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Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., right, administers the Constitutional Oath to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
July 7, 2022
The notion that the new justice can save the court is, of course, preposterous. But her presence on the court…
July 5, 2022
The DOJ is considering whether to seek the death penalty against the Buffalo suspect accused of murdering 10 African Americans.
Lyndon B. Johnson (whitehouse.gov)
July 4, 2022
Abraham Lincoln tops the list of best presidents for Black people because he did more than issue the Emancipation Proclamation.
Woodrow Wilson (Whitehouse.gov)
July 4, 2022
Andrew Johnson's white supremacists attitudes and racism puts him at the top of the list for the worse Presidents for…
July 3, 2022
Humanitarian workers on the ground tell theGrio that the treatment of African migrants at the border is a part of…
July 2, 2022
President Joe Biden will present the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, to 17 people.
July 1, 2022
If you’re reading this, you’ve been preselected to participate in theGrio’s graduate-level program in wypipology.
House Majority Whip Rep. James Clyburn, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and House Majority Leader Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 1, 2022
As Republicans celebrated the end of abortion rights, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi led Democrats in the singing of
July 1, 2022
California will continue indentured servitude as a possible punishment for crime. The administration predicted ending the practice could cost the…
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
June 30, 2022
Speaking with theGrio, former White House officials and activists relish Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's historic swearing-in.
June 30, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn into Supreme Court on Thursday after Justice Breyer announced on Wednesday his retirement from…
June 30, 2022
At last! After 233 years, a Black woman has finally joined the U.S. Supreme Court, with the swearing-in of Ketanji…
June 30, 2022
About half of Americans say former President Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the Jan. 6…
June 30, 2022
Fresh off of the reversal of Roe v. Wade, Clarence Thomas wants to revisit Supreme Court’s cases on same-sex marriage,…
June 30, 2022
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg launched a $1 billion program aimed at reconnecting areas racially segregated by road projects.
Senator Kamala Harris, theGrio
June 29, 2022
Sources told theGrio Harris personally requesed to attend the annual gathering at a moment of uncertainty for Black women and…
June 29, 2022
In the wake of the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson decision, here's why Black men should join the fight for…
Former President Donald Trump
June 29, 2022
Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. The testimony
June 29, 2022
Planned Parenthood president Alexis McGill Johnson tells theGrio they will "fight in every state" to ensure reproductive and abortion care.
June 28, 2022
The Supreme Court put on hold a lower court ruling that Louisiana must draw new districts before elections to increase…