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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…
A gun and bullets on an American flag
July 11, 2022
After the July Fourth mass shooting in Highland Park near Chicago, you just might think, “How many more times?”
July 11, 2022
President Joe Biden on Monday hailed a new bipartisan law meant to reduce gun violence as “real progress," but said “more has…
July 11, 2022
Arizona state Rep. John Kavanagh said HB 2319's purpose was to safeguard police from danger or distractions unrelated to the…
Brittney Griner, theGrio.com
July 8, 2022
As the Biden administration works to free Griner, her wife Cherelle Griner tells theGrio her "life" and "safety is at…
A flag in recognition of Juneteenth is displayed
July 8, 2022
Two weeks ago our country celebrated Juneteenth. Earlier this week, our country celebrated the Fourth of July.
July 7, 2022
Herschel Walker and his bid for Georgia’s Senate seat has been saddled with controversy, but one stood in contrast to…
July 7, 2022
“When you are a no-show for your own event, that’s how powerful COVID can be,” HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra said…
July 7, 2022
In America, our law determines that some rights are so fundamental that they should not be left to the varied…