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November 16, 2022
Karen Bass defeated developer Rick Caruso to become the next mayor of Los Angeles, as voters elevated the first Black…
Andrea Campbell Summer Lee
November 14, 2022
While some major Black women candidates failed to pull out victories on Nov. 8, there were other wins to celebrate…
November 12, 2022
The Biden administration is no longer accepting applications for student loan forgiveness after a second federal court shut down the program.
November 11, 2022
“We are the state of Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman and Thurgood Marshall," Wes Moore said during an interview with…
November 11, 2022
Joe Tate has made history by becoming the first Black representative to serve as House Speaker in Michigan.
November 10, 2022
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp won his bid for re-election after gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams conceded. 
Mandela Barnes Ron Johnson
November 9, 2022
Mandela Barnes has been defeated in his bid for the U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin, according to polling results from…
November 9, 2022
Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams conceded to Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday in a rematch of their 2018 race.
Charles Booker Rand Paul
November 8, 2022
Charles Booker has been defeated in his U.S. Senate race in Kentucky against Republican Sen. incumbent Rand Paul.
2022 midterm election night coverage
November 8, 2022
Byron Allen's Allen Media Group, which owns theGrio, is gearing up for extensive election night coverage of the 2022 midterms.
Georgia elections
November 7, 2022
Ida Simmons has exercised her right to vote in the Georgia elections, even making a point to submit her ballot…
Cheri Beasley
November 7, 2022
Cheri Beasley, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, is making her last pitch to voters ahead…
November 7, 2022
Georgia's Cobb County is sued for its failure to mail absentee ballots for Tuesday's midterm elections to more than 1,000…
November 6, 2022
Several too-close-to-call key races around the nation that will determine the balance of power in Congress.
Protesters gather in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
November 4, 2022
A majority conservative Supreme Court could soon reverse affirmative action, making Black and other minority students vulnerable to discriminatory admission
November 3, 2022
3 organizations, all led by women of color, have fought a coordinated battle for choice and reproductive rights ahead of…
Georgia voters
November 1, 2022
A new study shows that 71% of Black voters fear voter suppression will interfere with the results of the 2022
Democratic nominees Val Demings and Raphael Warnock
November 1, 2022
In an interview with theGrio, pastor Jamal Bryant reacts to his sermon remarks on Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker going…
Kansas voters -- man with hands spread
November 1, 2022
Kansas voters are receiving misinformation via text message about where to vote just a week ahead of the 2022 midterm…
U.S. Supreme Court Justices, theGrio.com
October 30, 2022
TheGrio/KFF survey shows that most Black voters say the Supreme Court’s recent decisions have been a step backward.