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EXCLUSIVE: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro to sign CROWN ACT at Black hair salon: ‘A victory’

Pennsylvania officially became the 28th U.S. state to adopt the CROWN Act, which legally protects Black Americans from discrimination based on their natural hair, as Gov. Josh Shapiro signed the historic bill on Tuesday. TheGrio exclusively reported on the historic signing. Shapiro signed House Bill 439, or The Pennsylvania CROWN Act, at a local Black hair salon in Philadelphia alongside the state’s first female and Black woman speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Rep. Joanna McClinton. “The Crown Act […]

todayNovember 25, 2025

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Exclusive: Human Rights Campaign President Kelley Robinson and wife pregnant with second child

Kelley Robinson, president of the Human Rights Campaign, and her wife, Becky George, are pregnant with their second child, theGrio reports exclusively. The married political advocacy duo – dubbed a “power couple” by first lady Dr. Jill Biden – is expecting a baby girl in April 2025. “It just feels amazing to have the privilege and the ability to kind of design our own family,” said Robinson, the first Black, queer woman to lead HRC, which is the largest LGBTQ+ […]

todayDecember 24, 2024

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Exclusive: Harris campaign alums launch firm to fix Democratic mistakes from 2024 and lead a ‘new generation’ of operatives

A group of former Kamala Harris staffers has formed a new grassroots agency, aiming to usher in a “new generation” of strategies they feel the Democratic Party desperately needs. Anatole Jenkins, Brandon Thompson and Jose Nunez launched Campaign Contrasts on Thursday – a Democratic operative firm targeting modern, forward-thinking tactics to scale reach and win elections for their party. Just weeks after Vice President Kamala Harris lost the 2024 election to President-elect Donald Trump, the trio of young operatives – […]

todayDecember 19, 2024

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Allen Media Group’s ‘TheGrio’ presents an exclusive interview with President Joe Biden

The Allen Media Group (AMG) digital media platform, TheGrio (www.thegrio.com), is excited to announce an exclusive interview with President Joe Biden, conducted by April Ryan, White House Correspondent and Washington Bureau Chief for TheGrio. On October 8, 2024, April Ryan traveled to Milwaukee to meet President Biden for an in-depth conversation at the Department of Public Works. The interview covered a range of critical topics, including the President’s upcoming trip to Angola, his reflections on his contributions to the Black […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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Watch: Exclusive interview with Morehouse president ahead of Biden commencement speech

Ahead of President Joe Biden’s travels to Morehouse College for the historically Black institution’s commencement address, the college’s president, Dr. David Thomas, joined “The Hill with April Ryan.” The president’s appearance comes as some schools canceled commencement ceremonies amid campus protests over the Israel-Hamas war that has created a humanitarian crisis for Palestinians in Gaza. However, such mass protests have not hit HBCUs like Morehouse. However, HBCU students have been vocal about the treatment of Palestinians as they feel of […]

todayMay 16, 2024

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Watch: An exclusive look into the Obama Presidential Center | The Hill with April Ryan

This week’s edition of theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” takes an exclusive look at the worksite for the Obama Presidential Center, which is currently under construction in the southside of Chicago. We also look at the state of the economy and persistently high inflation with Marc Morial, president of the National Urban League, who gives an assessment of how the Black community is fairing economically. Meanwhile, Rainbow PUSH Coalition’s president and CEO, Reverend Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes III stepped […]

todayApril 19, 2024

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Black Costume Designer/ Stylist Makes History Elevating Stars and Moguls with Exclusive Wardrobe Solutions

Nationwide — Meet Rachel Richardson, Founder and CEO of House of Parish, a premier wardrobe styling company founded in 2017 that is dedicated to providing authentic and customized style solutions for clients in the entertainment industry. Rachel is a Wardrobe Stylist and Creative Director, and her company has quickly gained a reputation for its innovative and fashion-forward approach to styling, establishing black excellence and leadership in the fashion and entertainment industries. House of Parish’s mission is to amplify self-assurance and […]

todayMarch 8, 2024

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Exclusive: Members of Congress urge the Biden-Harris administration to stop the deportation of Black Mauritanians due to threats of racism in the African country

Members of Congress have written a letter to the Biden-Harris administration requesting President Joe Biden grant Mauritanians Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to “ethnic cleansing” in the Northwestern African country. U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fl., told theGrio that more than half of the Mauritanian population is “vulnerable to enslavement-like conditions.” The U.S. Capitol building is shown in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) She stated that Black Mauritanians, who are at a higher risk of being enslaved, have sought refuge […]

todayFebruary 4, 2024

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An exclusive interview with Nikki Haley’s ‘Black friends’

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.    After taking heat for telling New Hampshire voters that “the cause of the Civil War was basically how government was going to run, the freedoms and what people could and couldn’t do,” Republican presidential hopeful Nikki Haley received an official endorsement from the most famous Black person in American history.  Despite the oft-repeated efforts to whitewash this country’s racial […]

todayJanuary 9, 2024