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Symone Sanders on how Black voters can combat voter suppression

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House approves bill that would make DC the 51st state

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Minneapolis Police theGrio.com

Council advances plan to dismantle Minneapolis Police Dept.

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Whitney Houston theGrio.com

Activists call for ‘Star Spangled Banner’ to be replaced as national anthem

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 calls for an official Black Lives Matter political party

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

Trump says Chicago is ‘worse than Afghanistan,’ like ‘living in hell’

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

NC governor, activists condemn speedway owner who posted ‘Bubba Rope’ for sale

One North Carolina racetrack owner named Mike Fulp opted to mock Wallace by posting an advertisement on Facebook Marketplace.
/ June 26, 2020
Morehouse thegrio.com

Morehouse School of Medicine learns about $40M grant from TV briefing

Morehouse School of Medicine learned it was the recipient of a $40 million initiative to fight COVID-19 while watching the White House TV hearings.
/ June 25, 2020

House Democrats pass sweeping ‘George Floyd’ policing act

The House approved a police overhaul as a divided Congress struggles to address the global outcry over the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans.
/ June 25, 2020
Guy Phillips theGrio.com

Arizona councilman apologizes for saying ‘I can’t breathe’ at anti-mask rally

Scottsdale councilman, Guy Phillips, invoked the last words of George Floyd at a rally dedicated to protesting mandatory mask-wearing in that city.
/ June 25, 2020