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May 14, 2021
Charles Avery had barely started marching when police arrested him and took him to jail for participating in landmark civil…
May 14, 2021
Next week, nearly a year after Floyd’s death, Penn. voters will decide whether to make those racial protections explicit in…
May 14, 2021
Republicans vaulted Rep. Elise Stefanik into the ranks of House leadership Friday, electing an ardent Donald Trump defender.
May 14, 2021
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says she won't "see this kind of intimidation attempts by a person who supports white supremacists."
May 13, 2021
Democratic and Republican lawmakers mulled over the intersection of mental health and technology as a byproduct of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Broadway thegrio.com
May 13, 2021
Broadway is back! The return of the nation’s famous theater circuit stands to signal a bounce back for the American…
Supreme Court theGrio.com
May 13, 2021
The case is also a test of whether the Supreme Court justices are willing to wade into the ongoing, complex…
Kristen Clarke x theGrio.com
May 13, 2021
Kristen Clarke, poised to make history as the first Black woman to lead the DOJ Civil Rights Division, faces opposition…
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene thegrio.com
May 13, 2021
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez a “terrorist sympathizer” during a confrontation on Wednesday.
People protest at the Flint Water Plant
May 13, 2021
President Biden’s American Jobs Plan will help address inequities in infrastructure, and create opportunities for underserved neighborhoods.
Antonio Brown thegrio.com
May 13, 2021
In 2019, Brown, at age 30, became the youngest city council member elected in Atlanta's history. He's now under federal…
Pro-Trump protesters gather in front of the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, 2021
May 12, 2021
Some police groups and lawmakers are blocking efforts to weed out white supremacists and extremists in law enforcement.
Iyanla Vanzant x theGrio
May 12, 2021
Exclusive: The "Fix My Life" spiritual healer Iyanla Vanzant wants to change the current dynamic in policing and the Black…
Angel Kelly Karen M. Williams Biden nominee thegrio.com
May 12, 2021
President Joe Biden announced his third slate of judicial nominees on Thursday, a pool of hopefuls that bring diversity and…
theGRIO.com
May 12, 2021
Opinion: The constant wave of punishing Black people for simply stating “Black Lives Matter” is reinforcing white supremacy.