Natasha Alford

Maya Rupert, Black campaign manager for Julian Castro, wins praise despite his exit

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Elizabeth Warren blasts Comcast for threatening civil rights in Byron Allen lawsuit

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Van Jones on being called a ‘sellout’: ‘I’m more worried about outcomes than outrage’

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Elizabeth Warren releases plan to fight white nationalist violence

On Tuesday, presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren released a plan to combat the increasing threat of white supremacist violence and…
/ November 19, 2019

5 game-changing Supreme Court cases to watch that could challenge Black people’s rights for years to come

Several cases are going in front of the Supreme Court this fall and the results could help-- or hurt-- the…
/ October 10, 2019

WATCH | Pete Buttigieg says if America doesn’t address racism ASAP, country will fall apart

In a candid new interview with theGrio, 2020 Presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg of South Bend, IN, says if America…
/ September 21, 2019

Gwen Carr goes before Congress to deliver emotional testimony about the death of her son, Eric Garner

Gwen Carr, the mother of Eric Garner, spoke before the House Judiciary Committee to push for more accountability of police…
/ September 19, 2019
Tatiana Denson is suing a PNC Bank

Black woman uses 153-year old civil rights law to sue PNC bank for racial profiling

Tatiana Denson is suing PNC Bank professing she was racially profiled during an attempt to open a business bank account…
/ September 5, 2019
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Joe Biden addresses America’s culture of racism saying when he becomes President, he’ll be ready to take down white supremacists

Vice President Joe Biden discusses the 2020 election, the nation’s racial divide and the role that Donald Trump and white…
/ August 28, 2019

WATCH | Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand breaks down how she accepted her White privilege

[griojw id=”kB5awMyb” playerid=””] U.S Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) made quite a few heads turn at the most recent Democratic debate
/ August 7, 2019

Watch | Young, Black and building wealth for the next generation

When it comes to money, there’s a new generation of Black leaders who are taking different steps to secure their
/ July 30, 2019

President Donald Trump calls Rev. Al Sharpton a ‘racist’ in latest Twitter tirade

President Donald Trump continued his attacks on Black leaders and Black cities on Monday, but is now setting his sights…
/ July 29, 2019
Kamala Harris theGrio.com

Sen. Kamala Harris proposes bill to decriminalize marijuana across the U.S.

[griojw id=”FwyupBNE” playerid=””] On Tuesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a proposal for a landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana
/ July 23, 2019
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WATCH: Rep. Ilhan Omar welcomed home with standing ovation at Minnesota airport

[griojw id=”Kj1wHQlB” playerid=””] Still she rises. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the freshmen congresswoman who had been a target for racist attacks
/ July 19, 2019

GOP lawmaker trolls us all by declaring: ‘I’m a person of color. I’m white.’

Rep. Mike Kelly calls himself a person of color after coming to the defense of President Trump for racist tweets…
/ July 17, 2019