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Rep. Cori Bush, theGrio.com
June 29, 2021
"When Black people need help, calling 911 too often becomes a death sentence," Bush said. "We demand a better way…
June 29, 2021
The U.N. human rights chief is urging countries worldwide to do more to help end discrimination, violence and systemic racism.
June 29, 2021
President Joe Biden will look to sell voters on the economic benefits of the $973 billion infrastructure package while in…
June 29, 2021
The NYPD also faces a class-action suit claiming it violated protesters' rights last summer through "demoralizing and brutal shows of…
Karine Jean-Pierre thegrio.com
June 28, 2021
Haitian-American White House Deputy Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre shared her coming-out story in honor of Pride month.
June 28, 2021
Activists want infrastructure subsidies reinvested into renewable energy for Black communities negatively impacted by oil companies.
U.S. Reps. Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres, theGrio.com
June 28, 2021
U.S. Reps. Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres made history after they were sworn in as the nation's first openly gay…
Caitlyn Jenner thegrio.com
June 28, 2021
Caitlyn Jenner has now gone on the record opposing critical race theory in schools and says she'd fight it if…
Supreme Court
June 28, 2021
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Virginia school board’s appeal to reinstate its transgender bathroom ban.
June 27, 2021
The 223-page bill draft includes provisions regulating the use of no-knock warrants and proposes the creation of a police misconduct…
June 27, 2021
The DOJ's lawsuit against Georgia says a lot about the Biden administration's commitment to protecting the Black vote.
June 26, 2021
U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson made remarks about the liberal agenda while on stage at a state Republican convention at a…
June 26, 2021
Republicans’ U.S. Senate nomination in a premier battleground like Georgia is a plum political prize, but GOP voters have no…
Trump thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
The New York Times reports Trump staff prepped an Insurrection Act in anticipation of a violent response after George Floyd's…
Rep. Maxine Waters thegrio.com
June 26, 2021
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) on Friday announced new legislation seeking to provide a significant financial boost for exonerated individuals.