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Democratic nominee for Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District, Gabe Amo, theGrio.com
September 16, 2023
Gabe Amo could become the first Black American and person of color to represent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District this…
September 6, 2023
Former White House aide Gabe Amo could become the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress.
June 26, 2023
Attorney Ben Crump is speaking out against Walmart as it faces backlash for putting a Black worker in a cage…
April 2, 2023
Breed, 22, is charged with using a firearm in a violent crime, carrying a dangerous weapon during the commission of…
Jorge Elorza, Providence, Rhode Island reparations
December 1, 2022
The City of Providence, Rhode Island is receiving some push back after launching what's said to be a $10 million…
The state seal of Rhode Island
August 26, 2022
Providence’s mayor proposed spending $10 million in federal coronavirus pandemic aid on financial literacy and homeownership, workforce training and other…
AP FILE PHOTO Mumia Abu-Jamal
August 25, 2022
Brown University has acquired a trove of records, writings and artwork from Mumia Abu-Jamal.
The state seal of Rhode Island
August 24, 2022
A new report suggests ways Providence, Rhode Island, can atone for its extensive ties to the transatlantic slave trade and centuries…
July 14, 2022
Rhode Island state Sen. Tiara Mack, who was suspended from TikTok after posting a bikini twerking video, says she has no…
July 6, 2022
Tiara Mack, a state senator for Rhode Island, defended herself as "fun" and "not a robot" after video of her…
Jennifer Rourke, Jeann Lugo
June 25, 2022
Rhode Island state senate candidate Jennifer Rourke told theGrio she is recovering at a hospital and is experiencing “a ringing”…
May 6, 2022
Retired Sgt. Victor W. Butler, who was a mechanic for the famed flying all-Black squadron, becomes a centenarian in two…
May 6, 2022
As a child growing up in Providence, Rhode Island, Terrell Osborne saw parts of his neighborhood taken by eminent domain.
March 14, 2022
A law student at Roger Williams University says she forgives the courtroom sheriff who targeted her due to her race…
Rep. Patricia Morgan tweet
December 29, 2021
Writer Michael Harriot courageously tracks down the "Black friend" described in Rhode Island State Rep. Patricia Morgan's now viral tweet.
Rep. Patricia Morgan
December 29, 2021
Rep. Patricia Morgan is catching heat on social media over her tweet saying she lost "a Black friend" due to…
December 3, 2021
Mike Moffitt and Gladys Hankerson, who began a 20-year friendship after an accidental phone call, finally meet in Florida.
November 20, 2021
Rhode Island was incorporated as The State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations when it declared statehood in 1790.
August 23, 2021
The slow-rolling storm system named Henri was expected to continue drenching the Northeast with rain Monday.
June 22, 2021
During his 2006 Senate run, Sheldon Whitehouse reportedly vowed to quit Bailey's Beach Club. He transferred his shares to his…