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US Rep. Summer Lee introduces ‘Reparations NOW Resolution’ on Capitol Hill

U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., proposed a resolution this week that compels the United States federal government to begin the process of providing reparations to Black American descendants of enslaved Africans. The “Reparations NOW Resolution” was reintroduced on Thursday by Rep. Lee, marked by a press conference alongside progressive members of Congress and racial justice advocates and organizers. The resolution, first introduced by former U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush in 2023, calls on the U.S. government to recognize its “moral and […]

todayMay 16, 2025

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Black women descend on Capitol Hill to ‘Save Democracy’ from Trump’s MAGA agenda

A coalition of Black women leaders and activists descended on Capitol Hill to rally against the Trump administration and the Republican Party’s string of actions that include budget cuts, elimination of critical departments and programs, and the firing of thousands of federal workers. The group of Black women leaders from across the country — joined by newly elected Black women U.S. Senators Lisa Blunt Rochester and Angela Alsobrooks — rallied outside the Capitol building Thursday morning before meeting with members […]

todayMarch 13, 2025

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Watch: VP Harris is just as popular as Beyoncé, new poll finds | The Hill with April Ryan

This week’s edition of theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” dives into several topics, including a new poll that shows Vice President Kamala Harris is just as popular as music icon Beyoncé. Interestingly. the survey of Americans found that 7 in 10 Blacks support Harris. Meanwhile, there is some pushback against Morehouse College’s invitation to President Joe Biden to deliver this year’s commencement speech. We also take a look at the push for Biden to reinstate a 1968 Fair Housing […]

todayApril 26, 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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Watch: Leaders aim to ensure rebuilding of Baltimore bridge includes minority businesses | The Hill with April Ryan

This week’s edition of theGrio’s “The Hill with April Ryan” takes a deeper five into the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. On Friday, President Joe Biden will tour the site of the scene of the accident, which is in close proximity to the port of Baltimore – a major east cost hub for cargo vessels. Maryland Governor Wes Moore will join Biden for the Moore spoke to theGrio about the president’s financial pledge to rebuild […]

todayApril 6, 2024

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Watch: White House pressed on Haiti | The Hill with April Ryan

This week’s edition of “The Hill With April Ryan” examines Haiti’s drastic political and humanitarian concerns. TheGrio pressed the White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan about what the Biden-Harris administration wants for the impoverished and unstable Black Caribbean nation and the hundreds of millions of dollars poured into the country to support international humanitarian efforts to bring Haiti back to democratic rule. On “The Hill,” Ryan also speaks with Quentin James of The Collective PAC about the critical endorsements […]

todayMarch 15, 2024

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Watch: ‘The Hill with April Ryan’ explores if Kentucky’s Democratic Party is ready for a showdown with a Black Republican

The Hill with April Ryan” talks to Colmon Elridge, head of the Democratic Party in Kentucky, about Black Republican Daniel Cameron, the state’s former attorney general and 2023 gubernatorial candidate, potentially running to replace U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell when he ends his term in 2027. Elridge expressed confidence that the Kentucky Democratic Party is prepared for any challenge from the Republicans as the GOP navigates once being known as the “Party of Lincoln” to now being a party dominated by […]

todayMarch 10, 2024

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Watch: ‘The Hill with April Ryan’ explores Black voters perceiving Trump as a threat and a recent IVF ruling

This week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan” takes a look at the November general election as President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump get closer to clinching the Democratic and Republican party nominations, respectively, after March’s Super Tuesday contests. A new poll conducted by BlackPAC/Cornell Belcher shows Trump is not amassing more of the Black vote than he previously garnered and surveyed Black voters consider a second Trump presidential term as the greatest threat to African-Americans. The […]

todayMarch 9, 2024

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Watch: ‘The Hill with April Ryan’ amplifies the voices of Black women in the conversation about a court’s IVF decision

This week, “The Hill with April Ryan” brings the voices of Black women to the national conversation on IVF after a controversial Alabama court ruling. Ryan chats with singer and reality star Candiace Dillard-Bassett and actress Keisha Knight Pulliam about the need to protect women’s reproductive freedoms. As it relates to IVF, the procedure remains out of reach for many Black and brown women as it can cost up to $15,000. Watch more on theGrio.com! Never miss a beat: Get our […]

todayMarch 8, 2024