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July 28, 2022
The Black Futures Lab released the findings of its temperature check poll, which shows Black Americans are not happy with the…
July 27, 2022
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday raised its benchmark interest rate by a hefty three-quarters of a point for a second…
July 27, 2022
President Joe Biden is ending his COVID-19 isolation after testing negative for the virus on Tuesday night and again on Wednesday. 
President Joe Biden
July 26, 2022
Biden strikes balance in remarks to the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives on crime and policing ahead of…
July 23, 2022
Mosby pursued criminal charges against police officers in the death of Freddie Gray, a Black man who was handcuffed and…
July 22, 2022
Friday, Vice President Kamala Harris appeared at the National Urban League Conference to address key issues important to the Black…
July 21, 2022
The president, who spent the day working in isolation, called the House majority whip to congratulate him on his NAACP…
Associate Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
July 21, 2022
Is Clarence Thomas the most powerful Black man in America? Is he even powerful within the Supreme Court? Is any…
July 20, 2022
It’s civil rights week, and now it is the National Urban league's turn to host a convention with Vice President…
July 18, 2022
A survey conducted by the Diversity Initiative found that 28 Senate democratic offices are comprised of at least 40% of…
Baltimore police
July 18, 2022
Baltimore State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby told theGrio that she is “hopeful” she will win the Democratic primary election on Tuesday.
July 16, 2022
Democratic challenger Charles Booker is a progressive who promotes such social programs as Medicare for All and a basic universal…
Black woman stressed and exhausted
July 16, 2022
I grew up believing that the moral arc of America was bending toward justice for Blacks, women, and LGBTQ folks.…
July 14, 2022
When it comes to fighting for reproductive justice, I need more men to be like CNN show host W. Kamau…
U.S. Border Patrol Agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrant from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
July 14, 2022
Haitian Bridge Alliance tells theGrio Customs Border and Protection (CBP) "ghosted" them when urged to interview alleged migrant victims.
July 13, 2022
TheGrio caught up with Officer Dunn and members of the Jan. 6th House Select Committee as it continues laying out…
A group of demonstrators holding up signs, with one reading "Forced birth is an act of violence"
July 13, 2022
As the White House was responding to the overturning of Roe, the outgoing comms director decided that was the time…
July 12, 2022
OPINION: The Missouri senator got put in his place by U.C. Berkeley Professor Khiara Bridges during a Senate hearing on…
July 12, 2022
The Jan. 6 committee revealed Tuesday that Donald Trump attempted to contact a witness who was in discussions with the panel.
Thomas Jefferson's Monticello
July 12, 2022
The latest outrage in the culture war occurred when a visitor to Monticello was upset that Jefferson's history as an…