Politics

President Donald Trump’s decision to seize control of Washington, D.C.’s police force and deploy National Guard troops is not about fighting crime—it’s about weaponizing fear, distorting facts, and sending a racist dog whistle aimed squarely at a majority-Black city and its Black woman mayor. On Monday, Trump declared “liberation day in D.C.,” vowing to “wipe […]

Tensions around immigration continue to rise amongst communities around the nation, with Los Angeles being one of the epicenters of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s community raids. Recently, Los Angeles rapper Ice Cube shared his reaction to seeing ICE officers tear families apart during an appearance on 92.3’s “The Cruz Show.” Read more at www.thegrio.com.

The Days of ‘They Go Low, We Go High’ Are Over For The Democratic Party. Good Riddance. Some Democrats have decided to take the gloves off when it comes to combating President Donald Trumps shenanigans, and it’s about damn time. But first we need some context to understand how. President Trump has a bit of a […]

President Trump likes to say he is delivering for working people. He promised on the campaign trail that he would protect “Black jobs.” But like so many of his promises, it is an empty one. In fact, we have been living with the effects of Trump’s policies since he took office in January and the […]

As Texas House Democrats face threats of civil arrests and removal from their offices amid a political battle over the voting rights of Black and Latino voters in the state, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, is sending them support with a reminder of her own threatened arrest. “Here is my beautifully framed warrant from ‘21!” Crockett […]

Donald Trump’s latest tirade against a prominent Black media figure is drawing fresh scrutiny of his long-documented history of racist behavior. In a Truth Social post, the former president called Charlamagne tha God a “racist sleazebag” and “low-IQ individual” after the popular radio host criticized Trump’s return to the White House during an interview with […]

After Texas Republicans unveiled a new congressional map favoring the GOP at President Donald Trump’s request, U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett revealed that, based on the redrawn district lines, she no longer lives in her own district. “I currently don’t live in the [Congressional District] 30 that they created…that’s not where I live now,” Crockett shared in a video reacting to […]

Former U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris made public on Wednesday her long-awaited decision about her political future, announcing that, after careful consideration, she will not run for governor of California. The announcement clears a path for Democrats seeking the office and leaves the possibility for Harris to run for U.S. president again in 2028. “Over the past […]

The Freedom Flotilla Coalition is condemning the detainment and violent treatment of U.S. labor leader Chris Smalls after Israeli forces detained him while on a humanitarian aid mission over the weekend. In a statement released via social media on Tuesday, July 29, the coalition confirmed Smalls’ fate after the humanitarian aid ship he had boarded, Handala, was […]

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. Read […]

The U.S. House of Representatives is set to pass landmark cryptocurrency legislation, sending the nation’s first federal regulatory framework for stablecoin digital currencies to the desk of President Donald Trump. Ahead of Wednesday’s historic vote on the GENIUS Act, U.S. Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., led a group of House Democrats in opposition to the crypto legislation, warning […]

One of the nation’s oldest civil rights organizations on Thursday declared a “state of emergency” for antidiscrimination policies, personal freedoms and Black economic advancement in response to President Donald Trump ‘s upending of civil rights precedents and the federal agencies traditionally tasked with enforcing them. The National Urban League’s annual State of Black America report accuses the […]

A New York City baseball coach, Youman Wilder, made headlines after bravely confronting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who approached his young players during a practice on Manhattan’s Upper West Side in Riverside Park. Wilder, the founder of Harlem Baseball Hitting Academy, described the agents, who were armed with guns and tasers, asking his players […]

Georgia’s former House Minority Leader and candidate for governor, Stacey Abrams, is warning Americans of the threats to democracy. During an appearance on MSNBC’s “The Weekend Primetime,” Abrams warned viewers of the ongoing shift towards autocracy. “I want people to understand [the 10 steps to autocracy] at a visceral level. We think of autocracy as something that […]

Former President Barack Obama expressed some tough love for the Democratic Party as it navigates the political climate of the MAGA takeover under President Donald Trump. America’s first Black president urged his party to “get in there and do something” amid major victories for Trump and the Republican Party, including their “Big” bill that includes $3.8 trillion in tax […]

With President Donald Trump back in the Oval Office and his administration rolling out sweeping changes to federal agencies, civil rights protections, and public health programs, Democratic lawmakers reassure Black voters that they are advocating on their behalf. In candid interviews with the AFRO during a roundtable discussion at the U.S. Capitol in June 2025, […]

Target is starting to feel like that toxic situationship we all warn each other about: the one doing the absolute most to win you back without ever apologizing for the damage they caused. Black communities across the country are still actively boycotting the retail giant over its rollback of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs. […]

A recent segment on MSNBC’s The Weekend Primetime brought together a sharp panel of thinkers to discuss one of the most disturbing trends in right-wing political culture: the meme-ification of cruelty. The discussion, led by co-hosts Catherine Rampell, Antonia Hylton, and Elise Jordan, zeroed in on the viral nickname “Alligator Alcatraz”—a phrase being used to describe a […]

President Donald Trump took a political victory lap on Independence Day as he officially signed the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” into law, fulfilling his goal of passing his entire MAGA agenda in one colossal bill, packed with massive tax cuts and increased funding to enforce his aggressive immigration policies. Just before signing the bill during a […]

The big story: School districts and other organizations that serve children continued to assess the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to freeze nearly $7 billion in education grant funding, including nearly $400 million to Florida. They have plenty of questions, and concerns. Miami-Dade County school leaders said their $45 million loss could have catastrophic… Read more […]