April D. Ryan

Washington, D.C.

D.C Bureau Chief and Senior White House Correspondent at the Grio

Contributor at MSNBC

White House Correspondent @theGrio | MSNBC Contributor| Author

Articles

The Black Economy

1 week ago | postnewsgroup.com | April D. Ryan

By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National CorrespondentRev. Al Sharpton met Tuesday morning with PepsiCo leadership at the company’s global headquarters in Purchase, New York, following sharp criticism of the food and beverage giant’s decision to scale back nearly $500 million in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.
Hands off! Jen Rubin and April Ryan kick off the day of action

2 weeks ago | contrarian.substack.com | April D. Ryan

, and many others for tuning into our live video withRallies are happening all across the country (and around the world) today! Find your local event here. Show the people in power that the power lies with the people. Get more from The Contrarian in the Substack app Available for iOS and Android
Trump’s press chief shows she’s more than capable of going full North Korea

2 months ago | inkl.com | April D. Ryan

Karoline Leavitt, Trump’s press secretary, at the White House briefing on Tuesday. Photograph: Samuel Corum/EPA “Clear a path!” shouted the big shots of TV news as they tried to squeeze their way through reporters packed like sardines into the White House briefing room to get to their front row seats. Tempers frayed, foreheads perspired and necks strained similar to passengers itching to get off a plane. The first press briefing of a new administration is always a standing-room-only event.
Merit Vs DEI

2 months ago | postnewsgroup.com | April D. Ryan

By April Ryan“He [President Trump] is sanctioning…employment discrimination,” says Marc Morial the President and CEO of the National Urban League. Morial said he has talked to McDonald’s executives who recently dropped their DEI efforts as well as Walmart and he stepped off an unofficial board of Facebook as they moved to end DEI without consulting with that board. Morial made these statements on the Black Press USA show Make it Plain.
"The Threat That Unregulated AI Poses to CIvil Rights and National Security"

Jan 22, 2025 | blackpressusa.com | April D. Ryan

"The threat that unregulated AI poses to Civil rights and national Security" is a top priority of the Lawyers Committee on Civil Rights according to its President and Executive Director, Damon Hewitt. The rights organization has been working to reach Trump officials on AI bias data they presented to the major 2024 presidential campaigns during the race for the White House. Just days into the second Trump term, Damon Hewitt says the priority hasn't changed but the "strategy" will.
Former President Jimmy Carter, a proponent for Black civil rights, dead at 100

Dec 29, 2024 | thegrio.com | April D. Ryan

Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States and longest-lived former commander-in-chief, has died at the age of 100. In February of this year, Carter made the decision to begin in-home hospice care without further medical treatment for brain cancer. Carter was diagnosed in 2015 and initially recovered from the cancer before it later returned.
Scoop: Biden issues record clemency and pardons for nearly 1,500 Americans

Dec 12, 2024 | thegrio.com | April D. Ryan

President Joe Biden will issue clemency on Thursday for nearly 1,500 people sentenced to home confinement and 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes, theGrio is first to report. President Biden’s executive action is the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history by any American president. “Mercy is being granted” for “proven rehabilitation” efforts, according to a source at the White House close to the clemency process.
Biden White House poised to announce historic preemptive pardons as pressure mounts

Dec 11, 2024 | thegrio.com | April D. Ryan

Some pardon announcements are expected in the coming days from the Biden White House. Sources told theGrio the Biden administration is working around the clock on a two-pronged pardon issuance before President Joe Biden leaves office at noon Eastern on Jan. 20, 2025, when Donald Trump is sworn in as the next president of the United States. The two-pronged pardon announcement will consist of the regular pardon process that typically happens at the end of a presidential term.
Trump's plans for mass deportations and tariffs could severely cost Black households

Dec 6, 2024 | thegrio.com | April D. Ryan

“The economy of Los Angeles will come to a halt,” said Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass as the city prepares for the incoming Trump administration’s threat of mass deportations of undocumented immigrants soon after Donald Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025. Economists note that migrant labor critically supports the national economy, particularly in U.S. cities. However, if immigrant workers are forced to leave the country, the impact would be significant, said Mayor Bass.
Biden's pardon of son renews calls to pardon ex-Baltimore prosecutor Marilyn Mosby

Dec 3, 2024 | thegrio.com | April D. Ryan

“It is time for Joe Biden to pardon Marilyn Mosby,” said attorney and political strategist Angela Rye in reaction to President Joe Biden’s pardon of his son, Hunter Biden. The sweeping presidential pardon came after Biden explicitly said he would not pardon his son, who was federally convicted of gun possession and tax evasion.