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SPLC Confederate thegrio.com
February 1, 2022
The SPLC launched the third edition of their Whose Heritage? Project which tracks the removal of Confederate memorials across the…
February 1, 2022
On the first day of Black History Month, Sen. Booker introduced the Senate version of Bowman's African American History Act.
February 1, 2022
James tells theGrio she's confident she will prevail in court battle with Trump, and explains why she dropped out of…
Jen Psaki thegrio.com
January 31, 2022
President Joe Biden has been informed of the bomb threats made at a group of HBCUs for the second time…
January 31, 2022
Black and Brown employees of federal contractors are expected to see pay increases due to a Biden executive order that…
Susan Collins thegrio.com
January 30, 2022
Sen. Susan Collins said President Joe Biden’s handling of campaign vows to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court…
Quinta Brunson thegrio.com
January 30, 2022
Quinta Brunson was recently honored by the city of Philadelphia for creating the ABC hit series Abbott Elementary.
Donald Trump thegrio.com
January 30, 2022
Donald Trump is dangling the prospect of pardons for supporters who participated in Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol if…
Supreme Court thegrio.com
January 29, 2022
President Biden has the opportunity to appoint some of these qualified Black judges to the Supreme Court and make good…
Lisa Cook thegriocom
January 29, 2022
Conservatives have attacked Lisa Cook, the Ph.D. holding economist, with claims she is unqualified as Biden's Federal Reserve nominee.
U.S. Supreme Court
January 29, 2022
There may be more of a chance for unity among Democrats as President Joe Biden announces his pick for SCOTUS.
January 28, 2022
Flowers, an Army veteran who has worked for the Department of Defense, is running to defeat Marjorie Taylor Greene in…
Ilya Shapiro thegrio.com
January 28, 2022
A Georgetown professor, Ilya Shapiro, sparked outrage on Twitter with a series of controversial posts about Biden's SCOTUS promise.
The U.S. Supreme Court building
January 28, 2022
Sources described nomination process for the first Black woman Supreme Court justice as more of a vetting than a search…
January 27, 2022
The lack of representation of intersecting identities in politics is dangerous. More women of color and queer people should seek…
January 23, 2022
Joe Biden’s run in the Democratic presidential primary was all but declared dead, until he won South Carolina in late…
January 22, 2022
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema faces a vote of disapproval and possible censure from leaders of the Arizona Democratic Party on Saturday.
Provo, Utah School Prepares For School Year Amid CoVID-19 Pandemic
January 21, 2022
Black lawmakers walked out in protest after the Mississippi Senate passed legislation that would prohibit CRT from being taught.
Gary Chambers thegrio.com
January 18, 2022
Gary Chambers is running for the U.S. Senate in Louisiana, and he launched his campaign with a video showing him…
Jamal Simmons thegrio.com
January 18, 2022
Veteran Democratic communications aide Jamal Simmons previously made controversial comments about undocumented immigrants.