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Yusef Salaam mocks Donald Trump
April 6, 2023
Yusef Salaam shared a statement on social media Wednesday, parodying a past Trump tactic to mark the ex-president's legal woes.
April 6, 2023
Opponents say a bill banning most abortions after six weeks by the Florida State Senate will threaten the lives of…
April 5, 2023
Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-vaccine activist and member of famous political family, is running for president.
Mayor Brandon Johnson -- Chicago environmental racism
April 4, 2023
Johnson, a Cook County commissioner endorsed by the Chicago Teachers Union, won a close race over former Chicago schools CEO…
April 4, 2023
Democrats will take over majority control of the court for the first time in 15 years with the fate of…
April 4, 2023
Donald Trump turned himself into the Manhattan District Attorney’s office just days after a grand jury filed charges against him.
Donald Trump indictment, theGrio.com
April 4, 2023
Former President Donald Trump surrendered to authorities Tuesday at a Manhattan courthouse ahead of his arraignment on criminal charges.
April 4, 2023
Attorney Lanny Davis tells theGrio that politics won’t work in the court of law as Trump is arraigned on Tuesday,…
April 3, 2023
As long as Republican Party voters remain solidly behind former President Donald Trump, he could still become the 2024 GOP…
April 2, 2023
Many voters with disabilities face barriers at the polls most voters never even consider, such as missing ramps or door…
April 1, 2023
Former Democratic City Councilman Mark Ridley-Thomas was found guilty of seven felonies, including conspiracy, bribery and fraud.
A Black LGBTQ+ Lives Matter flag
April 1, 2023
Advocates say Black and brown trans and non-binary people are most vulnerable to societal harm amid a wave of anti-LGBTQ…
April 1, 2023
ACLU legal director Sharon Brett told theGrio the organization was “disappointed” to hear that the Supreme Court refused to hear…
March 31, 2023
Trump now faces threats to his freedom after decades of legal investigations that have never resulted in serious consequences.
March 30, 2023
The Exonerated Five reacted to the indictment of the man who ran 1989 ads about them with a one-word statement:…
March 30, 2023
On this week’s episode of “The Hill with April Ryan,” former U.S. education secretary Arne Duncan calls for a national
Former President Donald Trump
March 30, 2023
A lawyer for Donald Trump said Thursday he's been told that the former president has been indicted in New York.
March 29, 2023
Harris announced more than $1 billion in global initiatives toward economic empowerment and security for women and youth in Africa.
U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., theGrio.com
March 29, 2023
House Democrats held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol to address gun violence following a deadly shooting at a…
March 28, 2023
Congressional members are aiming to ensure that every U.S. citizen has equal rights despite their gender through the Equal Rights…