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Charles McGee,
February 6, 2020
President Donald Trump took African American guests to his State of the Union speech and portrayed himself as a champion…
Bayard Rustin
February 5, 2020
California Gov Gavin Newsom pardoned Bayard Rustin for his arrest in 1953 that landed the civil rights leader in jail…
Ben Carson thegrio.com
February 5, 2020
HUD Secretary Ben Carson took a picture on an airplane filled with President Donald Trump supporters, each donning a variation…
Nancy Pelosi
February 5, 2020
No sooner had President Donald Trump finished his State of the Union address than House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ripped the…
February 4, 2020
Symone Sanders has emerged as the millenial voice that Democratic candidates need on their campaigns to win and connect with…
February 3, 2020
Barbara Smith, who played a significant role in building the Black Feminism movement, has now come forward to announce her
February 3, 2020
The Trump administration works overtime to keep Black people from attaining political and economic freedom. Yet the president’s reelection campaign
February 3, 2020
[griojw id=”MobOX4iu” playerid=””] In 2019 JAY-Z experienced a tidal wave of backlash after Roc Nation announced its partnership with the
Black Women theGrio.com
February 3, 2020
Black women in Iowa are not impressed with the democratic slate of candidates and some say they may sit out…
February 3, 2020
President Donald Trump tweeted congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs on their Super Bowl win. However, he mixed up the state…
January 30, 2020
Dave Chappelle says people who are on the fence about voting for Donald Trump should give Andrew Yang a chance…
Elijah Cummings theGrio.com
January 30, 2020
Two dozen Democrats and eight Republicans are vying for the seat left empty by the passing of Congressman Elijah Cummings.…
Georgia
January 30, 2020
Rev. Raphael Warnock, of Ebenezer Baptist Church, has announced his run for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat held by gubernatorial…
Michelle Obama
January 30, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden let it be known that he would love for our forever FLOTUS, Michelle Obama, to…
Darrell Scott
January 29, 2020
Maybe money can't buy love, but allies of President Donald Trump may think it can buy votes from Black Americans.