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Anita Hill AP thegrio.com
September 27, 2018
Anita Hill said Wednesday her pivotal 1991 Senate testimony about sexual harassment by a Supreme Court nominee sparked a wave…
South Sudan thegrio.com
September 26, 2018
South Sudan's civil war has caused nearly 400,000 "excess deaths" since fighting erupted in late 2013.
Brett Kavanaugh thegrio.com AP
September 26, 2018
President Donald Trump denounced Democratic efforts to block Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation as a cynical "con job" on Tuesday.
Anita Hill AP thegrio.com
September 26, 2018
1991 testimony from Anita Hill against Clarence Thomas riveted the nation, but failed to derail his nomination to the Supreme…
Bill Cosby
September 26, 2018
A publicist for the once-beloved Bill Cosby complained that his conviction and three- to 10-year prison term for sexual assault…
green cards AP thegrio.com
September 24, 2018
The Trump administration has proposed rules that could deny green cards to immigrants if they use forms of public assistance.
Will Smith AP thegrio.com
September 24, 2018
Actor Will Smith will celebrate his 50th birthday by bungee jumping from a helicopter near the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Bill Cosby AP thegrio.com
September 24, 2018
Bill Cosby faced the start of a sentencing hearing Monday at which a judge will decide how to punish the…
Nelson Mandela AP thegrio.com
September 24, 2018
Nelson Mandela's South African journey from anti-apartheid leader to prisoner to president to global statesman is one of the 20th…
Cory Booker thegrio.com
September 24, 2018
Cory Booker isn't being subtle.With the Iowa caucuses still well over a year away, the New Jersey senator is working…
Tanzania ferry thegrio.com
September 21, 2018
Hundreds of solemn people watched Friday as body after body was pulled from a capsized ferry that Tanzanian authorities said…
Clarence Thomas thegrio.com AP
September 21, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh, who like Clarence Thomas has denied the allegation against him, is scheduled to appear before lawmakers on Monday.
Ta-Nehisi Coates thegrio.com AP
September 19, 2018
Judges named Hala Alyan's "Salt Houses" and Ta-Nehisi Coates' "We Were Eight Years in Power" as the 2018 Dayton Literary…
Naomi Osaka thegrio.com
September 19, 2018
Naomi Osaka's homecoming couldn't have gone much better. Playing in her first tournament since winning the U.S. Open, third-seeded Osaka…
Georgia Voting Machines thegrio.com AP
September 18, 2018
A federal judge said forcing Georgia to scrap its electronic voting machines in favor of paper ballots for the upcoming…
Brett Kavanaugh AP thegrio.com
September 18, 2018
Republicans are forging ahead with plans for a Senate hearing they had hoped to avoid on a woman's claims that…
Serena Williams thegrio.com AP
September 18, 2018
Serena Williams talked about her fashion business and her family, but not tennis fouls during a Friday appearance before a…
Chicago AP thegrio.com
September 18, 2018
Chicago's mayor and Illinois' attorney general unveiled an updated plan Thursday to reform the city's police.
Naomi Osaka AP thegrio.com
September 17, 2018
Naomi Osaka showed how deep her Japanese roots run: She went to watch Japan's national sport of sumo and said…
racism thegrio.com
September 17, 2018
In America’s children, we often see hope for a better future, especially when it comes to reducing racism.