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May 18, 2020
Michelle Obama was joined by a famous fellow reader Monday on her popular online series "Mondays With Michelle Obama."
May 15, 2020
It is a perilous time for the nation’s historically black colleges and universities, which have long struggled with less funding…
May 14, 2020
A small district in rural Georgia is among many around the U.S. that have pulled the plug on distance learning,…
May 14, 2020
The great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells is writing a biography of the pioneering African-American journalist and activist.
May 14, 2020
Sen. Richard Burr stepped aside as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Thursday after the FBI served a search…
May 14, 2020
Days before Ahmaud Arbery was fatally shot, neighbors reported an earlier encounter with a person wandering through a home under…
Barack Obama theGrio.com
May 14, 2020
Nearly eight years after he was last on the ballot, Barack Obama is emerging as a central figure in the…
May 14, 2020
The Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down Gov. Tony Evers’ coronavirus stay-at-home order Wednesday, ruling that his administration overstepped its authority.
Kobe Bryant thegrio.com
May 13, 2020
The Southern California sports academy previously co-owned by Kobe Bryant has retired his “Mamba” nickname nearly four months after his death.
Ahmaud Arbery theGrio.com
May 12, 2020
The Georgia Attorney General asked the GBI and federal authorities to probe how local prosecutors handled the killing of Ahmaud…
May 11, 2020
Georgia’s attorney general appointed a black district attorney Monday to take over the case of a white father and son…
May 11, 2020
Several African countries are working to find a homegrown solution to the coronavirus pandemic, which has had a global impact…
Jay-Z Reform Alliance thegrio.com
May 11, 2020
The social justice arm of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation entertainment company on Sunday called on Georgia officials to take quick action…
May 8, 2020
Outrage is spreading over a shooting of Ahmaud Arbery that led to murder charges more than two months later against…
Mike Pence
May 8, 2020
An aide to Vice President Mike Pence has the coronavirus, marking the second person in the White House complex known…
May 8, 2020
The coronavirus could “smolder” in Africa for years and take a high death toll across the continent, the World Health…
May 8, 2020
As factories and other businesses remain shuttered across America, people in prisons in at least 40 states continue going to…
Jobless Claims Unemployment thegrio.com
May 8, 2020
The U.S. unemployment rate hit 14.7% in April, the highest rate since the Great Depression, as 20.5 million jobs vanished.
May 7, 2020
A white father and son accused of fatally shooting Ahmaud Arbery, 25, were arrested Thursday and charged with murder and…
May 7, 2020
Indianapolis police faced protests Thursday after officers fatally shot two men and killed a pregnant pedestrian in three separate incidents…