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March 13, 2022
Black leaders in Louisville convened on March 11 to discuss local efforts against systemic racism before the anniversary of Taylor's…
March 12, 2022
Rejected mail ballots are relatively uncommon in an election, but the rejection rate among mail voters in the Texas primary…
March 12, 2022
Georgia GOP lawmakers seek a ban on topics originally listed in a now-repealed 2020 executive order by former President Donald…
Signs indicating where to vote
March 11, 2022
Most Americans in both major parties think voting rules in their states are appropriate and support a voter identification law,…
Black students thegrio.com
March 11, 2022
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Florida Legislature gave Gov. Ron DeSantis another victory in what some call his political
March 10, 2022
The percentage of people living in the United States overlooked during the 2020 census was much higher for Black and…
President Biden and Gas Prices
March 10, 2022
OPINION: President Biden is putting principle over politics in his decision to ban Russian oil and energy resources.
March 9, 2022
As the Emmett Till Antilynching bill becomes law, I want to remember those who were critical to ensuring Till’s death…
March 8, 2022
I was shaken by the news that Russia had detained WNBA star Brittney Griner on allegations that she had vape…
Activist Opal Lee speaks to President Joe Biden
March 7, 2022
Proponents for H.R. 40 say that time is of the essence to finally address reparations for African descendants.
Black student doing school work in classroom, theGrio.com
March 7, 2022
There are so many times and so many ways that Black people have become a political football in the United…
March 6, 2022
The Democrat resigned in August, days after an independent probe found he sexually harassed nearly a dozen women and retaliated…
March 5, 2022
The voting law package was pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election…
March 5, 2022
Fox News host Tucker Carlson, already known for race-baiting, suggested that Americans need to see Judge Brown Jackson’s LSAT scores.
Rep. Gregory Meeks, theGrio.com
March 4, 2022
From the White House to the halls of Congress, the U.S. government says it's doing its part in aiding African…
March 4, 2022
Tucker Carlson doesn’t think Brown Jackson is intelligent enough for a lifetime appointment on the high court.
Shelia Jackson Lee SOTU thegrio.com
March 3, 2022
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is signaling an election year shift to the center, embracing a strategy he hopes
Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 3, 2022
Black women leaders appear in a new ad as urging the U.S. Senate to quickly confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji…
Rep. Bennie Thompson and Donald Trump
March 2, 2022
Trump and his campaign engaged in criminal activity in efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election, said the Jan. 6…
March 2, 2022
Here are five takeaways from President Biden's State of the Union address, particularly as it relates to Black America.