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Senate Judiciary Committee Considers Nominations For Judges
February 15, 2022
A retired federal judge in Alabama is discouraging President Biden from nominating Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme…
Trevor Noah thegrio.com
February 14, 2022
Noah follows tradition of comedians to come before guests of Washington’s elite from the president, administration officials and the press.
Barack Obama Announces Run For President
February 10, 2022
Thursday marks the 15th anniversary of Obama's historic presidential campaign announcement at the Old State Capitol in Springfield, Illinois.
February 10, 2022
U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush on Tuesday convened a gathering of 10 mostly Black journalists in her office in the Cannon
February 9, 2022
The Biden White House on Wednesday denied claims that it is funding the distribution of crack pipes to communities across…
President Biden thegrio.com
February 9, 2022
The pre-Super Bowl Sunday presidential interview is continuing this year, and Lester Holt is set to sit down with President…
Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Rep. Joyce Beatty (D-Ohio)
February 9, 2022
The latest stunt by a Republican lawmaker against a Black woman in Congress should be a dealbreaker for us all.
February 8, 2022
"Working families deserve a break,” Harris said at the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit Day of Action…
February 8, 2022
The Secret Service and FBI are investigating the incident, which happened the same day Spelman College reported a bomb threat…
Glenn Youngkin thegrio.com
February 8, 2022
Virginia Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin expressed remorse on Monday over his campaign team lashing out at a high school student.
President Joe Biden speaks about the January jobs report
February 7, 2022
While Black unemployment rate has dropped alongside the national rate, joblessness for the community remains disproportionately high.
REVOLT Summit x AT
February 7, 2022
'I am thrilled to officially announce that I have joined [CNN] as a political commentator' Bottoms tweeted Monday morning.
U.S. Supreme Court
February 7, 2022
The absence of a Black woman on the Supreme Court deprives it of insights from someone who has experienced both…
February 5, 2022
Black lawmakers sought to question the state redistricting commission’s decision to slash the number of majority-African American seats.
February 5, 2022
A.C. Cordoza, the only Black Republican in the Virginia House, criticized the legislative Black caucus for rejecting his application to…
Tennessee Senator Katrina Robinson www.theGrio.com
February 4, 2022
Tennessee Sen. Katrina Robinson has been expelled from office after the Republican-led Senate voted to remove the Memphis lawmaker.
February 2, 2022
Biden's Supreme Court nomination calls to mind in his involvement in the hearing of Anita Hill, who accused Justice Thomas…
John Bel Edwards thegrio.com
February 2, 2022
Gov. John Bel Edwards has responded to accusations that he interfered with investigations into the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald…
February 2, 2022
Ted Cruz has criticized President Biden’s decision to select only a Black woman for the upcoming Supreme Court seat vacancy.
February 1, 2022
Black leaders are calling recent bomb threats against several Historically Black College and University (HBCU) campuses “terrorism.”