Politics

Symone Sanders partnered with My Black Is Beautiful to spread awareness about voter suppression as the country heads into the 2020 election.
/ June 26, 2020
The Democratic-controlled House approved a bill to make the District of Columbia the 51st state and allowing full voting rights to its 700,000 residents.
Minneapolis Police theGrio.com
The Minneapolis City Council on Friday unanimously approved a proposal to change the city charter to allow the police department to be dismantled.
Whitney Houston theGrio.com
The first verse of the poem has become the national anthem of America, but scholars and activists are asking for the song to be replaced.
/ June 26, 2020
Robert Johnson
Robert Johnson called for Black Lives Matter to establish their own political party because the Democrats have taken the Black vote for granted.
/ June 26, 2020
Donald Trump theGrio.com
President Donald Trump went on a rant about the violence in Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, and Oakland during a town hall with Sean Hannity.
/ June 26, 2020
Ryan Cooper, Mike Fulp theGrio.com
One North Carolina racetrack owner named Mike Fulp opted to mock Wallace by posting an advertisement on Facebook Marketplace.
/ June 26, 2020