Politics

Whitney Houston theGrio.com
Whitney Houston sings the National Anthem before a game with the New York Giants taking on the Buffalo Bills prior to Super Bowl XXV at Tampa Stadium on January 27, 1991 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

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

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Robert Johnson
BET Co-Founder Robert Johnson has his own views about Donald Trump.

Robert Johnson calls for an official Black Lives Matter political party

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Donald Trump theGrio.com
U.S. President Donald Trump the week the House of Representatives passed the latest economic stimulus package that was passed earlier in the week by the U.S. Senate giving roughly 484 billion to restart a small business loan program and give more money for health care providers and virus testing. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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

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Ryan Cooper, Mike Fulp theGrio.com
North Carolina Gov. Ryan Cooper (website), Mike Fulp (Facebook)

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
View of Morehouse College campus. (Photo: Morehouse College)

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 Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., joined by House Democrats spaced for social distancing, speaks during a news conference on the House East Front Steps on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, June 25, 2020, ahead of the House vote on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2020. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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
Guy Phillips (Screenshot from the "Unmask" rally

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
People wearing masks to protect against the spread of COVID-19 are reflected next to a sign requiring face coverings at a business in San Antonio, Wednesday, June 24, 2020, in San Antonio. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Texas putting reopening on ‘pause’ as virus cases soar

Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday halted elective surgeries in Texas’ biggest counties and said the state would “pause” its aggressive re-opening.
/ June 25, 2020
Donald Trump theGrio.com
US President Donald Trump holds up swabs as he speaks at the daily coronavirus briefing at the White House on April 19, 2020 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Trump to end federal support for coronavirus testing locations

President Donald Trump has said that testing for coronavirus was “a double-edged sword” and that his team should “slow the testing down.”
/ June 25, 2020
Black vote thegrio.com

Vote to remove the knees on our necks

The governors and state legislators who are enacting laws designed to stop Black Americans from voting are doing so to maintain the power structure.
/ June 25, 2020