Democratic lawmakers are pushing a higher education package in the U.S. House of Representatives that would significantly increase need-based grants and expand funding to make college more affordable students and …
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Fani Willis ‘did what she needed to do’ during defiant testimony in misconduct hearing
by The Grioby The GrioSome believe District Attorney Fani Willis “did what she needed to do” while giving testimony during a Fulton County misconduct hearing to determine whether she should be disqualified from overseeing…
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Rep. Ivey introduces bill to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass
by The Grioby The GrioU.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., has introduced a resolution that would award abolitionist Frederick Douglass with a Congressional Gold Medal for his “contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights…
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Watch: White House says Biden has no issue drinking water during East Palestine visit
by The Grioby The GrioP resident Joe Biden is traveling to East Palestine, Ohio, a year after a freight train carrying hazardous materials was derailed in a freak accident that left the town’s local…
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As 1994 crime bill turns 30, Secure DC Act fuels worry of repeated racial harms
by The Grioby The GrioIn a few weeks, the D.C. Council will undertake a final vote on legislation that would establish new laws and policies intended to address the rise of homicides and other…
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Watch: President Biden banking on women’s support amid health care battle
by The Grioby The GrioT his week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan” takes a look at two battleground states. In Kentucky, Colmon Elridge, chairman of the state’s Democratic Party, explained to theGrio’s…
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Fani Willis takes witness stand to dispute ‘lies’ about her relationship with a prosecutor in Trump election case
by The Grioby The GrioATLANTA (AP) — Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis took the witness stand Thursday and forcefully pushed back against what she described as “lies” about her romantic relationship with a…
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Congress reintroduces ‘Protect Black Women and Girls Act’ after push from Black sororities
by The Grioby The GrioMembers of the U.S. House of Representatives re-introduced legislation that would ensure the federal government implements measures to protect Black women and girls from racial inequities in healthcare, housing, education,…
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Fani Willis’ ex-friend testified that the DA’s relationship with the man she appointed to help investigate Trump started earlier than the couple claimed
by The Grioby The GrioATLANTA (AP) — A former friend and co-worker of Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis testified Thursday that Willis’ personal relationship with a special prosecutor began before she hired him…
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By Cash Michaels – Recently, the two main Democratic candidates for NC governor, Josh Stein and Michael Morgan, met to speak with the newspapers of the North Carolina Black Publishers…