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May 5, 2021
Facebook Oversight Board voted to uphold Trump's ban from the platform after his account was suspended four months ago.
May 5, 2021
The blog site From the Desk of Donald J. Trump looks a lot like content the twice-impeached Trump would've simply…
theGRIO.com
May 4, 2021
Justin Lafferty, a Republican state representative from Knoxville, Tenn., is facing criticism for defending the Three-Fifths Compromise.
Yamiche Alcindor welcomes first child with husband
May 4, 2021
Journalist Yamiche Alcindor is making history by becoming the second Black woman to moderate Washington Week.
Supreme Court At Sunrise In D.C.
May 4, 2021
Those sentenced for having small amounts of crack could be eligible for reduced sentencing under the result of Terry vs.…
Don Lemon thegrio.com
May 4, 2021
“I was furious watching that interview in my office. I cannot believe the first words out of his mouth weren’t…
Joy Reid Tucker Carlson www.theGrio.com
May 4, 2021
"Did you want to go to Harvard? Did they reject you?" she said after he repeatedly called her 'the race…
May 4, 2021
President Joe Biden formally raised the nation’s cap on refugee admissions to 62,500 this year, weeks after facing bipartisan blowback.
A woman smokes a cigarette
May 3, 2021
HHS Secretary Xavier Beccera says the Biden administration wants to "save lives in the Black community" with ban on menthol…
Joe Biden, Kamala Harris, Tim Scott
May 3, 2021
If racism is not responsible for the continued degradation and positionality of Black and Brown Americans, then what is?
Donald Trump thegrio.com
May 3, 2021
The Facebook Oversight Board is tasked with deciding whether or not the ban on Trump's accounts will be permanent.
Members of The Decarceration Collective: Calyssa Zellars, Angela Wynn, MiAngel Cody, Talisha Griffin and Jacki Phelps
May 3, 2021
The Decarceration Collective, a Black women-led law office, has helped over 40 nonviolent offenders come home from prison.
Mark Samsel www.theGrio.com
May 2, 2021
Kansas state Rep. Mark Samsel was arrested on Thursday and released on $1,000 bond. He is set to appear in…
May 2, 2021
St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones supported a cut of $4 million out of the police department’s $171 million budget for…
Senate Republicans Hold Weekly Policy Luncheon
May 2, 2021
McConnell suggested the project is being used to “double down on divisive, radical, and historically-dubious buzzwords and propaganda."