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Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., addresses crowds during the March on Washington
April 4, 2022
In an interview with theGrio, Martin Luther King III and his wife Arndrea Waters King reflect on the life and…
April 3, 2022
Former President Barack Obama will be returning to the White House on Tuesday for his first public event there since…
April 2, 2022
Chris Jones would seem to have an ideal biography to run for governor, a job that’s wide open in Arkansas
April 1, 2022
TheGrio chatted with Sen. Klobuchar and D.C. Mayor Bowser about how Biden's budget could address issues important to Black communities.
April 1, 2022
Until recently, reparations for Black people were considered an impossibility. Too many Americans discounted the need for these amends.
April 1, 2022
gas prices are well above $5 a gallon in states like California and Nevada and averaging $4 or more in…
U.S. President Joe Biden
March 31, 2022
Donna Brazile writes that Biden's proposed budget advances equity and justice with increased funding for housing, education and health care.
March 31, 2022
theGrio spoke with several Black women who are making an impact in the Black community and political sphere with their…
Black women Capitol Hill staffers at the U.S. Capitol
March 30, 2022
TheGrio spotlights senior and mid-senior Black women staffers on the Hill doing the People's work on the heels of Black…
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 30, 2022
Collins said she will vote to confirm Jackson, giving Democrats at least one Republican vote and all but assuring her…
A brick sign reading "Welcome to Mason, A Good Place to Live"
March 29, 2022
The attempted state takeover of a Mason, Tenn., town is a reminder that America has a long history of taking…
March 29, 2022
California’s task force on reparations is at a crossroads, with members divided on which Black Americans should be eligible for…
March 28, 2022
Florida Gov. DeSantis signed a bill that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade.
U.S. Border Patrol Agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrant from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
March 28, 2022
A recent letter from more than 280 leading national groups implored Homeland Security to prioritize TPS for Black-majority countries. 
Karine Jean-Pierre
March 27, 2022
White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said she tested positive for COVID-19 after returning from Europe with President Joe Biden
March 27, 2022
If Cameron entered the governor’s race, it would create a wide open GOP contest for attorney general in Republican-trending Kentucky.
March 27, 2022
Democrat Elvi Gray-Jackson said that she would not challenge Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski and instead seek reelection to the state…
March 26, 2022
“It was really traumatizing to watch,” said Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic…
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) shakes hands with Supreme Court Nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 25, 2022
Although I’ve wasted gallons of ink writing about racism, I have largely been unsuccessful explaining racism.
Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is sworn in
March 25, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s nominee to be the 116th associate justice of the Supreme Court, just concluded confirmation hearings.