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May 3, 2024
Berry shouted about menopause outside the U.S. Capitol Thursday, a word her own doctor told her he was scared to…
Jan. 6 Insurrection, theGrio.com
January 6, 2024
Today marks three years since MAGA supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol to attempt to overturn the results of the 2020…
Zandra Flemister, first Black woman in Secret Service
February 15, 2023
During Black History Month, it’s fitting to recognize the contributions Black Americans made in building monuments in the nation’s capital.
January 4, 2023
Bates, Arkansas State Press co-founder, was a mentor to the students who integrated Little Rock Central High School in 1957.
December 16, 2022
The bust of U.S. Supreme Court justice Roger B. Taney will be removed from the Capitol and replaced with a…
December 6, 2022
The House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol will make criminal referrals to the Justice Department.
June 10, 2022
"It is time for Jack Del Rio to resign or be terminated," said NAACP's Derrick Johnson, calling his comments "offensive…
U.S. President Joe Biden
February 28, 2022
Experts speak with theGrio on the state of Black America ahead of President Joe Biden's first State of the Union…
February 27, 2022
The barrier is going back as concern grows about potential demonstrations or truck convoys snarling traffic in the nation's capital.
January 9, 2022
Virginia Marie Spencer, who brought her 14-year-old son to the riot, was sentenced Friday to three months imprisonment.
January 6, 2022
The suspect was skulking through D.C. before placing two explosives outside the offices of the Republican and Democratic national committees.
Jesse Jackson thegrio.com
June 24, 2021
Rev. Jesse Jackson and about 20 other activists were arrested after a nonviolent protest outside the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
Capitol Insurrection
May 28, 2021
Senate Republicans on Friday blocked the creation of a bipartisan panel to study the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol.
April 22, 2021
The U.S. Capitol officers were allegedly instructed to only target protestors who were against former President Donald Trump.
Jim Arroyo Oath Keepers
April 19, 2021
A prominent figure in the far-right group Oath Keeper bragged about having active-duty police officers among their ranks to help…
April 18, 2021
While the internet has broadened and blurred the definition of a journalist, experts say it's unlikely the excuse will work.
Noah Green thegrio.com
April 2, 2021
Noah Green has been identified as the suspect who slammed his car into U.S. capitol police officers which resulted in…
April 2, 2021
A Capitol Police officer was killed after a man rammed a car into two officers at a barricade outside the…
U.S. Capitol officers thegrio.com
February 18, 2021
35 U.S Capitol officers have been placed under investigation or suspended without pay in connection to last month’s insurrection.
Trump thegrio.com
February 14, 2021
Donald Trump is reportedly worried that he may face criminal charges for his role in the siege against the U.S…