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May 05, 2025

On this date in 1950 Gwendolyn Brooks became the first Black to win the Pulitzer Prize for poetry.

Today in Black America - May 5

POSTED: May 05, 2025, 10:00 am

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The New York Times


Trump Sons’ Deals on Three Continents Directly Benefit the President

Trump Says ‘I Don’t Know’ When Asked About Due Process and Upholding Constitution

How New York City Routinely Fails to Pay the Nonprofits It Relies On



The Washington Post


Israel approves plan to expand war in Gaza, including occupation of territory

These 6 Republican ‘red lines’ could complicate Trump’s policy plans

Justice Department lawyers face skeptical judges upset by ‘shoddy work’


USA Today


Trump says he can't run again in 2028: 5 takeaways from new interview

5 Republicans in Congress who defined Trump's first 100 days

Trump's national parks proposal: Cut $1 billion, transfer many sites to states



The Associated Press


Israel plans to capture all of Gaza under new plan, officials say

Trump, in a new interview, says he doesn’t know if he backs due process rights

Trump says he’ll reopen Alcatraz prison for ‘America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders’


NJ.com


Inside N.J. prisons where clean water is so valuable it’s traded like cigarettes

Newark Airport flight cancellations continue amid air traffic controller shortage


Thousands of Real ID appointments added by N.J. DMV as May 7 deadline approaches


The Los Angeles Times


UPS and U.S. Postal Service announce significant job cuts. What you need to know

Trump orders Alcatraz prison to reopen for ‘most ruthless and violent’ criminals

In a bid to blunt gentrification after fire in Altadena, nonprofits look to buy burned lots



The Chicago Sun-Times


'Broken system' of property tax appeals put extra $2 billion on Cook County homeowners, treasurer says

S. E. Cupp: Criticizing Trump isn’t enough; Democrats need to get moving on their own plans

Trump administration cuts its Social Security clawbacks from 100% to 50%



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Most Georgia voters express skepticism over DOGE’s efforts

Georgia man arrested as ‘unauthorized alien’ calls police encounter traumatic

Democrats must flip House, ‘seize Trump’s power,’ Warnock says









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