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June 17, 2020
Joe Biden called on President Donald Trump to “wake up” to the damage being done by the coronavirus pandemic in…
June 17, 2020
The Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation has established a fund worth more than $12 million to aid organizations fighting…
June 17, 2020
Boston City Councilor Andrea Campbell, Flagstaff Mayor Coral Evans and Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards address COVID-19 and social justice.
June 17, 2020
Senate Republicans unveiled changes to police procedures and accountability, including an enhanced use-of-force database and restrictions on chokeholds.
June 16, 2020
A white man demonstrating for #BLM in Bethal, Ohio on Sunday is taking legal action against a counter-protester who punched…
June 16, 2020
As we prepare to celebrate Juneteeth, it is being reported by the Equal Justice Initiative that more Black people were…
Trump theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
Donald Trump said he met privately with Black families of police violence, but they did not attend the White House…
June 16, 2020
African nations have prepared a draft resolution at the U.N.’s human rights body that singles out the US over systemic…
June 16, 2020
Some Black leaders say Warren’s progressive politics, economic populism and specific policy proposals could put her in a strong position…
Ilhan Omar and Father theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
United States Representative Ilhan Omar from Minnesota has confirmed that her father has died from complications of COVID-19.
Donald Trump theGrio.com
June 16, 2020
President Donald Trump will sign an executive order today detailing his administration’s stance on police reform inspired by the death…
June 15, 2020
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms was moved to tears and called for accountability in police killing of Rayshard Brooks on…
June 15, 2020
Dozens of American Muslim organizations have come together to call for reform to policing practices, and to support Black-led organizations.
June 15, 2020
Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing changes that includes new restrictions on police chokeholds.
Supreme Court theGrio.com
June 15, 2020
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a landmark civil rights law protects LGBT people from discrimination in employment, a resounding…