President Biden’s fiery State of the Union addresses voting rights, banned books and HBCUs

On the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, President Joe Biden channeled the civil rights activists, one of whom sat in the first lady’s box, who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge to force America to do right by all of its citizens. He was defiant declaring, “I will not bow down,” referring to the war in Ukraine. Addressing Jan. 6 insurrectionists, he was patriotic, bellowing, “You can’t love your country only when you win.” And name checking one of the […]

March 11, 2024

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Members of Congress, Gen Z activists demand President Biden address key issues ahead of the 2024 presidential election

Members of Congress and Gen Z activists are calling on the Biden-Harris administration to commit to the “Finish the Job” agenda ahead of the 2024 presidential race. On Wednesday, Reps. Summer Lee, D-Pa., Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., Greg Casar, D-Texas, Ro Khanna, D-Calif., Sen. Bernie Sanders, D-Vt. and members of Gen-Z for Change, March for Our Lives, Sunrise Movement and United We Dream Action held a press conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington to D.C. to call for President Joe […]

March 6, 2024 1

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Watch: President Biden banking on women’s support amid health care battle

This week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan” takes a look at two battleground states. In Kentucky, Colmon Elridge, chairman of the state’s Democratic Party, explained to theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief April D. Ryan why he believes Black voters in the Bluegrass State will show up in large numbers in the 2024 election. In Michigan, U.S. Senate candidate Hill Harper talks about his run for office and receiving a critical endorsement. “The Hill” also explores the role of Black […]

February 15, 2024 1

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President Joe Biden to attend dignified transfer for US troops killed in Jordan, who ‘risked it all’

WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Friday to honor three American service members killed in a drone attack in Jordan, a solemn ritual that has become relatively uncommon in recent years as the U.S. withdrew from conflicts abroad. The Bidens will attend a dignified transfer as the remains of the troops killed in the overnight assault Sunday return to U.S. soil. Defense Secretary Lloyd […]

February 4, 2024 2

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Watch: Tim Scott announces engagement after endorsing Trump for president

On this week’s edition of “The Hill with April Ryan,” theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief and White House Correspondent, April D. Ryan, breaks down the results in the New Hampshire presidential primaries. Ryan also digs into the implications of the Republican presidential ticket amid a marriage proposal from Republican Senator Tim Scott to his girlfriend. “The Hill” also focuses on the “dire” housing situation for Black Americans and solutions for temporary and permanent housing for unhoused populations. Additionally, Africa is a […]

January 27, 2024 1

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Plagiarism probe finds some problems with former Harvard president Claudine Gay’s work

BOSTON (AP) — Harvard University has shed fresh light on the ongoing investigation into plagiarism accusations against former president Claudine Gay, including that an independent body recommended a broader review after substantiating some of the complaints. In a letter Friday to a congressional committee, Harvard said it learned of the plagiarism allegations against its first Black female president on Oct. 24 from a New York Post reporter. The school reached out to several authors whom Gay is accused of plagiarizing […]

January 23, 2024 3

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Fifteen years ago, Barack Obama was inaugurated as America’s first Black president

Fifteen years ago today, the United States of America achieved something that it had not done in its more than 230-year history: a Black president was sworn into office. Former President Barack Obama, the son of a Kenyan father and a white mother, took the oath of office on January 20, 2009 to become the 44th U.S. commander in chief and forever change the course of American politics. The skies were clear on that Tuesday and temperature just below freezing […]

January 20, 2024 2

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EPA administrator and NAACP president travel to Africa for mission promoting climate equity

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan will travel to Africa with NAACP President Derrick Johnson to promote climate equity, theGrio exclusively reports. Regan, the first Black man to run the EPA, and Johnson will meet with government officials and stakeholders in Mozambique and Ghana to build partnerships and share solutions on several environmental priorities like developing clean energy and protecting clean air. “I’m excited to be going on this mission representing the Biden-Harris administration,” Regan said of the U.S. trip […]

January 19, 2024 1

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Watch: Biden’s infrastructure czar explains how president is bringing jobs to Black communities

On the latest episode of “The Hill with April Ryan,” host and theGrio’s Washington Bureau Chief and White House correspondent April Ryan, talks to White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre about Biden’s Black agenda as we commemorate the 95th birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Ryan also chatted with Martin Luther King III, the eldest son of Dr. King. Additionally, Mitch Landrieu, President Biden’s former infrastructure czar, discusses the Biden administration’s infrastructure plan that created jobs, improved roadways and […]

January 15, 2024

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