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black candidates 2020 thegrio.com
November 21, 2018
Here are a few of the most likely (and some unlikely) political candidates who should make a go at the…
Mia Love thegrio.com AP
November 21, 2018
Utah's Mia Love was tabbed as a rising star in the GOP when she became the first black Republican woman…
Jameek Lowery
November 21, 2018
A dramatic video that went viral showing proof that an NYPD cop planted drugs in a Black teen’s car, still…
Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
November 20, 2018
Democratic House Minority Leader Bob Trammell proposed legislation Friday introducing a bill that would prevent the government from removing voters…
Barack Obama thegrio.com
November 20, 2018
[griojw id=”1G2Y1SNJ” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”]   Barack Obama wants a do-over. Not of his historic presidency, but he told a rapt audience
Stacey Abrams AP thegrio.com
November 19, 2018
As Stacey Abrams prepares for a federal lawsuit in an effort to reform the electoral process after defeat in the…
Andrew Gillum thegrio.com AP
November 19, 2018
Andrew Gillum tried to energize Florida's young and minority voters through a Democratic coalition seeking to end two decades of…
Michelle Obama and Barack Obama thegrio.com
November 19, 2018
Barack Obama made his wife Michelle swoon when he strolled on stage carrying a bouquet of flowers to surprise her…
New Hampshire TheGrio
November 19, 2018
After a white Kansas county commissioner, Louis Klemp, came under fire for an offensive statement to a Black city planner…
Stacey Abrams AP thegrio.com
November 19, 2018
Stacey Abrams, a Georgia Democrat, came about 60,000 votes shy of becoming America's first black female governor.
Morocco thegrio.com AP
November 19, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron and Morocco's King Mohammed VI have inaugurated Morocco's first high-speed rail line, the first ever such…
Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
November 18, 2018
“I’m going to spend the next year as a private citizen, but I do indeed intend to run for office…
Michelle Barack Obama thegrio.com
November 18, 2018
They are now worth more than $135 million – which doesn’t include the public speaking earnings, according to the New…
racism thegrio.com
November 18, 2018
As the alt-righters attempted to hail cabs and phone Ubers, they were denied service after anti-racist protesters informed drivers about…
New Hampshire TheGrio
November 18, 2018
Byron Ragland, 31, a Black Air Force veteran and court-appointed special advocate and visitation supervisor, was at the shop supervising…