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A Confederate statue is restored as part of Trump’s efforts to reshape how history is told

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has restored a memorial to a Confederate general in Washington, D.C. that demonstrators took down during racial justice protests in the summer of 2020, part of a broader effort by the president to reshape the way the country’s history is told. The statue of Albert Pike, a Confederate general and diplomat who later served on the Arkansas Supreme Court, is the only outdoor statue of a Confederate leader in the nation’s capital. It has been contentious since it […]

todayOctober 30, 2025 5

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‘Anti-DEI efforts are anti-Black’: Activist Maurice Mitchell lays out the consequences of diversity rollbacks and a plan for resistance

The rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies in the United States is more than just a political talking point—it’s a direct attack on Black progress, says Maurice Mitchell, national director of the Working Families Party (WFP). Mitchell got his start in activism in college at Howard University, after a classmate was killed by law enforcement officers, a tragedy which inspired him to organize against police brutality. He continued to build up his organizing skills in the era of […]

todayMarch 8, 2025

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‘It would be a betrayal’: Thousands of Black women call out Dems amid efforts to oust Biden

A growing list of more than 2,600 Black women signed a letter to Democratic Party leadership, demanding that they not abandon President Joe Biden amid political pressure to suspend his reelection campaign. Organizers of the letter tell theGrio that ousting the 81-year-old president would be a “betrayal” to Black women across the country.  “We fought hard for this administration to win. Fought hard to make sure that it was a Black woman on that ticket. Fought hard and worked hard […]

todayJuly 20, 2024 1

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Black Democrats blast GOP efforts to impeach Mayorkas again

Congressional Black Caucus members are slamming Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives for proposing a second vote to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after a failed attempt last week. In a statement obtained by theGrio, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., condemned GOP members for attempting to impeach Mayorkas without evidence that he committed an impeachable offense. “This is a political stunt and a hit job ordered by two people, Donald Trump and Marjorie Taylor Greene,” he said. […]

todayFebruary 11, 2024 1

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Utah is the latest state to ban diversity, equity and inclusion efforts on campus and in government

Utah’s governor signed a bill into law Tuesday that makes the state the latest to prohibit diversity training, hiring and inclusion programs at universities and in state government. The measure signed by Spencer Cox, a Republican who previously said he supported the idea, had cleared the state House and Senate by wide, party-line majorities. Headed into the final year of his first term, Cox has shifted to the right on “diversity, equity and inclusion.” After vetoing a ban on transgender […]

todayFebruary 6, 2024 1

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House Republicans blasted for efforts to impeach Dept. of Homeland Security Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas

Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives are facing criticism for their attempt to impeach the Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas over his handling of U.S. immigration policies at the southern border. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas told theGrio that the GOP’s effort is “really sad because it’s a losing game for the American people overall,” she said. “Republicans are just looking for an issue to run on” for the 2024 elections.” Haitian migrants use a dam […]

todayFebruary 4, 2024 1