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March 26, 2022
Mayor Muriel Bowser's task force to remove slaveowners names from D.C. government buildings has reportedly disbanded.
March 25, 2022
The ability to empathize with another’s plight has become a touchstone for GOP opposition to Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson.
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, theGrio.com
March 25, 2022
Justice Clarence Thomas was discharged from the hospital Friday after a stay of nearly a week, the Supreme Court said.
March 24, 2022
Legal experts praised Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, with a top group saying she has a “sterling” reputation and “exceptional” competence.
March 23, 2022
Adjunct faculty at the HBCU calling for better pay and working conditions were set to strike, but have now reached…
Supreme Court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson
March 21, 2022
More than 100 Black law students gather to rally in D.C. to support Brown Jackson, who is on the precipice…
March 20, 2022
Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection and "flu-like" symptoms, the Supreme Court said Sunday.
March 19, 2022
Supreme Court nominees, such as Ketanji Brown Jackson, have a support team to help them on the road to confirmation.
Proud Boy Enrique Tarrio thegrio.com
March 9, 2022
A leader of Proud Boys extremist group was arrested Tuesday on a conspiracy charge for his suspected role in an…
March 4, 2022
Sweet Home Café, nestled in Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, hosted a chef’s residency program.
Picnic Grove 1 Melvin Hazen Park thegrio.com
February 27, 2022
A D.C. park and trail will no longer be named after Melvin Hazen, a former city official who displaced Black…
Rep. Cori Bush and Sen. Cory Booker, Immigration
February 19, 2022
Senators from both sides remain divided on why Black people are underrepresented in immigration policy discussions.
NMAAHC thegrio.com
February 17, 2022
theGrio talks about the National Museum of African American History and Culture and how it demands multiple visits for maximum…
February 17, 2022
Coach Karen Healy-Silcott said castigating shouts began as soon as the women's team entered Presbyterian College's stadium Friday.
February 11, 2022
Since 2013, the Alma Thomas House has more than doubled in value and is now on the market for $2.3…
February 11, 2022
Two teenage boys were arrested this week after a probe determined they made bomb threats to seven mostly Black Washington,…
theGRIO.com
January 25, 2022
A former teacher at Duke Ellington School of the Arts in Washington, D.C. is said to have groomed some of…
theGrio
January 20, 2022
One of my favorite Instagram accounts is Washingtonian Problems. It posts articles, memes and news stories about the Washington, D.C.,…
January 6, 2022
President Joe Biden on Thursday forcefully condemned Donald Trump’s election “big lie” that sparked the deadly breach of the Capitol.
December 28, 2021
The number of COVID-19 cases in Washington D.C. has skyrocketed 987% over the last two weeks, according to NBC Washington.