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May 23, 2022
Jones, who represents the 17th District in upstate New York, announced Saturday he wouldn't seek re-election to his current seat.
May 23, 2022
Here's what to watch in Tuesday’s 2022 primary elections in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota.
May 16, 2022
Anthony Clark, the first Black chair of the Philadelphia City Commissioners, died Saturday at age 62 after a battle with…
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
May 14, 2022
Some Republicans are hoping to oust AG Keith Ellison, who led the prosecution team that won the conviction of Derek…
May 13, 2022
Days ahead of Pennsylvania's primary, theGrio interviewed Kenyatta, who's vying to become the nation's first openly gay Black senator.
May 3, 2022
The midterm elections won't take place until November and misinformation targeting Black voters is expected to intensify in the coming…
April 27, 2022
Despite what you may have gleaned from social media posts or cable news quarrels, you don’t actually have to pick…
A Fair Maps Rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
February 16, 2022
Gerrymandering is a racist practice used by Republicans to reduce the number of Black candidates who can be elected to…
January 17, 2022
Florida Rep-elect Sheila Cherfilus McCormack won her election by a landslide but her opponent Jason Mariner will not concede.
August 1, 2021
Republicans claim wrongdoing in the reliably Democratic county had stolen the 2020 election from Donald Trump, despite no evidence of…
July 11, 2021
Eric Adams' win comes on the heels of victories by self-styled pragmatic candidates in relatively low-turnout elections.
January 31, 2021
The delay in census figures means Virginia and New Jersey will continue to use decade-old maps that may undercount people…
November 14, 2020
Democrats may be winning over more supporters, but the party is falling short on critical congressional and state legislature elections.
June 18, 2020
Virginia state senator Jennifer McCllelan announced that she is declaring her campaign for governor for the state for the 2021…
Black Women theGrio.com
February 3, 2020
Black women in Iowa are not impressed with the democratic slate of candidates and some say they may sit out…
South Africa
May 9, 2019
A quarter-century after the end of apartheid, the ruling African National Congress is facing opposition from rival parties in South…
March 14, 2019
In an interview with The Grio, Julián Castro delved into his motivations to run for president and plans to boost…
February 5, 2019
Freshman House member Lauren Underwood encourages other Black millennials to run for office and not give up on their dreams.
December 11, 2018
[griojw id=”YjClXyzl” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Everton Blair, Jr. has made history by becoming the youngest— and the first person of color ever– to
October 29, 2018
Right outside of Stacey Abrams campaign headquarters in Atlanta, GA, Thomas Fellows was on a mission to prove that white…