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US Census Suspends Field Work During Coronavirus Outbreak
March 20, 2022
Policymakers and demographers have been questioning the census process after minority residents were undercounted at greater rates in 2020.
August 11, 2021
The number of white people in the U.S. is reportedly on the decline as population growth in the county is…
June 12, 2021
A judge in Milwaukee issued a temporary restraining order Thursday suspending the program for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers.
March 6, 2017
Gun sales have dropped since the election of Donald Trump, but they have experienced an uptick among groups that are…
January 12, 2017
Introducing “True Story with Natasha Alford” a new original series on theGrio. In our first episode, we look at the
November 28, 2016
Since Donald Trump was elected president, hate crimes are on the rise, causing some minorities and members of the LGBT…
August 9, 2016
Ben Watson has never been afraid to share his views, and while his take on the Michael Brown and Freddie
January 27, 2016
HARTFORD, Connecticut (AP) — Officers in Connecticut last year fired stun guns at blacks and Hispanics at a higher rate
January 22, 2016
FLINT, Michigan (AP) — Ever since the full extent of the water crisis in the city of Flint, Michigan, emerged,
January 7, 2016
In a federal lawsuit, an NYPD cop is claiming that he was punished because he did not stop enough black…
August 14, 2015
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple says it more than doubled the numbers of women, blacks and Hispanics hired in the…
April 14, 2015
theGrio REPORT - While it is true that the demographics of the entire United States are shifting, the change is…
October 14, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Filmmaker Whitney Dow launched a new PBS project, entitled "The Whiteness Project: Inside the White Caucasian Box,"…
May 27, 2014
NEW YORK (AP) — Three years ago, guest speaker Mindy Kaling joked that publishing's annual national convention, BookExpo America, resembled…
March 3, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - Fox News host Tucker Carlson joined Alex Jones' radio show last Friday and claimed the Democratic Party…
February 27, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - President Obama on Thursday spoke in deeply personal terms about growing up without a father and urged…
February 27, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Thursday launched his 'My Brother's Keeper' initiative, urging stronger efforts to create more…
February 9, 2014
NBC News - A new analysis of College Board data from Georgia Tech finds that among 30,000 high school students…
November 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - A new report finds that young voters, and especially those of color, face certain inconveniences at polls.
November 11, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Sunday offered his Republican Party a prescription to win: show up...