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congressional black caucus members wear kente cloth thegrio.com
January 31, 2018
Black members of Congress made sure they would be heard last night, even if President Donald Trump was doing all
Jay Z and Donald Trump thegrio.com
January 29, 2018
On Sunday, Van Jones told President Donald Trump that he should be more like JAY-Z. Apparently, Trump saw the Jay-Z
April Ryan thegrio.com
January 25, 2018
A HUD staffer and Trump supporter got into a heated war of words on social media with White House correspondent…
Donald Trump Affair thegrio.com
January 24, 2018
On Tuesday, CNN revealed new details about Robert Mueller‘s probe that spelled trouble for President Donald Trump. The special counsel
Black Women Database thegrio.com
January 23, 2018
[griojw id=”rbSYJQ62″ playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] If you’ve been paying close attention to politics, you’ll note that black women are stepping up when
Candidate George Leah votes in Liberian Run Off Elections thegrio.com
January 22, 2018
Former international football star George Weah beat outgoing vice president Joseph Boakai in a stunning election runoff to replace Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Africa's first…
Womens March theGrio.com
January 22, 2018
During the 2018 Women’s March, the president of Planned Parenthood called on white women to step up their game. It’s
January 19, 2018
When Democrat Doug Jones won the Alabama senate race in December, Black women were proclaimed saviors. A whopping 98 percent
November 30, 2017
[griojw id=”wztRDvum” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”] On this episode of “True Story,” theGrio’s Natasha Alford profiles Tamika Mallory, longtime activist and co-chair of
November 2, 2017
[griojw id=”WQLtuDYg” playerid=”BqxyiSkR”] When Congresswoman Maxine Waters went viral for “reclaiming” her time during a committee meeting this summer, black women
October 16, 2017
The night Randall Woodfin won the hotly contested race for mayor of Birmingham, he stood shoulder-to-shoulder with dozens of his
September 21, 2017
On Wednesday, Megyn Kelly appeared on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," where she discussed the lead-up to her decision to leave…
June 29, 2017
In an interview with theGrio, Gloria Steinem slams so-called “white feminism," and credits Black Lives Matter for uprooting both sexism…
June 12, 2017
Rep. Stacey Abrams says she has what it takes to usher in a new era in Georgia politics. Abrams, 43,
May 9, 2017
Randall Woodfin says it’s his turn now. The 35-year-old is the newest rising political voice in Birmingham, Alabama, a city
April 17, 2017
On this episode of “True Story with Natasha Alford,” Natasha sits with Congresswoman Maxine Waters at her “Auntie Maxine Open Mic”
March 15, 2017
Legendary actor Danny Glover (The Color Purple, Almost Christmas) has built a reputation for his powerful on-screen performances and activism around
October 11, 2016
“Too black to be Latino, too Latino to be black…” It’s a saying that captures the conflict of a society
September 26, 2016
President Barack Obama suggested that he would be taking more activist stands once he left the Oval Office, according to…
June 21, 2016
The Rainbow PUSH Coalition and the Citizenship Education Fund are holding their 45th annual convention on human rights this summer, and