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April 13, 2022
Sen. Warren and policy advocates tell theGrio $50,000 student debt forgiveness could close the racial wealth gap and relieve Black…
March 16, 2022
Millions of borrowers have pleaded with the Biden administration to ensure student loan cancellation is addressed before repayment begins.
March 8, 2022
Members of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. are meeting with Congressional leaders and White House officials.
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January 25, 2022
President Biden has yet to fulfill his campaign promise to cancel student loan debt. Come election time, Black people will…
January 14, 2022
The Delaware-based company will also pay more than $140 million in penalties in deal to settle claims by attorneys general…
December 22, 2021
Federal borrowers will have a little more time to repay students loans now that the deadline has been extended to…
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December 15, 2021
If you ask Rep. Ayanna Pressley she will tell you that America’s student loan debt crisis most profoundly affects Black…
June 27, 2021
“For people of color, especially Black people, homeownership is wealth. It’s not only wealth to us, but it’s generational wealth,”…
March 22, 2021
Growing up poor or first-gen in America means that you were likely sold the ‘American Dream’ myth — education as
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February 18, 2021
Cancelling that debt would be a major contributor to closing America's racial wealth gap. They think if voters prioritize it,…
February 17, 2021
President Biden’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief plan currently includes suspension of student loan payments as a relief for borrowers.
February 16, 2021
Democratic leaders and HBCU presidents speak with theGrio about the life-changing impact of forgiving up to $50,000 in student loan…
February 5, 2021
More than two-thirds of the $1.5 trillion in this nation's student loan debt is held by women, and the majority…
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December 7, 2020
President-elect Joe Biden is considering forgiving $50K for student loan borrowers, according to Senator Chuck Schumer.
December 5, 2020
The Trump administration on Friday suspended all federal student loan payments through the end of January and kept interest rates…
Young Gifted And Broke: Our Student Loan Crisis - theGrio.com
July 27, 2020
if Congress doesn't act, student loan borrowers face a looming crisis when federal deferments come to an end in September,…
April 12, 2020
Former Vice President Joe Biden is all but guaranteed to the Democratic nomination. The seasoned politician has beefed up his…
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December 11, 2019
The University of Phoenix and its parent company have agreed to pay $50 million in cash and cancel $141 million…
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November 16, 2019
Black college students in cities such as Brooklyn and Chicago are drowning in student loan debt at higher numbers than…
July 30, 2019
On today’s episode of DC360, Grio special correspondent Tiffany Cross discusses South Carolina Congressman, Jim Clyburn, and presidential candidate, Elizabeth Warren, plan