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February 6, 2022
Looking out at a sea of faces at a Texas fairground, most of them white, former President Donald Trump seethed
February 6, 2022
Former Vice President Mike Pence has directly rebutted Donald Trump’s false claims that he somehow could have overturned 2020 election.
February 5, 2022
Minneapolis police insisted upon a 'no-knock' search warrant before entering Amir Locke's apartment and fatally shooting the 22-year-old.
February 5, 2022
Black lawmakers sought to question the state redistricting commission’s decision to slash the number of majority-African American seats.
Theodore Gilmore Bilbo thegrio.com
February 5, 2022
A statue of white supremacist former Mississippi Gov. Theodore Bilbo has quietly been moved out of sight in the state…
Two NYPD Officers Shot In Harlem
February 5, 2022
New York City Mayor Eric Adams apologized on Friday for referring to white NYPD officers as "crackers" more than two…
February 5, 2022
A.C. Cordoza, the only Black Republican in the Virginia House, criticized the legislative Black caucus for rejecting his application to…
Tennessee Senator Katrina Robinson www.theGrio.com
February 4, 2022
Tennessee Sen. Katrina Robinson has been expelled from office after the Republican-led Senate voted to remove the Memphis lawmaker.
February 4, 2022
Bestselling author George M. Johnson offers insights on the political long game behind book bans and how to fight them.
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)
February 4, 2022
Minority and women-owned businesses risk being sidelined in federal contracts unless action is taken to ensure they have equal access.
February 4, 2022
Rep. Joseph H. Rainey was honored for being the first Black member of the House by formally having a room…
February 4, 2022
A Texas parent wants a biography about the former First Lady pulled from school libraries because it could make white…
George M. Johnson
February 3, 2022
The bestselling author of All Boys Aren't Blue connects the dots between recent local book bans and a broader yet…
Dr. Lisa DeNell Cook
February 3, 2022
Lisa Cook is the first Black woman to receive a nom to the Fed, but will be among the many…
President Joe Biden
February 3, 2022
Biden traveled to NYC and addressed an uptick in gun crime while the White House simultaneously considers executive orders on…