Local leaders remember Jimmy Carter’s impacted on civil rights
AIKEN, S.C. (WRDW/WAGT) - Former President Jimmy Carter had an impact on the African American community during his time in office. He helped push the federal government to provide more equal ...
Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black U.S. senator but his legacy sparks debate
Despite Scott’s historic milestone, Democratic strategist Antjuan Seawright criticized the South Carolina senator’s ...
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Come home, Ghana told the African diaspora. Now some Black Americans take its citizenship
Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans. ACCRA, Ghana — ...
Cook County Opioid Overdose Deaths, Homicides, Suicides Drop In 2024
Opioid overdose deaths remain the greatest cause of unnatural deaths in 2024, Cook County Medical Examiner says.
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Why Black Folks Are Buckling Up For All the BS of 2025
We're only three days in, but terrorist attacks and political upheaval are already hanging over everyone's heads.
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Making History: Tim Scott Now Longest-Serving Black Senator
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) has made history Friday. Scott became the longest-serving African American in the 235-year history of the ...
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How Did the Supreme Court’s Reversal of Affirmative Action Impact Local Universities?
Fall 2024’s incoming college students were the first to be admitted without race-based admissions laid out in Affirmative Action legislation.
Trump, Republicans slammed for using New Orleans attack to scapegoat Black, brown and immigrant communities
N.Y., told theGrio Presidemt-elect Donald Trump “cares little for the truth, and even less for the communities […] ...
Here are 31 events and ways to celebrate Black History Month in Louisville
From movie screenings and concerts to history and discussions, here are numerous ways to celebrate Black History Month around ...
Congress is more religious — and more Christian — than the US public, new survey finds
The number of Christian lawmakers in the House of Representatives and Senate has been decreasing over the past decade, ...
Tim Scott becomes longest-serving Black senator in US history
Sixty years after Black Americans gained the right to vote, Sen. Tim Scott has made history, becoming the longest-serving ...
Ghana told the African diaspora to return. Black Americans took the offer
Ghana told the African diaspora to return. Black Americans took the offer - Ghana recently granted citizenship to 524 people from the Black diaspora, and most were Black Americans ...