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Kamala Harris, theGrio.com
August 19, 2024
Kamala Harris will accept the Democratic Party's nomination 60 years after Fannie Lou Hamer's 1964 plea on behalf of Black…
September 3, 2022
Civil Rights leaders met with President Joe Biden Friday to discuss the issues of voting rights, criminal justice and police…
August 1, 2022
President Joe Biden is expected to reveal a decision on extending a pause on student loan payments or debt cancellation…
June 10, 2022
"It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated," said NAACP's Derrick Johnson, calling his comments "offensive…
President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden
May 21, 2022
White House officials met with the NAACP and may soon meet with others to discuss combating white supremacist violence and…
April 29, 2022
While the proposed ban is years in the making, some expressed concerns it could negatively impact Black people through policing.
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Black farmer
March 15, 2022
Agriculture Secretary Vilsack and members of a 15-member equity commission tell theGrio the USDA's aim is to redress the wrongs…
February 1, 2022
The NAACP urged Merrick Garland to bring federal civil rights charges against the white officer who fatally shot Black teen Laquan McDonald.
January 12, 2022
While some celebrate Biden's support of eliminating the filibuster for voting rights, others say his speech was a wish without…
October 30, 2021
NAACP head Derrick Johnson and Texas NAACP President Gary Bledsoe in open letter seek to put focus on unfavorable Texas…
October 26, 2021
According to local media, Reed is in a statistical tie with City Council President Felicia Moore for Atlanta's election next…
White House and Haitian migrants, theGrio.com
September 22, 2021
In addition to the meeting with Biden officials, Al Sharpton and others will visit the border to survey the treatment…
Sen. Joe Manchin and Al Sharpton, theGrio.com
June 7, 2021
Sen. Joe Manchin, who said he'll oppose the For the People Act, will meet with Al Sharpton and other heads…
Haitians at the border x theGrio
May 20, 2021
Advocates say there's an underlying racist history tied to the American immigration system, one in which Black people are unseen…
March 19, 2021
"A league where nearly 70 percent of the players are Black," Derrick Johnson wrote, "should not be complicit" in boosting…
February 22, 2021
A member of the Proud Boys has been ringing Rep. Bennie Thompson’s phone since he filed a lawsuit against the…
President Joe Biden
January 26, 2021
On Tuesday afternoon, President Joe Biden will issue executive actions to begin correcting the nation's racial inequality.
December 2, 2020
"We aren't asking for some kind of veto," says National Urban League head Marc Morial. "We are asking for some…
October 25, 2020
The Lincoln Project joins the NAACP, National Urban League, Black Economic Alliance and BlackPAC mobilize Black voters to the polls.
October 6, 2020
"Game Changer Conversations" will feature John in one-on-one talks with a host of business leaders and cultural icons on Black…