PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Gangs in Haiti laid siege to several neighborhoods in Port-au-Prince, burning homes and exchanging gunfire with police for hours as hundreds fled the violence early Thursday …
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Clarence B. Jones, Opal Lee, Medgar Evers among 19 to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom
by The Grioby The GrioWASHINGTON (AP) — Clarence B. Jones says he thought a prankster was on the line when he answered the telephone and heard the person on the other end say they…
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Biden world reacts to Morehouse backlash, signals president may address concerns in speech
by The Grioby The GrioAfter some backlash to last week’s announcement that President Joe Biden will deliver the commencement address at Morehouse College, officials from within the president’s orbit tell theGrio the president hears…
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Hakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress
by The Grioby The GrioWASHINGTON (AP) — Without wielding the gavel or holding a formal job laid out in the Constitution, Rep. Hakeem Jeffries might very well be the most powerful person in Congress…
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Kamala Harris is not here to be the mammy Drew Barrymore wants her to be
by The Grioby The GrioEditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Imagine me standing on top of a soapbox and…
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Survey shows Black people feel solidarity with Palestinians, reveals how they feel about Biden amid Israel-Hamas war
by The Grioby The GrioA recent survey shows that an increased number of Black Americans feel a sense of solidarity with the plight of Palestinians and want to see an immediate and permanent ceasefire…
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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care
by The Grioby The GrioBOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s ban on most abortions after six weeks of pregnancy, before many women even know they are pregnant, went into effect Wednesday, and some doctors…
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Dear America, it’s time to fulfill the promises of the Fair Housing Act
by The Grioby The GrioEditor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. April is National Fair Housing Month, and as the…
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How Columbia University’s complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today
by The Grioby The GrioNEW YORK (AP) — College students taking up space and making demands for change. University administrators facing pressure to get things back under control. Police brought in to make arrests.…
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Tennessee House kills bill seeking to ban local reparations studies
by The Grioby The GrioNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee’s Republican-dominant House on Wednesday spiked legislation that would have banned local governments from paying to either study or dispense money for reparations for slavery. The…