected officials.