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June 19, 2020
Recent unrest over the death of George Floyd makes clear the need to bring about racial justice in America. It…
June 9, 2020
Many Democratic lawmakers are wearing masks amid the coronavirus outbreak while many Republicans refuse.
June 8, 2020
Democrats proposed a sweeping overhaul of police oversight and procedures Monday, an ambitious legislative response to mass protests.
Rep. Kweisi Mfume, theGrio.com
May 7, 2020
Last fall, many were devastated by the death of beloved Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings at the age of 68. A
Black Business in Harlem theGrio.com
May 6, 2020
A new petition is demanding that Congress level the playing field by helping Black owned businesses stay afloat during the…
May 4, 2020
The Senate reopened Monday in a Capitol largely shuttered by the coronavirus, but prospects for quick action on a new aid…
April 29, 2020
Kweisi Mfume easily wins election to finish the term of the late Cummings, retaking a Maryland seat he held for five terms…
April 23, 2020
California congresswoman Maxine Waters says that her sister has contracted the coronavirus and is likely dying in a St. Louis…
llhan Omar theGrio.com
April 20, 2020
Rep. Ilhan Omar wants to ensure that no action can be taken against tenants and property owners who are having…
March 25, 2020
The unprecedented emergency bill to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Ayanna Pressley
March 5, 2020
Rep. Ayanna Pressley’s (D-Mass.) husband, Conan Harris, recently testified before a House subcommittee to discuss prison re-entry programs
Supreme Court theGrio.com
January 3, 2020
Republican senators and members of the House of Representatives are trying to get the Supreme Court to overrule Roe v.…
December 31, 2019
The network apologized for running a photo of Elijah Cummings with a story about John Lewis who announced he is…
Washington D.C.
September 19, 2019
Will Washington D.C. have a chance at statehood? There's a new push to make the Federal District the 51st state,…
Donald Trump thegrio.com
May 20, 2019
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Washington ruled Monday against President Donald Trump in a financial records dispute with…
Candace Owens thegrio.com
April 10, 2019
Writer Dustin Seibert explores all the possible reasons why Black conservative talking head Candace Owens is even like this. Why?
Candace Owens
April 9, 2019
Candace Owens was frustrated and defiant when testifying in front of Congress on the issue of hate crimes and white…
Former U.S. President Barack thegrio.com
March 30, 2019
[griojw id=”6eqWL2Fe” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   After a tough first few months, more than 60 freshmen from the Democratic Congress had the
Hakeem Jeffries thegrio.com
March 6, 2019
New York Representative, Hakeem Jeffries, announced his senior leadership team, which consists of a diverse staff of the eight-member team.
Cohen
February 27, 2019
Trump's former personal lawyer outlines the overtly racist things that came out of the president's mouth in several settings