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A woman votes at the Anderson Munger Family YMCA vote center
November 10, 2022

So how exactly did Democrats defy history in these midterms? 

Abortion was on the ballot, and it’s no surprise that a large portion of pro-choice voters was young and Black…
October 29, 2022

Young Black voters could be essential in future elections, analysis of theGrio/KFF survey shows

In the new Survey of Black Voters from theGrio and KFF, Black voters ages 18-29 are particularly disdainful of President…
Kamala Harris voter registration
September 21, 2022

Harris, Black women leaders urge young people, women to register and vote ahead of midterm elections

Vice President Harris and advocacy groups marked Voter Registration Day doing outreach to voters seen as crucial to November's elections.
August 17, 2013

Martin family attorney issues a call for ‘Trayvon voters’

OPINION - In an op-ed for the Washington Post, Ben Crump, one of the attorneys representing the parents of Trayvon…
June 3, 2013

College Republicans report: Undecided voters in 2012 found GOP to be 'closed-minded, racist'

theGRIO REPORT - The College Republican National Committee has released a report focusing on the 2012 elections, why the GOP…
November 13, 2012

How Obama won: A Q&A with Obama pollster Cornell Belcher

theGRIO Q&A - One of the members of President Obama's polling team, Cornell Belcher, chatted with theGrio via e-mail on…
September 6, 2012

Kerry Washington, Scarlett Johansson make appeal to youth voters at DNC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Actress Kerry Washington spoke with Johansson on Thursday night and described herself as the granddaughter of…
July 10, 2012

Keke Palmer: Listen to tomorrow's leaders, today

Keke Palmer blogs about her role in 'Akeelah and the Bee' and how it opened her eyes to the difficulties…
June 4, 2012

Obama camp outspending Romney online

theGRIO REPORT - The Obama campaign is drastically outspending Mitt Romney on the internet in an effort to better target…
February 1, 2011

TheGrio’s 100: Erica Williams, innovating policy to harness diversity

TheGrio's 100 - From clean energy to ethnic diversity, Erica Williams aims to advocate on the issues that Americans under…
October 25, 2010

Wyclef teams up with good government group for $750,000 election campaign

In addition to spending $750,000 on media advertising over the next week, Campaign Money Watch will be soliciting the services…
October 15, 2010

Obama tries to recapture his youth vote

theGRIO REPORT - Given 50 percent African-American teen unemployment, many political observers are unsure if young black voters will be…