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Ben Crump Black Farmers
October 12, 2022
The Biden administration reacted to the lawsuit filed by Black farmers with a statement from the United States Department of…
Joe Biden Student Debt
October 10, 2022
A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to forgive student loan debt.
October 10, 2022
Los Angeles City Council President Nury Martinez apologized after year-old comments were leaked Sunday.
U.S. Supreme Court Justices, theGrio.com
October 8, 2022
The group photo of the Supreme Court’s nine members is a long-standing ritual. But it has never looked quite like…
October 6, 2022
President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of “simple possession” of marijuana under federal law.
Student loan forgiveness
October 5, 2022
A conservative Wisconsin law firm has filed a lawsuit to block President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness plan.
Chris Jones Sarah Huckabee Sanders Arkansas
October 5, 2022
Arkansas gubernatorial Democratic nominee Chris Jones closes the gap against Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders ahead of the midterm election.
October 4, 2022
Rep. Ayanna Pressley closed out Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s annual conference with a panel focused on Black immigration.
Supreme Court building, theGrio.com
October 4, 2022
The rights of Black voters in Alabama could be diluted based on the outcome of a voting rights case before…
Congressional Black Caucus
September 30, 2022
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s Annual Legislative Conference is underway for in-person events for the first time in two years.
Florida Commissioner KKK Photos
September 29, 2022
People are demanding answers after a photo reportedly of newly resigned Florida commissioner Jeffery Moore dressed in KKK gear came…
September 27, 2022
A 72-year-old "racist" provision is still affecting California housing, and advocates want it eliminated from the state's Constitution.
September 26, 2022
The wealth of Martha's Vineyard put Venezuelan migrants flown to the island at great risk of not receiving basic necessities.
September 24, 2022
In removing the names from its list of endorsements, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mandela Barnes’ campaign blames "clerical error."
Kamala Harris voter registration
September 21, 2022
Vice President Harris and advocacy groups marked Voter Registration Day doing outreach to voters seen as crucial to November's elections.
Charles Booker Rand Paul
September 20, 2022
Senate Democratic hopeful Charles Booker discusses his viral campaign ad invoking a noose and calls out Paul for "weaponizing hate."
Herschel Walker
September 16, 2022
Republican nominee Herschel Walker's campaign for U.S. Senate in Georgia has repeatedly been marred by apparent falsehoods.
Stacey Abrams Governor Georgia
September 15, 2022
Stacey Abrams tells theGrio that her race to become the first Black female governor in U.S. history is "absolutely winnable."
September 14, 2022
Andre Mathis will be the first Black man from Tennessee to serve as a judge on the Sixth Circuit Court…
September 14, 2022
GOP leaders have created the Texas 1836 Project, which is in direct response to the New York Times' highly controversial…