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May 8, 2023
President Joe Biden announced new proposed rules to hold airline companies accountable for flight delays and cancellations.
May 8, 2023
Biden, in an interview with MSNBC on Friday, was asked about the 14th Amendment proposal, saying, “I’ve not gotten there…
May 8, 2023
Getting the support of Black voters – a majority of whom do not align with his politics – would come…
Twitter Blue, Verified Black celebrities, Verified on social media, theGrio.com
May 7, 2023
Pennsylvania has a primary election May 16 and the commission uses its Twitter account to share information with voters in…
May 7, 2023
Civil rights group accused Mississippi of hampering the city of Jackson from receiving necessary support for water repairs.
May 6, 2023
Howard University's 155th Commencement will take place on May 13. Former President Obama delivered a keynote address at the school…
May 6, 2023
On the latest episode of “The Hill with April Ryan,” host and theGrio’s April Ryan breaks down the latest happenings…
May 5, 2023
The Democratic Party elected its new chairwoman Christale Spain, who became the first Black woman to lead South Carolina Democratic…
May 5, 2023
Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock was among the lawmakers who took to the Senate floor Wednesday to read portions of Dr.…
May 4, 2023
The reckless spending cuts Republicans are demanding to raise the debt ceiling are a declaration of war against the American…
U.S. Capitol, theGrio.com
May 4, 2023
If you’re wondering what the debt ceiling is or why it is important to Black communities especially, here’s what you…
May 2, 2023
The latest movement on Uganda's anti-LGBTQ bill signals its likely signing into law despite warnings from the international community.
April 30, 2023
The annual White House Correspondents' black-tie dinner drew a wide array of celebrities and media moguls to Washington.
April 30, 2023
More than a half million of the poorest Americans could be left without health insurance under legislation passed by House Republicans.
April 29, 2023
Spain was elected during the party's convention and takes over in a wave of changes across state Democratic parties for…
April 29, 2023
Republicans have attempted to compare disruptive but nonviolent protests at state capitols to insurrections at least four times this year.
April 28, 2023
As Biden and Harris make the case why they should be re-elected, they will especially have to engage their most reliable…
April 28, 2023
U.S. Reps. Hank Johnson and Jamaal Bowman held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to re-introduce the Restoring Artistic…
April 27, 2023
Democratic leaders are “fired up” and “fed up” with Republican-led attacks against democracy and marginalized communities.
New York City protest following U.S. Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade, theGrio.com
April 27, 2023
North Dakota, another Republican-led state, passed an anti-abortion bill. Opponents of the law say it puts Black women's lives in…