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April 19, 2023
Many await Supreme Court's rulings in several landmark cases that could significantly impact Black communities.
April 19, 2023
Judge Wilson is the first Black judge to lead New York state's Court of Appeals, further cementing his decades-long legal…
Democratic nominee for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District, Gabe Amo, theGrio.com
April 19, 2023
Gabe Amo, a former long-time White House staffer, is running for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District.
April 18, 2023
Vice President Kamala Harris has delivered significant speeches before Black Americans and abroad, from Africa to Nashville to N.Y.
April 18, 2023
President Joe Biden invited 16-year-old Ralph Yarl to the White House while speaking to the teen and his family on…
April 16, 2023
Tennessee state Reps. Justin Pearson and Justin Jones have gone from neophyte politicians to national prominence, mirroring 1960s America.
April 15, 2023
The Urban League’s annual State of Black America report being released Saturday draws on data and surveys from a number…
Justin J. Pearson, theGrio.com
April 14, 2023
"These systems of oppression will always seek to tear us down,” Rep. Justin J. Pearson, a member of the Tennessee…
Black mothers death rates, theGrio.com
April 14, 2023
Abortion advocates believe Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is putting politics over the health of pregnant women.
April 14, 2023
A chasm remains in the push for stricter gun control laws in Tennessee after two Black lawmakers were expelled for…
Newsom Black woman Senate
April 14, 2023
In 2021, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he'd pick a Black woman to fill a Senate seat. Activists and other…
Tory politician Black slave - Andrew Edwards
April 14, 2023
"It's nothing wrong with the skin color; it is just they're a lower class than us white people, you know,"…
Rep. Ayanna Pressley, theGrio.com
April 13, 2023
Several Congressional Black Caucus members are demanding the Biden-Harris administration address racial disparities in traffic enforcement. 
April 13, 2023
Massachusetts Air National Guardsman Jack Teixeira was taken into custody by federal agents for leaking classified military documents.
April 13, 2023
Donald Trump returned to New York City for another legal battle before him. It comes just a week after he…
April 12, 2023
A widely used abortion pill could soon be unavailable to the public following a recent ruling by a conservative Texas…
April 12, 2023
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted 7-0 to reinstate Justin Pearson as a state representative in Tennessee.
April 12, 2023
All eyes are now on Tennessee, where a movement has been ignited at the intersection of gun violence, racial justice…
April 11, 2023
In a newly released documentary “The Holly,” journalist and director Julian Rubinstein uncovers corruption within the Denver police force.
April 11, 2023
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed a federal lawsuit against Jordan, accusing him of intimidation over his indictment of Trump.