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Cedric Richmond
March 20, 2021
Cedric Richmond spoke with theGrio regarding the passage of the American Rescue Plan and its greater implications within the Black…
Biden thegrio.com
March 19, 2021
Biden acknowledged there is a huge disparity in the Black community versus white America when it comes to COVID-19 during…
Jack in the Box thegrio.com
March 19, 2021
Police are still searching for the suspect who stabbed a Jack in the Box manager in League City, Texas on…
March 19, 2021
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said cities need to do more to change systemic inequities that have become exacerbated by COVID-19.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks during an event on the American Rescue Plan as U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris listens in the Rose Garden of the White House on March 12, 2021 in Washington, DC.
March 17, 2021
The American Rescue Plan that Biden signed into law financially supports a COVID-19 screening program for teachers, students and staff.
vaccine thegrio.com
March 17, 2021
Seminole citizens of Oklahoma are being denied access to the COVID-19 vaccine because of their Black lineage.
Honestie Hodges
March 16, 2021
Don’t just put yourself in Black women and girls' shoes--try walking in them. We’re not magic, we’re real.
COVID-19 vaccine
March 15, 2021
A new study conducted by Brilliant Corners concludes Black Americans are less likely to get the COVID-19 vaccine due to…
The Facebook logo
March 15, 2021
Facebook is adding informational labels to posts about vaccines as it expands efforts to counter COVID-19-related misinformation.
IRS thegrio.com
March 13, 2021
Government officials said Friday that a new round of stimulus checks is being processed and could show up in bank…
March 12, 2021
A new poll from shows that Black and Hispanic Americans are more likely to have experienced job and other income…
President Biden thegrio.com table Discussion On The American Rescue Plan
March 12, 2021
At the White House and on Capitol Hill, there is a targeted focus on recovery through infrastructure policy.
March 12, 2021
President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief package is being hailed as a generational expansion of the social safety net.
President Biden Delivers Primetime Address To Nation On Next Phase Of Pandemic
March 11, 2021
In his first primetime address as president, Biden said all adult Americans will be eligible to get the COVID vaccine…
President Joe Biden thegrio.com
March 11, 2021
President Joe Biden will hold a primetime speech that will mark the one-year anniversary of the nationwide COVID-19 shutdown.
March 11, 2021
Marking a year of loss and disruption, President Joe Biden on Thursday signed into law the $1.9 trillion relief package.
Black Nurse COVID thegrio.com
March 11, 2021
Dear Culture is asking this week: Is COVID-19's impact on the Black community proof that our nation is living in…
coronavirus children death thegrio.com
March 11, 2021
The lack of COVID-19 information, limited access to providers and race-based data point to a healthcare system where Black people…
March 11, 2021
To mark the tragic anniversary of start of the COVID-19 pandemic, theGrio is remembering 11 Black figures who lost their…
March 11, 2021
theGrio's White House correspondent April Ryan recalled her experience taking the coronavirus vaccine in a day-by-day, personal journal.