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Stacey Abrams thegrio.com
October 25, 2018
Stacey Abrams talks about what hat these recent bomb threats to people in the Demoocratic party say about partisan politics in…
October 25, 2018
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, Stacey Abrams talks voter suppression and her historic bid for governor of Georgia.
October 25, 2018
In an exclusive interview, theGrio caught up with candidate Stacey Abrams to discuss her final push to get voters to…
October 9, 2018
Today is a key day to register to vote in 17 states, where a lot is at stake for Black…
September 12, 2018
With a record number of Black candidates running for office this year, there has been a lot of excitement about…
September 11, 2018
Rapper T.I. says actress and New York Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Cynthia Nixon, has earned his vote.
Faya Rose Touré thegrio.com
August 2, 2018
[griojw id=”KRc3n4qU” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Faya Rose Touré, a 73-year-old civil rights activist and former judge from Alabama, took the police on
Zimbabwe thegrio.com AP
August 1, 2018
Rioting erupted Wednesday in Zimbabwe's capital as opposition supporters clashed with police and army troops.
Michael Williams' deportation bus georgia thegrio.com
May 17, 2018
[griojw id=”SC2bA3ap” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   Georgia Senator Michael Williams had to put the brakes on his racist gubernatorial campaign on Wednesday after receiving pushback
Sierra Leone
March 30, 2018
Tensions continue to rise in Sierra Leone leading up to their long-awaited polling day to elect a new president as…
March 26, 2018
In December, Alabama Democrat Doug Jones won his Senate race largely due to Black voters -- particularly Black women -- who showed up and…
May 31, 2015
theGrio REPORT - An essay written by Bernie Sanders has been making the rounds of the internet, and it does…
November 4, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A look at the news, events and the stories to watch for on Election Day: ALL EYES
November 1, 2014
ATLANTA (AP) — With Republicans confident of reclaiming control of the U.S. Senate, Democrats are looking to black voters in
July 1, 2014
The heat is on in Brazil, and the temperatures are likely to reach boiling point by the fall. The World
April 3, 2014
OPINION - If you care about democracy and voting rights, especially for poor people, you should be concerned...
February 23, 2014
NBC News - National Security Adviser Susan Rice said “the United States is on the side of the Ukrainian people”…
January 16, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of lawmakers is introducing legislation to restore some parts of the Voting Rights Act…
October 4, 2013
NEW YORK -- Despite conceding the Democratic primary to former federal prosecutor Kenneth Thompson last month, Brooklyn District Attorney Charles…
August 17, 2013
OPINION - In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Ben Crump, one of the attorneys representing the parents of Trayvon…