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August 26, 2025

Pioneering artist and civil rights advocate Hale Woodruff was born in 1900 in Cairo, Illinois.

Today in Black America - August 25

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The Associated Press


FACT FOCUS: A look at RFK Jr.'s misleading claims on US dietary guidelines and Froot Loops

FACT FOCUS: Trump exaggerates, misstates facts on Washington crime

Some National Guard units in Washington are now carrying firearms in escalation of Trump deployment


The Washington Post


Trump badly wants a Nobel Peace Prize. Most on the committee oppose him.

The states where Trump, Republicans plan to bring redistricting fights next

Supreme Court clears way for nearly $800 million in cuts to NIH grants


NJ.com


N.J. mall to transform into mega town center with luxury apartments. See details, photos.

New $23.4M affordable housing project puts N.J. seniors, veterans first. See details.

The sprawling grounds of this former N.J. psychiatric hospital are getting a new life


USA Today


Frustrated voters caught in redistricting war: 'This is strictly politics'

New poll shows more Americans 'strongly disapprove' of Trump's second term

DEI crackdown, vaccine backlash: Why back-to-school looks so different this year


The New York Times

In Washington Crackdown, Making a Federal Case Out of Low-Level Arrests

Bruni: Trump Isn’t Fixing America’s Campuses. He’s Bleeding Them Dry.

Judge Halts Texas Law Mandating the Ten Commandments in School


The Los Angeles Times


The Supreme Court could give immigration agents broad power to stop and question Latinos

California’s lightning-fast push for partisan redistricting reflects Trump’s new America

Most California voters disapprove of Trump’s immigration enforcement policies, poll shows


The Chicago Sun-Times


Pentagon planning military deployment to Chicago in coming weeks, report says


Northwestern study finds kids in ‘low opportunity’ areas are up to 20 times more likely to be shot

Proud Boys billboard in Illinois a sign the beleaguered extremist group has 're-emerged'


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


What’s changing for Georgia’s student loan borrowers

After First Liberty collapse, Raffensperger pushes for fraud-fighting powers


Georgia cancels nearly 471,000 voter registrations



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