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July 25, 2021
Robert Parris Moses worked to dismantle segregation during the civil rights movement and was central to the 1964 “Freedom Summer.”
July 17, 2021
Biden said he often reflects on the last conversation he and his wife, Jill, had with Lewis, days before the…
Attorney General Merrick Garland and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke, theGrio.com
June 25, 2021
Attorney General Merrick Garland and DOJ Civil Rights Division's Assistant Attorney Kristen Clarke announced the Georgia lawsuit on Friday.
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May 17, 2021
The NAACP Legal Defense Fund is investing in young civil rights lawyers through its Marshall-Motley Scholars Program.
May 15, 2021
The Alabama Civil Rights Podcast will be available through the state's tourism department site and other sites where podcasts are…
Kristen Clarke x theGrio.com
May 13, 2021
Kristen Clarke, poised to make history as the first Black woman to lead the DOJ Civil Rights Division, faces opposition…
2021 King Holiday Observance Beloved Community Commemorative Service
March 31, 2021
Children of three late civil rightest leaders released a letter Monday in regards to Georgias new voting law.
March 7, 2021
This year’s commemoration comes as some states seek to roll back ballot access, while advocates try to revive a part…
Amazon theGrio.com
March 6, 2021
Democratic members of Congress and national union leaders sought to rustle up support for unionizing a massive Amazon facility in…
Lawmakers And Presidential Candidates Attend NAACP National Convention to include Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr.
March 3, 2021
Rev. Jesse Jackson has healed and is ready to get back to work after he was released from the hospital…
March 2, 2021
"The last thing he'd ever do is betray a friendship," President Clinton said of Jordan back in '96. "It's good…
Derek Chauvin George Floyd thegrio.com
February 24, 2021
A federal grand jury has been empaneled to consider charges against former officer Derek Chauvin, who kneeled on George Floyd's…
February 12, 2021
"Rustin" is set to be overseen by Higher Ground, the production house of popular former president and first lady Barack…
February 6, 2021
A charter school in northern Utah is allowing parents to opt students out of its Black History Month curriculum and…
January 28, 2021
The home in West Woodlawn is where Till lived with his mother before the teenager traveled to Money, Mississippi that…
Senate Rules Committee Examines 2020 General Election Preparedness
January 27, 2021
Kristen Clarke is Biden's pick to serve as Assistant AG for the Civil Rights Division and the first Black woman…
January 23, 2021
California AG Xavier Becerra announced the probe on Friday citing 'serious concerns' over accountability at the LA Sheriff's Department.
Son of the South
January 14, 2021
The Spike Lee-produced film Son of the South based on a true story, just dropped its new trailer ahead of…
December 23, 2020
Former Phoenix city councilman and civil rights activist Calvin C. Goode passed away this week at the age of 93.
President-Elect Biden thegrio.com
December 10, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden warned civil rights leaders that police reform was going to take time given the pushback to 'defund…