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Watch: Pressley welcomes Republican support to reform justice system after Trump conviction

U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., spoke exclusively to theGrio on the 34-count felony conviction of former President Donald Trump. During a special edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” the progressive congresswoman, who refers to Trump as “the former occupant of the White House,” said the ruling is “one step in the right direction of accountability.” However, after the conviction handed down in a New York courthouse, Trump called the verdict “disgusting” and “rigged” in multiple instances while talking to […]

todayJune 2, 2024

Economy

Black Real Estate Entrepreneur Who Went from Broke to Millions is Now Helping Others Do So Too

Mike Ealy is not just a real estate magnate in his own right; he's a visionary who has transformed his passion for real estate into a multi-million-dollar portfolio. And he’s committed to helping others do so too. “I didn't come from a wealthy family, but wealthy families will come from me,” quips Ealy, president of Cincinnati-based Nassau Investments, a commercial real estate investment firm. “I'm the first one in my family to do this, so that’s why I’m so passionate […]

todayJune 2, 2024

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Black advocates call out Trump’s criminal justice contradictions

NEW YORK (AP) — As Donald Trump lambasted the guilty verdict of his hush money trial this week, he stood inside a Manhattan courthouse that was the site of one of the most notorious examples of injustice in recent New York history. And he had a part in that. It’s the same courthouse where five Black and Latino youths were wrongly convicted 34 years ago in the beating and rape of a white female jogger. The former president famously took out a newspaper ad […]

todayJune 1, 2024

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Watch: Biden labor secretary says Black jobs are seeing better days

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su sits down with theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” to discuss the latest jobs numbers. Su tells theGrio the Black unemployment rate is particularly seeing better days under President Joe Biden’s administration. The acting secretary explains that employment in child care has seen a major boost for Black women. According to the head of the U.S. Department of Labor, the construction industry remains a large employer for Latinos. According to official Labor Department data, […]

todayJune 1, 2024

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Donald Trump is convicted of a felony. Here’s how that affects the 2024 presidential race

NEW YORK (AP) — Having been convicted of 34 felonies, Donald Trump cannot own a gun, hold public office or even vote in many states. But in 158 days, voters across America will decide whether he will return to the White House to serve another four years as the nation’s president. Trump’s conviction in his New York hush money trial on Thursday is a stunning development in an already unorthodox presidential election with profound implications for the justice system and […]

todayJune 1, 2024

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Harris addresses US Air Force Academy graduates near 80th D-Day anniversary

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris spoke Thursday to a sea of white-capped graduates of the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado, looking back at U.S. airpower during D-Day and then forward to this generation’s edge on technological innovation, such as artificial intelligence. “Eighty years ago, over the beaches of Normandy, America won control of the skies, and we have kept it ever since,” said Harris to the 974 graduates, the class that arrived in 2020 to […]

todayJune 1, 2024

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It makes me so happy to write ‘convicted felon Donald Trump’

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Donald Trump’s conviction in his hush money trial has made me indescribably happy. Ever since the news broke, I’ve had a Kool-Aid smile. It really did make my day. I truly felt a sense of joy as if I had gotten a special gift. What am I so happy about? I’m happy to see something bad happen to Trump. He’s such a […]

todayMay 31, 2024

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We need to talk about white America’s ‘victim mentality’

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Are white people OK?  On Thursday, a New York jury found former President Donald Trump guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree as part of a coverup to hide payments to adult film actress Stormy Daniels.  “This was a rigged trial by a conflicted judge who was corrupt,” said the convicted felon who once […]

todayMay 31, 2024

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Watch: Would Biden support reforming the Supreme Court?

Legal experts are decrying the Supreme Court’s ruling that blocked a second majority-Black district in South Carolina, which they say will make it harder to prove cases of racial gerrymandering. Those experts and advocates also say the case could have lasting implications for Black voters and their ability to elect a candidate of their choice. In light of this ruling, theGrio’s White House Correspondent Gerren Keith Gaynor asked White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre whether President Joe Biden would publicly […]

todayMay 31, 2024