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January 8, 2022
President Joe Biden will deliver his first State of the Union address on March 1, the White House confirmed Friday.
Philip Jefferson thegrio.com
January 4, 2022
Davidson College economist and administrator Philip Jefferson will likely fill a seat on the Federal Reserve board of governors
Mayor Ed Gainey thegrio.com
January 4, 2022
The city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has a new mayor and his name is Ed Gainey who is the first Black…
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, theGrio.com
January 2, 2022
Georgia Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's personal Twitter account has been suspended to due to multiple COVID misinformation violations.
Alvin Bragg thegrio.com
January 1, 2022
Alvin Bragg has already notched one historic first, taking office Saturday as Manhattan’s first Black district attorney.
Eric Adams thegrio.com
January 1, 2022
Eric Adams is New York City’s new mayor, with the Democrat being sworn into office in a Times Square ceremony.
December 26, 2021
The NAACP and ACLU in a suit say newly drawn state House maps discriminate against Black people by diluting their…
December 22, 2021
The child tax credit that's been a significant relief during the COVID-19 pandemic may be gone for good, impacting 65…
December 19, 2021
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin said he can't back a $2 trillion social safety net bill, threatening President Joe Biden’s signature…
U.S. Capitol In Washington
December 19, 2021
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are calling on D.C. lobbyists to diversity their K Street offices.
December 18, 2021
Cannabis companies say California's legal marijuana industry needs policy changes to get on better footing with an illegal market.
Queensboro FC Announce New Soccer Stadium In NYC At York College
December 18, 2021
Queens Democrat Adrienne Adams will make history as the first-ever Black city council speaker for New York City in January.
December 18, 2021
Robert Palmer, 54, of Largo, Florida, attacked police officers working to hold back the angry pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6.
December 18, 2021
The two-term House member said the decision to step away by the end of the year was based on a…
Rep. Ilhan Omar Rep. Scott Perry thegrio.com
December 15, 2021
During a debate on a bill to combat Islamophobia, Rep. Scott Perry alleged that Rep. Ilhan Omar is affiliated with…
December 12, 2021
"I am so proud and humbled to call myself your next Sheriff," Susan Hutson said on Facebook early Sunday morning.
Tish James
December 11, 2021
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announced that she was suspending her campaign for governor and will seek re-election.
Mayor Deqa Dhalac
December 8, 2021
The city of South Portland in Maine, which is 90% white, elected Deqa Dhalac as its first Somali mayor on…
December 4, 2021
As Democrats face pressure nationally and Republican Gov. Brian Kemp faces internal strife, the 2022 campaign will look different from…
Jamaal Bowman Ilhan Omar
December 4, 2021
It's an incredibly dangerous time and we've all got to step up and say something," Bowman recently told theGrio during…