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April 20, 2022
More than a decade into legal cannabis, it is clear that the communities most harmed by cannabis prohibition are benefiting…
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April 19, 2022
Critics say that new maps drawn by Republicans in states from Florida to Texas are deliberate tools to suppress Black…
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April 18, 2022
A judge voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and public transportation as exceeding the authority of U.S. health officials.
April 16, 2022
Cameroon is the 14th country eligible for Temporary Protected Status, a program created for people from countries stricken by civil…
April 16, 2022
The election will fill a state Senate seat left vacant by the resignation of Louisiana State Senator Karen Carter Peterson,…
April 14, 2022
TheGrio spoke with agency leaders on how they are fulfilling Biden's executive order to ensure government services are distributed equitably.
April 14, 2022
Republicans hate Black women, and there’s no shortage of evidence. Those who watched the hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson could…
April 12, 2022
New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation.
Amy Wax and Tucker Carlson
April 12, 2022
I want to apologize to Tucker Carlson. First of all, there may be a perception that I hate Tucker Carlson…
April 12, 2022
The U.S. Attorney’s office said Benjamin was arrested on charges of bribery, honest services wire fraud and falsification of records.
April 11, 2022
The right to protest in America is under attack, and it all involves a case against a Black Lives Matter…
April 11, 2022
On Sept. 30, 2020, 401 years after traffickers landed in Virginia with enslaved Africans, California lawmakers passed Assembly Bill 3121.
April 10, 2022
Adams has canceled all public events for the week and will be taking antiviral medications and working remotely.
April 10, 2022
The new law will enable trained nurse practitioners, nurse midwives and physician assistants to provide abortions to patients.
April 9, 2022
Judge Rick Lawrence is in line to become the first African American to serve on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court.
April 9, 2022
As Stacey Abrams makes another run at the governor’s mansion, a lawsuit stemming from the 2018 election is going to trial.
April 9, 2022
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson's speech about her Supreme Court confirmation was a tribute to Black people who paved the way…
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April 8, 2022
Donna Brazile writes that Africa is already facing its worst food shortages in history due to conflicts and drought.
April 8, 2022
TheGrio was in attendance as an emotional Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson addressed the nation after being confirmed to the high…
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson
April 7, 2022
Ketanji Brown Jackson has received the votes to become the next Supreme Court justice and will now have a job…