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Metro By Carl Campanile Published March 17, 2024, 7:49 p.m. ET Two representatives appointed to a committee considering paying reparations . . .
An ‘extremely dangerous’ suspect has been taken into custody in New Jersey following an hours-long effort to detain him. A suspect has been taken into custody in New Jersey after allegedly shooting dead three family members, authorities have said, following an hours-long effort to detain him. Andre Gordon, 26, “surrendered peacefully”, Trenton Police Department spokeswoman […]
Five new members have joined the U.S. Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys. The new members consist of U.S. Reps. Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Henry Hank Johnson (D-Ga.) and Troy Carter (D-La.) as well as U.S. Department of Labor Chief Diversity and Equity Officer Alaysia Black Hackett and U.S. Department of Health […]
PHILADELPHIA — For decades, the University of Pennsylvania has held hundreds of skulls that once were used to promote white supremacy through racist scientific research. As part of a growing effort among museums to reevaluate the curation of human remains, the Ivy League school laid some of the remains to rest last week, specifically those […]
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 […]
Washington — Three American service members were killed and dozens more were injured in an unmanned aerial drone attack on a base in Jordan on Sunday, President Biden and the U.S. military said. In a statement, the president blamed the attack on “radical Iran-backed militant groups operating in Syria and Iraq.” Mr. Biden said the […]
“Becoming a PGA of America Member was not the original path in life that I wanted, but I am so lucky it’s the path I took.” That’s a quote from Langston Frazier, who works as a PGA Assistant Professional at Belle Haven Country Club in Alexandria, Virginia. But Frazier, like a lot of PGA Members, is […]
Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) members are remembering the life and legacy of former U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson, D-Texas, who passed away at 88 on Sunday. U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett . . .
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus are gearing up for a new year and looking to tackle issues that their constituents value the most. U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y., told theGrio that he looks forward to “doing the work for the people of my district.” “We’re going to continue to focus on fully funding public […]
During the 118th session of Congress, members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate faced several bouts of uncertainty regarding issues such as the House speakership and whether members could pass measures to avoid two government shutdowns. Vehicles are parked outside the U.S. Capitol building on Oct. 11, 2023. (Photo by Joe […]