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Joe Biden, theGrio.com
December 20, 2024
President Joe Biden is abandoning his efforts to provide some protections to cancel student loans for more than 38 million Americans.
Biden student loan debt relief
April 8, 2024
The White House says Biden's new student loan debt relief plan will provide “significant relief” for Black and Latino borrowers.
October 4, 2023
While student loan advocates applaud Biden's actions, the NAACP calls for him to go a further to bring equitable relief…
July 9, 2023
White House officials give a timeline for when to expect more details about the president's Plan B to cancel debt…
Joe Biden Student Debt
October 21, 2022
A new study shows Black voters want President Biden and Congress to tackle the issue of inflation and its impact…
October 21, 2022
President Joe Biden announced in August that his administration would cancel up to $20,000 in education debt for huge numbers…
Joe Biden Student Debt
October 10, 2022
A small-business advocacy group has filed a new lawsuit seeking to block the Biden administration's efforts to forgive student loan debt.
September 16, 2022
Creating quality employment opportunities for Black talent could effectively address the racial wealth gap.
A paper reading "Student Loan" burning in a wastebasket
August 30, 2022
While most of the objections to student debt relief don’t hold up when facts and logic are applied, there's one…
Student Loan Debt, theGrio.com
August 27, 2022
As millions of student debt borrowers prepare for the upcoming application process, theGrio has compiled this brief explainer.
A loan forgiveness form
August 25, 2022
Republicans like Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell calling debt relief "wildly unfair" is hypocritical nonsense.
federal student loan
August 24, 2022
There is absolutely no way I could have attended college without taking on student loan debt, and I know my…
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris
August 24, 2022
During a White House background call, a senior official noted the burden of student loan debt falls disproportionately on Black…
August 22, 2022
Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that a decision on student loan debt would be revealed in "the next week…
August 1, 2022
President Joe Biden is expected to reveal a decision on extending a pause on student loan payments or debt cancellation…
July 21, 2022
A new study conducted by the Education Trust found that student debt disproportionately impacts Black borrowers financially and mentally.
Jesse Williams thegrio.com
May 29, 2022
Jesse Williams is co-launching an initiative to help students overcome the adverse impacts of student loan debt.
March 16, 2022
Millions of borrowers have pleaded with the Biden administration to ensure student loan cancellation is addressed before repayment begins.
February 15, 2022
Economists and estate planners also advise on how one can manage their assets despite having student loan debt.
college debt
December 15, 2021
If you ask Rep. Ayanna Pressley she will tell you that America’s student loan debt crisis most profoundly affects Black…