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Gov. Ralph Northam thegrio.com
March 10, 2019
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam’s attempt at racial reconciliation is good on pomp but empty on substance, according to several members…
Shane Bouchard thegrio.com
March 9, 2019
Shane Bouchard, the Republican mayor of Lewiston, Maine, has stepped down from his position following leaked emails exposing him for…
March 8, 2019
[griojw id=”sEb50nOM” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses Rep Ayanna Pressley‘s new proposal to lower
Ilhan Omar thegrio.com
March 8, 2019
Congresswoman Ilhan Omar has made a habit of infuriating colleagues and adversaries and now her criticism of Obama has landed…
Lynne Patton thegrio
March 8, 2019
HUD official Lynne Patton is said to have been going hard to get permission to appear in a reality show…
Stephanie Flowers thegrio.com
March 8, 2019
Arkansas Sen. Stephanie Flowers, a Democrat from Pine Bluff, set her white colleagues straight about the racial diffrences with Stand…
Hakeem Jeffries thegrio.com
March 6, 2019
New York Representative, Hakeem Jeffries, announced his senior leadership team, which consists of a diverse staff of the eight-member team.
Tuskegee Airmen thegrio.com
March 6, 2019
U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly introduced a bill to rename a post office in the Olympia Fields suburb to honor, Tuskegee…
Justice for Stephon Clark thegrio.com
March 6, 2019
The case of Stephon Clark will undergo a civil rights review despite the fact that California’s top prosecutor decided against…
March 6, 2019
Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez is not letting the criticisms of her colleague Ilhan Omar by Democratic veteran lawmakers go unchallenged
Clyburn
March 6, 2019
With Blacks figuring as an important demographic in the next election, reparations for slavery have come into the discussion, but…
Therese Patricia Okoumou thegrio.com
March 5, 2019
Immigrant activist Patricia Okoumou was hailed a shero by many when she climbed the Statue of Liberty on July 4
Ben Carson thegrio.com
March 5, 2019
[griojw id=”SEN3GCFN” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Ben Carson said he plans to leave his position as Secretary for Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at
March 5, 2019
[griojw id=”NM05Ttuz” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   TheGrio has launched a special series called #BlackonBlue to examine the relationship between law enforcement and African-Americans. Our reporters
Stephon Clark thegrio.com
March 5, 2019
[griojw id=”YOnhqOA0″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   A protest over the shooting of an unarmed black man by Sacramento police has ended with