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June 15, 2015
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Ivy Taylor has been elected mayor of San Antonio, Texas, becoming the first African-American elected to…
June 4, 2015
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama senators took a step toward renaming Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge, a historic site in the…
June 3, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Senators Barbara Boxer of California and Cory Booker of New Jersey proposed legislation that would require all…
June 2, 2015
The city of Baltimore has reached a tragic milestone, as May became its deadliest month in over four decades. Last
May 27, 2015
OPINION - We pay lots of attention when police kill unarmed black people—and we should—but do we care as much…
May 25, 2015
ARLINGTON, Virginia (AP) — President Barack Obama is paying tribute to the nation's fallen service members at Arlington National Cemetery,…
May 22, 2015
Can you think of a better way for a black man to spend Memorial Day than to burn a Confederate
May 18, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama said he banning the government from providing some military-style equipment to local police departments
May 15, 2015
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and five-time heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield are set…
May 14, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. law enforcement official says a man has been arrested after trying to launch a drone…
May 14, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - Wednesday night, Beyoncé was spotted at a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton in New York City...
May 12, 2015
CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama has decided to build his presidential library on the South Side of Chicago, where
May 8, 2015
WASHINGTON (AP) — A person familiar with the matter says the Justice Department is preparing to announce a civil rights…
May 7, 2015
They always say better late than never. But in the case of Bill Clinton’s apology for the war on drugs
May 5, 2015
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama is envisioning a future of playing dominoes with retiree David Letterman...