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February 28, 2025
The astonishing turn of events that occured in the Oval Office could scramble affairs in Europe and around the globe.
February 24, 2023
From food shortages to higher costs for goods, countries in Africa are paying a heavy price for Vladimir Putin’s unprovoked…
December 30, 2022
President Biden on Thursday, Dec. 29, signed a $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the federal government operating through…
November 30, 2022
The White House said it is taking the physical health of wrongfully detained U.S. athlete Brittney Griner “very seriously."
September 21, 2022
Griner’s legal woes in Russia and the country’s invasion of Ukraine has the nation's top WNBA players opting to go…
September 21, 2022
African Union leader warns of pressure to choose sides in Ukraine, saying Africa “does not want to be the breeding…
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner stands in a cage in a courtroom in Russia
August 5, 2022
Much of the disinformation about Brittney Griner circulating on social media and the news is meant to tug at the…
July 3, 2022
Humanitarian workers on the ground tell theGrio that the treatment of African migrants at the border is a part of…
June 4, 2022
African Union leader and Senegal’s President Macy Sall, said the fighting in Ukraine and Western sanctions had worsened food shortages.
Karine Jean-Pierre, theGrio.com
May 27, 2022
During Thursday's press briefing, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre made clear, "This is on [Russia]."
May 23, 2022
Trump may be one of only a few American politicians — or figures in entertainment — still allowed to step…
US Chairman Gregory Meeks
May 13, 2022
Meeks tells theGrio what he learned about a grain shortage in Ukraine that is impacting Africa amid the Russian invasion.
April 25, 2022
After a secret meeting in Ukraine, Secy. of Defense Lloyd Austin and Secy. of State Anthony Blinken pledged more aid…
April 20, 2022
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls on global finance leaders to “get concrete” in finding ways to combat a looming crisis.
April 19, 2022
Nance, a former senior chief petty officer in the U.S. Navy, is an expert on terrorism, intelligence, insurgency and torture.
A protester with a placard
April 8, 2022
Donna Brazile writes that Africa is already facing its worst food shortages in history due to conflicts and drought.
April 6, 2022
As the Biden administration moves to lift Title 42, some are concerned about Haitian and African refugees getting the short…
U.S. Border Patrol Agent on horseback tries to stop Haitian migrant from crossing the U.S.-Mexico border, theGrio.com
March 28, 2022
A recent letter from more than 280 leading national groups implored Homeland Security to prioritize TPS for Black-majority countries. 
An Ethiopian woman scoops up portions of wheat
March 23, 2022
The Russian invasion of Ukraine might seem like a world away for some people—out of sight, out of mind and…
March 22, 2022
Africans comprised almost one-fourth of the more than 80,000 foreign students who lived in the nation before Russia invaded.