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Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, theGrio.com
June 25, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ Civil Rights Division's Assistant Attorney Kristen Clarke announced the Georgia lawsuit on Friday.
June 25, 2021
Kamala Harris faces perhaps the most politically challenging moment of her vice presidency Friday when she visits the U.S. southern…
Jesse Jackson thegrio.com
June 24, 2021
Rev. Jesse Jackson and about 20 other activists were arrested after a nonviolent protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks at a news conference
June 24, 2021
The voting rights bill, For The People Act, in the Senate was the latest victim of our new abnormal, post-…
Byron Allen thegrio.com
June 24, 2021
Byron Allen, the owner of theGrio, is again pushing the civil rights ball forward, this time through a partnership with…
June 24, 2021
The program was already on a temporary hold due to a restraining order in a separate lawsuit from another white…
Nancy Pelosi and April Ryan, theGrio.com
June 23, 2021
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi walked the halls of the Capitol with theGrio’s White House Correspondent and D.C. Bureau Chief April…
India Walton Buffalo thegrio.com
June 23, 2021
India Walton built her campaign on education, relocating police funds, employment, and reducing crime in the city.
June 23, 2021
A growing number of Democratic activists describe as a lackluster engagement from Biden and Kamala Harris on voting rights.
Vanessa Bryant thegrio.com
June 23, 2021
Vanessa Bryant and kin of others killed had filed a lawsuit against Island Express Helicopters Inc., plus the estate of…
June 23, 2021
Eric Adams is leading the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor. Its winner faces Curtis Sliwa in the…
Nancy Pelosi and April Ryan
June 23, 2021
Speaker Pelosi spoke with theGrio to discuss the most pressing issues in Black America — voting rights, policing and domestic…
June 22, 2021
Democrats' sweeping voting rights bill, For The People Act, suffered a setback in the Senate by a filibuster wall of…
June 22, 2021
Black New Yorkers in Tuesday's primary will make the ultimate decision about which Democrat is most fit to lead the…
June 22, 2021
The Democrats’ expansive elections and voting bill is all but certain to be rejected in a key test vote in…