today in black history

August 26, 2025

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

Today in Black America - August 26

POSTED: August 26, 2025, 8:00 am

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The Associated Press

Kilmar Abrego Garcia hugs wife before being detained by ICE, crowd then chants “Shame”

And now for something different, civility unfolds in a Missouri GOP congressman’s town hall

World shares sink after Trump escalates feud with the Federal Reserve



USA Today


President Trump fires Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook

Is Trump ending Section 8? Not yet, but he suggested these changes

Jeanine Pirro reversed false election claims in lawsuit testimony



The New York Times

Lisa Cook Broke Ground at the Fed, Before Attack by Trump

Some Programs for Black Students Become ‘Illegal D.E.I.’ Under Trump

Crime Gone in a Week? The Politics Behind Trump’s Federal Crackdown.



NJ.com


N.J., Trump administration reach agreement to release millions in school funding

Passport services, free photo ID’s coming to this N.J. borough on Tuesday. Here’s what to bring, more dates.

N.J. water crisis continues as crews tackle huge 42-inch main break


The Washington Post

Trump moves to fire Lisa Cook from Federal Reserve board


President melds a fractious coalition: The six factions of Trumpworld


Trump order calls for broader National Guard role in domestic unrest


The Los Angeles Times

COVID rising fast in California, fueled by new ‘Stratus’ variant tied to Omicron

Hiltzik: Why are all these leading Democrats suddenly facing mortgage fraud charges? Guess who’s behind it

GOP widens UC antisemitism investigations, hitting UCLA, UC San Francisco medical schools


The Chicago Sun-Times


Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson tell President Trump to keep National Guard off the streets of Chicago

Union activists rip billionaire ex-DOGE employee at Streeterville rally

Chicago residents reject Trump plan to send in National Guard as 'terrible idea'


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Trump has launched takeovers of blue cities. Is Atlanta next?

Lawsuits backed by Chris Carr signal his political priorities


‘Never had the evidence’: Georgia man acquitted of murder in twisty cold case







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