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Wes Moore, Edmund Pettus Bridge, Bloody Sunday, theGrio.com
March 6, 2026
"We were built for moments like these," Moore tells theGrio, as advocates fret about modern-day threats to equal access to…
Barack Obama, Jesse Jackson, theGrio.com
March 6, 2026
"What a great debt we owe to him," said Obama, who acknowledged how the civil rights leader paved the way…
Tim Scott, Black Republicans, Black Republicans Congress, Wesley Hunt Congress, Byron Donalds Congress, Burgess Owens Congress
March 6, 2026
After Tuesday's primaries, the number of Black Republicans in Congress will shrink even more from five to possibly one.
Donald Trump, Jeffrey Epstein, theGrio.com
March 6, 2026
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the “completely baseless accusations, backed by zero credible evidence.”
Donald Trump, Iran, theGrio.com
March 6, 2026
"When you go to war, some people will die," Trump reiterated when asked whether Americans should be concerned about attacks…
Markwayne Mullin, theGrio.com
March 5, 2026
Mullin also notably said "I don't want reality" while complaining about a book that taught children historical facts about racism…
Wes Moore, Donald Trump, theGrio.com
March 5, 2026
"I'm just seeing a whole series of contradictions," Moore told theGrio of Trump's justification for the widening war in the…
ICE, Kristi Noem, DHS, theGrio.com
March 5, 2026
"Whoever it is in charge, ICE needs to be abolished, and the terror must end period," Illinois Lt. Governor Juliana…
Miami-Dade Republican Party, WhatsApp, theGrio.com
March 5, 2026
The revelation of the Miami-Dade chat group isn't the first such leaked chat exposing racist views among young Republicans.
Karoline Leavitt, White House, theGrio.com
March 4, 2026
Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the State Department is organizing flights for U.S. citizens stranded in the Gulf region.
Rev. Frederick Haynes, theGrio.com
March 4, 2026
If elected in November, Haynes will join a legacy of Black pastors to enter Congress, including U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock.
Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico, theGrio.com
March 4, 2026
Crockett said she was "heartbroken" over the messy election process caused by Republicans and their attempts to disenfranchise voters.
Jasmine Crockett, James Talarico, theGrio.com
March 3, 2026
Crockett told supporters there would likely not be a winner declared on Tuesday night in the hotly contested election against…
Jasmine Crockett, Texas, theGrio.com
March 3, 2026
"Do not give up and do not give in," said the U.S. Senate hopeful following "chaos" at voting polls in…
Donald Trump, Barack Obama, Iran, theGrio.com
March 3, 2026
National security experts dispute President Donald Trump's claims about Obama's 2015 nuclear deal with Iran.