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Four Law Enforcement Officers Killed And Others Wounded In Charlotte, North Carolina
May 7, 2026
Vi Lyles, the mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina announced she will be resigning from office at the end of next…
Donald Trump, Haiti, theGrio.com
May 7, 2026
"This is a matter of life and death. This is an essential lifeline," U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., told theGrio.
Lisa Cook, L. Louise Lucas, Melissa DuBose, theGrio.com
May 7, 2026
"Donald Trump...sees Black women as the number one target," Democratic strategist Ameshia Cross tells theGrio.
May 7, 2026
Tennessee Republicans unveiled a new congressional map that could split Democratic Rep. Steve Cohen’s Memphis district ahead of the 2026
Left to right: Florida State Rep. Angie Nixon; Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson; Tennessee State Senator London Lamar. (Photo: Instagram/Tennessee Senate)
May 6, 2026
""This is our moment in time to resist, to persist, to fight back," Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson tells…
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May 6, 2026
FBI agents were spotted searching the office of Democratic Virginia state Sen. L. Louise Lucas on Wednesday morning.
May 6, 2026
Barack Obama says the Obama marriage tension Trump created is real, with Michelle wanting her husband to ease up and…
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May 5, 2026
In a conversation about her new book, Tiffany Cross offers a statement for Black women and healing from a multitude…
Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 5, 2026
Many of the actions highlighted by Trump had negative outcomes for Black businesses and households since he returned to office…
May 5, 2026
Monday's blunt dissent comes weeks after Ketanji Brown Jackson gave a rare rebuke of her colleagues during a lecture at…
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May 4, 2026
Barack Obama isn't giving Donald Trump the satisfaction of anger after the President shared an AI-video depicting him and Michelle…
Hakeem Jeffries, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
May 4, 2026
Jeffries, who could become the first Black House speaker in January 2027, has become the president's latest political target.
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May 1, 2026
Former President Joe Biden is making his first public endorsement since leaving office, backing Keisha Lance Bottoms for Governor of…
WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 04: President and Director-Counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) Janai Nelson (C) speaks to members of the press after the oral argument of the Merrill v. Milligan case at the U.S. Supreme Court on October 4, 2022 in Washington, DC.(Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) theGrio.com
May 1, 2026
"We're at a point where anything that advances Black voting rights is problematic. Any claim of white grievance is invited…
April 30, 2026
"I'm not here because I'm Black," said Rep. Wesley Hunt when confronted about the number of Black Republicans leaving Congress.