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Congress, Capitol Building, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
Opponents say the tax and budget bill will only make the rich wealthier and stifle Black communities in the long…
Summer Lee, Reparations NOW Resolution, theGrio.com
May 16, 2025
The 37-year-old millennial congresswoman called for "Reparations now, not later, not someday, and not when it's politically convenient."
Donald Trump, Derek Chauvin, Pardon, theGrio.com
May 15, 2025
In a statement to theGrio, the White House reacts to speculations of a pardon after Gov. Tim Walz says the…
wes moore abortion, maryland abortion, maryland abortion laws, gov wes moore abortion bill, Maryland abortion grant fund, gov wes moore abortion grant fund theGrio.com
May 15, 2025
“Maryland will always be a safe haven for abortion access,” said Gov. Wes Moore about the new abortion grant program.
Birthright citizenship, Birthright citizenship supreme court, Trump Birthright citizenship theGrio.com
May 15, 2025
Birthright citizenship is among several issues, many related to immigration, that the Trump administration has asked the court to address.
Black medical students, black doctors, theGrio.com
May 14, 2025
Medical schools are the latest private institutions grappling with President Donald Trump's pressure campaign to shutter DEI programs.
John Ewing, Omaha, Mayor, theGrio.com
May 14, 2025
Omaha's next mayor John Ewing Jr. joins a growing list of Black mayors in cities across the United States.
Cory Booker, theGrio.com
May 13, 2025
The coalition says there is no better time to push for reparations as Trump continues to attack DEI and once-protected…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 12, 2025
President Trump is being accused by critics of escalating a global white supremacist agenda after granting white Afrikaners refugee status.
Todd Blanche, Carla Hayden, theGrio.com
May 12, 2025
The implications of President Trump's installing a close ally as librarian of Congress could be far-reaching.
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 12, 2025
There are constitutional prohibitions against the president receiving gifts from foreign entities or even domestic ones.
May 9, 2025
People have gathered to protest the arrest of Mayor Ras Baraka of Newark outside of an ICE Detention facility.
Pete Hegseth military cuts
May 6, 2025
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the active duty military to shed 20% of its four-star general officers per Trump admin…
student loans trump
May 6, 2025
Advocates says Trump's abrupt departure from Biden-era policies will disproportionately hurt Black borrowers and widen the racial wealth gap.
May 6, 2025
President Donald Trump has previously voiced concern about movie production moving overseas.