CHICAGO (AP) — An unusual legal challenge may upend the future of a Chicago ballot measure that would hike a real estate tax on high-end property sales to fund services for homeless …
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GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina’s Super Tuesday ballot has plenty to draw voters, with primaries for governor and president in a swing state that will be among the most closely watched in November. But first,…
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Donald Trump has endorsed North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov Mark Robinson for governor, fulfilling a pledge the former president made several months ago. At a rally Saturday in Greensboro,…
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U.S. Sen. Laphonza Butler on Friday said that democracy is at risk, urging for voting protections to be enforced ahead of the presidential election in November. The California Democrat made…
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Lifestyle
A new nightclub continues a long legacy for Washington D.C.’s Black gay community
by The Grioby The GrioOn a recent Saturday night, it was crowded in Thurst Lounge. Music boomed from two dance floors with separate DJs in the new nightclub on 2204 14th St. NW in…
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SELMA, Ala. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to be among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators…
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Lifestyle
WTF Did I Get Into?: The spiritual lessons in the Reesa Teesa TikTok saga
by The Grioby The Grio“Notes on faith” is theGrio’s inspirational, interdenominational series featuring Black thought leaders across faiths. Just when we think we’ve learned our lesson about being voyeurs in people’s lives through mediums…
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Supporters who want to make South Carolina the next-to-last U.S. state to pass a hate crimes law, increasing penalties for some crimes fueled by race, gender or sexual…
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Politics
Hakeem Jeffries’ Black church cultivated his House leadership style
by The Grioby The GrioWASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries stood together at the annual National Prayer Breakfast — an opportunity, in the words of one introductory…