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July 1, 2020
Spurred by public support for the Black Lives Matter movement, thousands of Black activists from across the U.S. will hold…
Harlem Residents Empowerment Zone theGrio.com
July 1, 2020
Democrats pushed a temporary extension of the Paycheck Protection Program through the Senate with a unanimous vote before application deadline…
July 1, 2020
Distribution of a tell-all book by Trump’s niece was blocked by a judge after Trump's brother said its publication would…
Black Lives Matter theGrio.com
July 1, 2020
A Black Lives Matter mural was painted on Fulton Street in Brooklyn. The street closed to car traffic to preserve…
June 30, 2020
Dr. Fauci says the United States is "not in total control" of the coronavirus pandemic and predicts the nation could…
George Floyd thegrio.com
June 30, 2020
New York attorney Rakim Brooks breaks down the powerful role of insurers in the fight against police brutality across the…
June 30, 2020
Amy McGrath overcame a bumpier-than-expected Kentucky primary to win the Democratic U.S. Senate nomination Tuesday, fending off progressive Charles Booker.
Barack Obama theGrio.com
June 30, 2020
Report says Barack Obama speaks with the Joe Biden campaign regarding the election and may be called in to help…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 30, 2020
White House officials were aware in 2019 of classified intelligence indicating Russia was secretly offering bounties to the Taliban for…
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 30, 2020
President Donald Trump received backlash for retweeting a clip of one of his supporters from The Villages shouting “White Power.”
June 30, 2020
"Begin Again" author Eddie Glaude shares books to help contextualize the uprisings, racial reckoning and possible reconstruction of America in…
Mayor Quinton Lucas theGrio.com
June 30, 2020
Quinton Lucas, the mayor of Kansas City, posted a screenshot of a racist message that he received in response to…
June 30, 2020
Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced plans to slash $1 billion from the NYPD’s budget and defer funds to public…
June 29, 2020
House Democrats and Republicans clashed at a hearing on U.S. Park Police's use of force to clear protesters before Trump's…
June 29, 2020
Reddit and Twitch on Monday banned a forum that supported President Donald Trump and Trump's account, respectively, as part of a crackdown…