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July 25, 2021
Robert Parris Moses worked to dismantle segregation during the civil rights movement and was central to the 1964 “Freedom Summer.”
Herschel Walker thegrio.com
July 24, 2021
The Georgia seat is a top target for Republicans as they try to take control of the U.S. Senate in…
Rep. Cori Bush, theGrio.com
July 23, 2021
Bush captioned her Twitter thread with a trigger warning, writing: "White supremacists wanted me dead before I came to Congress."
July 23, 2021
Nancy Pelosi declared that a congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection will take on its “deadly serious” work.
July 23, 2021
Johnson, among 10 protesters cuffed on Capitol Hill Thursday, is the second Congress member arrested in support of key bills.
John Lewis thegrio.com
July 22, 2021
“Run: Book One” recently dropped a trailer and it’s giving its readers a peek at what they can expect from…
U.S. President Joe Biden
July 22, 2021
President Biden's infrastructure plan includes funding for housing, the environment and transportation in Black neighborhoods.
Barack Obama thegrio.com
July 22, 2021
A new docuseries on HBO covers the life of Barack Obama, focusing on how his racial upbringing and experiences shaped…
July 22, 2021
A priest told mourners at a memorial service Thursday for slain President Jovenel Moïse that too much blood is being…
Tucker Carlson and Capitol Police Officer Harry Dunn, theGrio.com
July 22, 2021
Carlson's dog-whistle language in his talk about Capitol cop Harry Dunn Wednesday night did not go unnoticed by viewers and…
Capitol rioter Paul Hodgkins
July 21, 2021
Capitol insurrectionist Paul Hodgkins was sentenced to just 8 months, while ex-felons Hervis Rogers and Crystal Mason face years for…
July 21, 2021
Nancy Pelosi is rejecting two Republicans tapped by Kevin McCarthy to sit on a committee investigating the Jan. 6 Capitol…
July 21, 2021
GOP ex-Detroit Police Chief James Craig all but launched his campaign for governor, seeking to become Michigan’s first Black governor.
July 21, 2021
After Haiti President Moïse's assassination, the White House determines how it should weigh in on the island nation's upcoming elections.
July 21, 2021
Vice President Kamala Harris told CBS News that the issue of voting rights is non-partisan and "should be approached that…