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Hakeem Jeffries isn’t speaker yet, but the Democrat may be the most powerful person in Congress

WASHINGTON (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 right now. The minority leader of the House Democrats, it was Jeffries who provided the votes needed to keep the government running despite opposition from House Republicans to prevent a federal shutdown. Jeffries who made sure Democrats delivered the tally to send $95 billion foreign aid to Ukraine and other […]

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Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect as doctors worry women will lose access to health care

BOCA 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 are concerned that women in the state will no longer have access to needed health care. Dr. Leah Roberts, a reproductive endocrinologist and fertility specialist with Boca Fertility in Boca Raton, said the anti-abortion laws being enacted by Florida and other red states are being vaguely written by people who […]

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Kamala Harris is not here to be the mammy Drew Barrymore wants her to be

Editor’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 yelling this at the top of my lungs through a bullhorn in the middle of Times Square: Stop asking Black women to save America.  This is a thing that shouldn’t have to be said at all, but it keeps coming back up because of the mammification (did I make that […]

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Survey shows Black people feel solidarity with Palestinians, reveals how they feel about Biden amid Israel-Hamas war

A 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 between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace released the survey on April 25, revealing that an increased number of Black Americans (45%) say they feel “connected” to Palestinians, up from 32% in an October survey after following Hamas’ unexpected Oct. 7 attack on Israel.  “The […]

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Dear America, it’s time to fulfill the promises of the Fair Housing Act

Editor’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 month comes to a close, it is important that we reflect on the work that remains to ensure fair housing for all. This is even more important as we continue to stare down a worsening housing and homelessness crisis that disproportionately affects people of color, families with children, women, people […]

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How Columbia University’s complex history with the student protest movement echoes into today

NEW 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. At other schools: students taking note, and sometimes taking action. Columbia University, 2024. And Columbia University, 1968. The pro-Palestinian demonstration and subsequent arrests at Columbia that have set off similar protests at campuses nationwide these days and even internationally aren’t new ground for students at the Ivy League school. They’re […]

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Tennessee House kills bill seeking to ban local reparations studies

NASHVILLE, 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 move marked a rare defeat on a GOP-backed proposal initially introduced nearly one year ago. It easily cleared the Republican-controlled Senate last April, but lawmakers eventually hit pause as the House became consumed with controversy over expelling two Black Democratic lawmakers for their participating in a pro-gun control protest from the House […]

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Rep. Jonathan Jackson blasts President Joe Biden for sending more military aid to Israel

Rep. Jonathan Jackson, D-Ill., and other members of Congress are criticizing President Joe Biden for backing a foreign aid bill that will provide more military aid to Israel, despite the rising death toll in Gaza. Jackson, son of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, told theGrio that he disagrees with Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict and believes the president’s approach to the crisis “is not resonating with Black voters” who would like to see the Democratic president do more for Palestinians. […]

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Rep. Summer Lee’s decisive PA primary win signals momentum for pro-Palestine movement

After pulling out a decisive win against her primary opponent amid a super PAC’s attempt to unseat her over her stance on the Israel-Hamas war in Pennsylvania’s 12th Congressional District, U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., is empowering the broader pro-Palestine movement to end the more than 200-day-old conflict. U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., told theGrio of Lee’s overwhelming victory: “Organized people beat organized money every time.” The New York congressman, who is facing own primary challenge on June 25 for […]

todayApril 27, 2024