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January 12, 2020
Antoinette Hodge, the first Black treasurer elect of Uniontown, Pennsylvania, is suing a council member for allegedly trying to block…
Twitter
November 15, 2019
Twitter says its new ban on political ads will cover appeals for votes, solicitations for campaign contributions and any political…
Kamala Harris theGrio.com
July 23, 2019
[griojw id=”FwyupBNE” playerid=””] On Tuesday, Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) announced a proposal for a landmark bill that would decriminalize marijuana
Ilhan Omar thegrio.com
July 19, 2019
[griojw id=”Kj1wHQlB” playerid=””] Still she rises. Rep. Ilhan Omar, the freshmen congresswoman who had been a target for racist attacks
May 14, 2019
On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses Omarosa Manigault Newman supports a lawsuit against President Donald Trump; Ohio…
Lori Lightfoot
April 10, 2019
Despite more African-American women and men in powerful political offices, there are other factors at play and many are looking…
March 28, 2019
[griojw id=”KP0Z3HD9″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses Virginia congressman, Bobby Scott, and other Democrat
prison thegrio.com
March 20, 2019
Amy Klobuchar defends her statement about her role in decreasing the number of incarcerated Black people by 65% while serving…
Kamal Harris, thegrio.com
February 25, 2019
The interview with Sen. Kamala Harris revealed 'reparations' may be a great talking point. But some candidates won't really get…
Sen. Kamala Harris talks about her plan for Black America in an interview with theGrio's Natasha Alford at the 2019 Power Rising conference in New Orleans. (theGrio)
February 25, 2019
In an exclusive interview with theGrio, presidential hopeful Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) addressed the question of her intended policy plan
February 14, 2019
[griojw id=”z7zxecBg” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] When it comes to #RelationshipGoals, Stefanie and Quentin James are setting the bar, while making power moves
February 6, 2019
[griojw id=”cR7oNM6g” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Congresswoman Maxine Waters doesn’t suffer fools. During her recent Millennial Media Row event prior to the State of
February 5, 2019
Freshman House member Lauren Underwood encourages other Black millennials to run for office and not give up on their dreams.
January 10, 2019
Waters, who leads the House Financial Services Committee, is among several key leaders making tracks with new Democratic majority.
Dana W. White thegrio.com
January 1, 2019
Dana White was being investigated by the Defense Department's inspector general for misconduct and abuse of power before her abrupt…
December 11, 2018
[griojw id=”YjClXyzl” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] Everton Blair, Jr. has made history by becoming the youngest— and the first person of color ever– to
December 6, 2018
The latest version of the First Step Act could be what's needed to truly make comprehensive criminal justice reform a…
Andrew Gillum thgrio.com
November 6, 2018
In Dr. Atira Charles management class at Florida A&M University, there is a real life case study playing out before…
November 6, 2018
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October 12, 2018
This Thursday, the "Justice for Victims of Lynching" bill advanced in the Senate, as a result of efforts from three…