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June 8, 2022
Congress is holding hearings in the aftermath of back-to-back mass shootings. Families of the victims and survivors of the mass…
Karen Bass and Rick Caruso
June 8, 2022
An early tally of mail-in ballots showed Caruso with 41% and Bass with 38%. A candidate needed to top 50%…
Sign reading "Enough" with an image of a gun
June 7, 2022
We the people need to fight back and demand our congressional leaders act to bring about common-sense gun reform.
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio thegrio.com
June 7, 2022
The former top leader of the far-right Proud Boys extremist group and other members were charged with seditious conspiracy for…
June 7, 2022
Louisiana's governor will call the Republican-dominated Legislature into special session soon to draw up new congressional district boundaries, now that…
Karen Bass
June 7, 2022
Mayoral candidate Karen Bass in an interview with theGrio discusses the top issues in Los Angeles: homelessness, crime and the…
A gun and bullets on an American flag
June 6, 2022
To be fair, the amateur forensic analysts who love to claim that “guns don’t kill people” are actually correct.
June 5, 2022
A small airplane entered restricted airspace near President Biden's Delaware home, prompting the evacuation of the president and first lady.
Charles Booker Kentucky
June 3, 2022
I’m genuinely conflicted, y’all. Yes, Charles Booker’s latest ad is powerful and effective, and yes, it is a crude use…
June 2, 2022
In a memo sent to staff obtained by theGrio, the Biden White House listed commitments it is making to retain…
June 1, 2022
If you’re Black, then you know that the designation of “uncle” extends past genetic boundaries or familial relationships
Dr. Anthony Fauci
June 1, 2022
Dr. Fauci, the chief medical advisor to the president, told theGrio that he is concerned about rising cases among Black…
Chris Smalls theGrio.com
May 31, 2022
Amazon Labor Union President Chris Smalls appeared at a rally for the pending Fashion Workers Act on Friday.
May 29, 2022
President Joe Biden grieved with the community of Uvalde on Sunday, mourning privately for three hours with anguished families.
May 29, 2022
Black women could be especially constrained in states that plan to ban most abortion access if the Supreme Court overturns…
May 28, 2022
Georgia voters for the first time have selected two Black candidates to represent the major parties in a Senate race.
May 28, 2022
A White House spokesperson has responded to reports that the Biden administration is planning to cancel $10,000 in student debt…
May 27, 2022
The cops are supposed to be society’s "good guys with guns" but the "good guys with guns" canard is officially…
Karine Jean-Pierre, theGrio.com
May 27, 2022
During Thursday's press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made clear, "This is on [Russia]."
May 26, 2022
Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate Thursday.