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May 2, 2019
Facebook announced on Thursday that it has banned several high-profile accounts and people from its platform, including Nation of Islam…
Tiffany Cross thegrio.com
May 2, 2019
  [griojw id=”wlNqk3ua” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] The BeatDC co-founder Tiffany Cross reports from Capitol Hill on new measures to stop teachers from
Baltimore Mayor Catherine Pugh thegrio
May 2, 2019
Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh, who has been caught in a highly scrutinized case of a book she sold under dubious…
Maryland
May 2, 2019
Several candidates had the potential to become speaker of the state's House of Delegates, but Adrienne Jones, a Democrat from…
Barack Obama thegrio.com
May 2, 2019
Stephen J. Taubert, 61, of Syracuse was sentenced to nearly four years in prison for making threats against Maxine Waters,…
Detroit Police thegrio.com
May 1, 2019
A former Detroit police officer faces two lawsuits for alleged misconduct & abuse against two Black women, who say that…
Kamala Harris thegrio.com
May 1, 2019
Kamala Harris participated in a sit-in and challenged the president of her school during her first year in college at…
April 30, 2019
[griojw id=”w92XFTRb” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses no Senate run from Stacey Abrams, Black Lives
April 30, 2019
As his campaign moves forward and gains momentum, the former vice president admitted accountability for the the 1991 hearings, which…
Stacey Abrams
April 30, 2019
Although the former Georgia gubernatorial candidate won't make a play to become a senator, there is other speculation about her…
April 29, 2019
The Democratic candidate, known popularly as "Mayor Pete" says the two discussed "racial disparities" in the economy during the lunch.
Alicia Garza thegrio.com
April 29, 2019
Three political and social justice activists have joined forces to form Supermajority, a new collective aimed at building a diverse…
Nick Bosa attends SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIII Radio Row on February 01, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM) thegrio.com
April 29, 2019
So Bosa publicly apologized to the former 49ers quarterback for calling him “a clown” more than two years ago on…
Judge Damon Keith thegrio.com
April 28, 2019
Federal Judge Damon Keith died the morning of April 28 at the age of 96.
Stephen Taubert thegrio.com
April 28, 2019
The family and legal counsel for Stephen Taubert, the man who threatened the lives of President Barack Obama and Rep. Maxine Waters, has…