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May 6, 2024
Bates, who headed the state NAACP, mentored the Black students known as the Little Rock Nine, who integrated Central High…
March 7, 2022
Bethune's statue, by noted Latina sculptor Nilda Comas, replaces one of a confederate general on display there since 1922.
February 9, 2022
Rep. Beatty shared a series of tweets making her claims, and Rogers apologized to the Congressional Black Caucus chair by…
Capitol mob theGrio
January 6, 2022
Mob violence is one of the main reasons America has never been a true democracy. And on Jan. 6, 2021,…
Capitol police officer Harry Dunn thegrio.com
July 27, 2021
Lawmakers are hearing testimony from Capitol officers as the January 6 commission kicks off the first day of the probe…
Capitol Trump thegrio.com
May 23, 2021
Christopher Grider got caught up in the mob of angry supporters of then-President Donald Trump as they surged into the…
theGRIO
May 18, 2021
A rapper who traveled to the U.S. Capitol to shoot a music video is facing federal charges for appearing at…
April 5, 2021
After the Jan 6. insurrection and the recent attack that left one dead, there's widespread worry that Capitol cops will…
January 29, 2021
Freshman Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush wants to put some distance between herself and GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene.
January 21, 2021
A Pennsylvania woman facing charges that she helped steal a laptop from the office of Nancy Pelosi will be released…
January 18, 2021
The U.S. Capitol complex temporarily locked down Monday during a rehearsal for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration after a fire.
January 17, 2021
The threat of extremist groups demonstrating at statehouses across the country prompted some governors to roll out a show of…
January 15, 2021
Kevin Seefried and his son were IDed after one of their coworkers reported to authorities that he was bragging about…
January 14, 2021
With Washington still scrambling to make sense of last week’s attempted coup, Shutdown DC gathered in front of the Capitol…
January 13, 2021
This week, the What’s In Tt For Us? podcast examine the Capitol riots and the Black community's reluctance to take…
January 13, 2021
President Donald Trump is on the verge of being impeached for a second time in a fast-moving House vote, just…
Trump Supporters Hold "Stop The Steal" Rally In DC Amid Ratification Of Presidential Election
January 11, 2021
Tim Ryan of Ohio says two U.S. Capitol Police officers have been suspended as a result of their actions during…
Angela Merkel thegrio.com
January 11, 2021
German chancellor Angela Merkel has spoken out against Twitter banning President Donald Trump from its platform.
January 10, 2021
Nancy Pelosi said Saturday that the rioters who took part in the breach of the U.S. Capitol chose their "whiteness"…
U.S. Capitol police thegrio.com
January 8, 2021
Off-duty police officers and members of the military are being accused of being among the rioters who took part in…