PARIS (AP) — Lawmakers in France’s lower house of parliament on Thursday approved a bill that would ban discrimination over the texture, length, color or style of someone’s hair. The …
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina House has passed a bill to restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at public colleges and universities over the objections of Black lawmakers who said…
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin, who was convicted on federal bribery, money laundering and other corruption charges in 2014, has completed his 10-year sentence and is asking…
< /p> During a recent White House press briefing, U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told theGrio the bipartisan infrastructure law signed into law by Biden would compel Republicans…
Civil rights advocates blasted a federal court for upholding Florida’s congressional map, which they deem to be unconstitutional and discriminatory against Black voters. Nick Warren, a staff attorney with the…
Though Donald Trump’s recent promotion of a $60 “God Bless the USA Bible” may seem trivial, or even absurd, on its face, advocates and strategists say something more sinister is…
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee on Thursday signed off on the repeal of police traffic stop reforms made in Memphis after the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols…
OPINION: While racists have weaponized the term, it’s time we recognize the white people who pioneered the position of “diversity hires.” Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and…
This week’s edition of theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” looks at President Biden’s pledge of federal resources and funding to cover the “entire cost” to rebuild the Francis Scott…
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — For the first time in 27 years, the U.S. government is changing how it categorizes people by race and ethnicity, an effort that federal officials believe…
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