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Ayanna Pressley introduces bill to restore Biden-era DEI orders, calls for ‘Third Reconstruction’

As President Donald Trump‘s executive grip on DEI puts both the public and private sectors in a tight chokehold, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., on Wednesday introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would restore what advocates say are major setbacks to closing social and economic gaps for Black and other marginalized communities. “Their rollbacks have been swift and deep over the last six months, and all marginalized people are feeling the impacts,” Pressley told theGrio. She […]

todayJuly 23, 2025 1

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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 1

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Republican introduces amendment to let Trump run for a third term—but can it actually happen?

U.S. Rep. Andy Ogles, R-Tenn., has introduced an amendment to the constitution that would allow President Donald Trump, and every president thereafter, to serve a third four-year term. Presidents of the United States are currently limited to two four-year terms under the 22nd Amendment, which was ratified by the states in 1951. Ogles, a staunch two-term conservative congressman who falsely claimed the 2020 presidential election was stolen, said in a statement that his proposed amendment ensures the country “can sustain […]

todayJanuary 25, 2025

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Rep. Ivey introduces bill to posthumously award Congressional Gold Medal to Frederick Douglass

U.S. Rep. Glenn Ivey, D-Md., has introduced a resolution that would award abolitionist Frederick Douglass with a Congressional Gold Medal for his “contributions to the cause of freedom, human rights and the abolition of slavery.” Ivey told theGrio that Douglass “was one of the giants of the 19th century – not just in U.S. history, but around the world.” In 1818, Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. At a young age, he taught himself how to read […]

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