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Will Democrats and Republicans better engage Black men after Nov. 5?

After the exhaustive and yet necessary conversations and news stories about how Black men have been taken for granted in this election cycle and the efforts to win their vote, the question remains whether both political parties will find actual solutions to better engaging Black men after Nov. 5. TheGrio reached out to both political parties to discuss their long-term plan for Black men. Neither of the parties’ leaders have responded as they make their last-ditch campaign efforts before Election […]

todayOctober 26, 2024 1

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The attacks on childless women by Republicans may lead to their downfall

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Like Vice President Kamala Harris and millions of women, I’ve never given birth to a child. But contrary to the insulting views of Republican vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance and Arkansas Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, this doesn’t make us inferior to biological mothers. Sanders, who was then-President Donald Trump’s White House press secretary, criticized Harris last month […]

todayOctober 11, 2024 2

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Watch: Congresswoman Plaskett slams Republicans for blocking censure of Higgins over racist post

U.S. Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett lambasted Republicans for blocking a measure by the Congressional Black Caucus to censure U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., for his racist and now-deleted tweet disparaging Haitians. “Like nothing to see here. Move on,” said Plaskett of her Republican colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives. Following backlash for his post, Higgins attempted to walk back his remarks, where he called Haitians “gangsters” and Haiti the country the “nastiest country in the Western Hemisphere.” “You never want […]

todaySeptember 27, 2024 1

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Rep. Barbara Lee schools Republicans about what ‘woke’ means with resolution

U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., introduced a resolution this week in the U.S. House of Representatives in an attempt to educate Republicans on the true meaning of “woke” and its connection to Black culture. The resolution seeks to “affirm” the ‘‘woke’’ term and its “historical connection to Black history, Black liberation movements and social justice.”“Woke is deeply connected and rooted to Black history and our fight for social, racial, and economic justice,” Lee said in an exclusive statement to theGrio. […]

todaySeptember 27, 2024 1

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Plaskett calls out ‘hypocritical’ Republicans, condemns Trump for telling supporters to ‘fight’ after shooting

Democratic Congresswoman Stacey Plaskett slammed Republicans for suggesting Democrats were to blame for the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Plaskett, a former House impeachment manager in a case against Trump, also called out the Republican presidential nominee for telling his supporters to “fight, fight, fight” just moments after a nearly-deadly bullet grazed his ear. “That’s a ridiculous argument,” said Plaskett, a House delegate representing the U.S. Virgin Islands.  The ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Government Weaponization […]

todayJuly 17, 2024

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‘They playing in our face’: Black Republicans, Amber Rose draw outrage at RNC

During the first night of the Republican National Convention, which officially coronated Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and his vice presidential running mate, Sen. J.D. Vance, there were clear attempts to center Black voices. A host of Black Republicans delivered remarks, including Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, and Reps. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., John James, R-Mich., and Wesley Hunt, R-Texas.  Amber Rose says Trump isn’t racist The most trending topic from Monday night’s RNC kickoff came […]

todayJuly 16, 2024 7

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NY-17 Democratic nominee Mondaire Jones warns ‘high stakes’ of Trump and Republicans’ Project 2025

Former U.S. Rep. Mondaire Jones, the Democratic nominee for New York’s 17th Congressional District, aims to reclaim his seat from Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler in one of the nation’s most closely watched House races.  If Jones, who made history in 2020 as the first openly gay Black American elected to the United States Congress, is successful on Nov. 5, it would mean the return of a distinctive Black and queer voice on Capitol Hill.  A lot is riding on […]

todayJuly 3, 2024 1

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‘Clown!’: Fani Willis continues to clap back at Republicans, vows she won’t be ‘broken’

Fani Willis, the Fulton County district attorney prosecuting Donald Trump, is continuing clapping back at Republicans aligned with the former president as she presses on with her criminal election interference case against the indicted presidential candidate.  “I’m not someone that’s going to be broken,” said the 52-year-old progressive prosecutor during a Monday evening interview on MSNBC. She told host Rachel Maddow that she is not backing down amid federal and statewide investigations lodged by Republicans and numerous death threats. Rather […]

todayMay 21, 2024

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Republicans need better race bait

OPINION: Why can’t the GOP find someone who is widely embraced by Black America when they want someone to represent conservative values? Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. Thirty years ago, a newspaper published an attack on my character that haunts me to this day. Although it started as an innocent misunderstanding, it has blossomed into a cruel joke that my college friends continue to […]

todayMay 20, 2024 1