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May 23, 2022
A military plane landed in Indianapolis from Europe Sunday as part of President Biden's "Operation Fly Formula" effort to ease…
food thegrio.com
April 21, 2021
This week the USDA announced its plans to expand school nutrition programs to all students across the country.
Black Farmer thegrio.com
March 13, 2021
"In order for us to have an equitable and a fair USDA, it's necessary for us to address that gap,"…
January 31, 2021
Sedrick Rowe of Georgia spoke to The New York Times on the hopes Black farmers for change under Joe Biden's…
December 10, 2020
Rice, the former U.N. ambassador and Obama's national security advisor, was reportedly considered for vice president and secretary of state.
Rep. Marcia Fudge thegrio.com
December 8, 2020
President-elect Biden nominated Rep. Marcia Fudge, who has served in the House for 12 years, as Secretary of Housing and…
February 25, 2014
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even the scoreboards in high school gyms eventually will have to promote good health...
May 17, 2013
theGRIO SLIDESHOW - Graduation season is underway and students and their families are joined by a few special guests as…
March 8, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House was immediately involved in the Agriculture Department's decision to ask USDA employee Shirley Sherrod…
January 25, 2012
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) - The first major nutritional overhaul of school meals in more than 15 years means most offerings,…
July 19, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - A year to the day after Shirley Sherrod was ousted from the Agriculture Department, the former government…
May 14, 2011
ATLANTA (AP) - The administration has been in talks with Shirley Sherrod, who resigned last year as Georgia's director of…
May 11, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack arranged for the $8 million review as part of an effort to address…
February 8, 2011
WASHINGTON (AP) - The anti-obesity campaign Mrs. Obama calls "Let's Move!" celebrates its first anniversary Wednesday. Is it making a…
December 8, 2010
OPINION - Thousands of farmers will reap justice after sowing decades of activist mobilization in the face of USDA discrimination...
November 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers voted 256-152 to send the measure to President Barack Obama, whose administration brokered the settlements over…
August 24, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - Tom Vilsack said that Sherrod did agree to work with the agency in a consulting capacity in…
August 23, 2010
EPES, Ala. (AP) - Shirley Sherrod was forced to resign last month after a conservative blogger posted excerpts from a…
August 23, 2010
theGRIO REPORT - Many farmers have become frustrated and suffer from low morale after little tangible resolution more than decade…
August 19, 2010
Despite being fired, Shirley Sherrod still believes in America and the promise of a multiracial society living in harmony, but…