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Jail Inmates Take Part In Early Voting Ahead Of Primary theGrio.com
May 25, 2020
Judge Robert L. Hinkle has ruled that Floridians who have been convicted of felonies can register to vote and participate…
DC360 with Tiffany Cross thegrio.com
April 26, 2019
In this episode of DC360, Tiffany Cross reports from Capitol Hill on Biden's bid for 2020; new legislation to protect…
Meghan Markle thegrio.com
October 29, 2018
The Duchess of Sussex on Sunday congratulated New Zealand on becoming the first country in the world to allow women…
John Legend thegrio.com
October 4, 2018
[griojw id=”OnU2ZI4v” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”]   On Wednesday, singer John Legend visited a group of Florida high schoolers to encourage the youths
Chadwick Boseman stars in #VoteForOurLives video thegrio.com
October 3, 2018
[griojw id=”5XsRoAwO” playerid=”x9J2bwvH”] Earlier this month, Michelle Obama announced that she’s hitting the road to get out the vote in
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August 24, 2018
Voting rights advocates immediately went to work against a proposal they say would have disenfranchised African-Americans at the polls
Supreme Court decision on Ohio voting rights thegrio.com
June 11, 2018
[griojw id=”4P1tRquU” playerid=”GqX43ZoG”]   The Supreme Court is allowing Ohio to clean up its voting rolls by targeting people who
February 15, 2018
Bokeem Woodbine captured our hearts and broke them at the same time with his role in Jason’s Lyric (1994). Now
January 24, 2018
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January 23, 2018
A proposed constitutional amendment has reached the 766,200 petition signatures needed to go on the ballot come November. The initiative…
Joe Arpaio thegrio.com
January 10, 2018
Arpaio’s state of Arizona, like other states, provide roadblocks for ex-offenders and their voting rights...
December 13, 2017
Nuris Bigelow, 33, earned back her right to vote thanks to Definition of Moral Turpitude Act
April 4, 2017
On the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination, now is time as any to ask how the civil rights…
February 17, 2017
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Van Jones didn’t pull any punches when he put his finger on just what
January 3, 2017
As the first person of color to capture the White House in the 240-year history of the United States of…
November 18, 2016
Appointing Jeff Sessions to the position of attorney general is like hiring an arsonist for fire chief.
October 4, 2016
On Monday, Rep. John Lewis of Georgia, a civil rights icon, urged a group of young leaders invited to the…
August 10, 2016
A Georgia town is dispatching police to black residents’ homes to challenge their rights to vote. According to the New York
October 6, 2015
“I’d rather be a rebel than a slave.” That’s the text on t-shirts that actresses Meryl Streep, Carey Mulligan and…
August 17, 2015
The civil rights community has lost one of its greatest champions and elder statesmen with the passing of Julian Bond...