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Andrew Walls proud boys thegrio.com
February 28, 2022
An Akon, Ohio man has been charged with assault after being captured on video calling a Black woman the N-word…
February 26, 2022
Advocacy groups and civil rights leaders are applauding President Joe Biden’s historic Supreme Court nomination of Ketanji Brown Jackson.
February 25, 2022
Black women are overrepresented in the workforce yet underrepresented in their opportunity, according to recent research.
Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Nominations For Judges
February 25, 2022
President Biden fulfills his campaign promise to select the nation's first Black woman to become Supreme Court justice.
pregnant fertility thegrio.com
February 23, 2022
A new report from the CDC shows that the United States is continuing to see a rise in maternal death…
February 21, 2022
Sen. Ted Cruz is once again condemning President Joe Biden for pledging to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme…
February 18, 2022
Soon, President Joe Biden will nominate the first Black female Supreme Court justice—a moment that is long overdue.
February 16, 2022
For many Black women, the journey to finding love and building a family is often non-linear and nontraditional.
February 10, 2022
Black women develop sarcoidosis and experience chronic and severe symptoms at rates higher than Whites and Black men.
President Joe Biden speaks about the January jobs report
February 7, 2022
While Black unemployment rate has dropped alongside the national rate, joblessness for the community remains disproportionately high.
U.S. Supreme Court
February 7, 2022
The absence of a Black woman on the Supreme Court deprives it of insights from someone who has experienced both…
Lizzo Performs theGrio.com
February 7, 2022
Lizzo is "freeing herself in love." The singer shared nude posts on her Instagram over the weekend, with a message…
Cheslie Kryst
February 3, 2022
Following the death of former Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, Black women must talk about their struggles with high-functioning depression.
February 2, 2022
Ted Cruz has criticized President Biden’s decision to select only a Black woman for the upcoming Supreme Court seat vacancy.
Ciara
January 31, 2022
At the close of Cervical Health Awareness Month, Ciara champions a new narrative concerning Black women and cervical cancer.
Ilya Shapiro thegrio.com
January 28, 2022
A Georgetown professor, Ilya Shapiro, sparked outrage on Twitter with a series of controversial posts about Biden's SCOTUS promise.
January 27, 2022
Nikon partners with a Black woman's photography group to donate $50,000 to support then in education and advocacy efforts.
Democratic U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm thegrio.com
January 24, 2022
Shirley Chisholm’s political grit and history-making presidential campaign has served as an inspiration to Black women in politics.
Two men cook shish kebabs on a tabletop grill
January 14, 2022
What’s essential for me or any Black person when interacting with white people is to maintain our inner peace.
Sunny Jones thegrio.com
December 21, 2021
Los Angeles realtor Sunny Jones is helping African Americans in her community become homeowners despite gentrification.