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Shedrick Pelt thegrio.com
February 24, 2022
Shedrick Pelt remembers the endless waves of flags and red hats on Jan. 6, 2021, as the crowd moved along…
Clarence Thomas, Virginia Thomas, theGrio.com
February 22, 2022
The conservative wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas allegedly had ties to organizers of the deadly riots at the…
Obama
February 20, 2022
This Black History Month, theGrio takes a look at President Obama's upcoming presidential library being constructed in Chicago's south side.
Karine Jean-Pierre
February 19, 2022
Jean-Pierre is the first openly queer Black woman of Haitian descent serving as White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary.
February 18, 2022
Sources close to the White House describe to theGrio the thinking of the Biden team as anticipation for the Supreme…
February 17, 2022
“One thing I learned in 2020 is you can make your own history,” Jaime Harrison said during a sit-down interview…
A Fair Maps Rally in front of the U.S. Supreme Court
February 16, 2022
Gerrymandering is a racist practice used by Republicans to reduce the number of Black candidates who can be elected to…
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…