today in black history

February 04, 2026

Rosa Parks, the "mother" of the civil rights movement, was born on this date in 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama.

Today in Black America - February 4

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USA Today

The shutdown is over. Next up? A race to reform Trump's ICE


US judge restricts ICE in Portland, warns of 'authoritarian regime'

Senator Kelly to ask judge to block Trump's 'retribution' campaign


The Associated Press

Brothers of Renee Good, woman killed by immigration officer, call for action in Congress

The last US-Russian nuclear pact is about to expire, ending a half-century of arms control

Trump says Washington has waited 200 years for the arch he wants to build. Not quite



The New York Times


Trump Repeats Call to ‘Nationalize’ Elections, as White House Walks It Back

In Under 500 Words, a Judge Weaponized Wit to Free a Child Detained by ICE

‘Neoroyalism’ and What It Says About Trump



The Washington Post

Defense Dept. effort to punish Mark Kelly draws skepticism from judge

Trump plans to install Christopher Columbus statue outside White House


Despite 3 million files, Epstein release leaves big questions unanswered


NJ.com


ICE arrests in N.J. city were ‘lawless,’ and ‘reprehensible’ state lawmaker says

N.J. has 600+ school districts. Lawmakers debate if many should merge as budget crisis looms.

This ex-Trump loyalist just unleashed a furious attack on Republican ‘cowards’


The Los Angeles Times

Attorneys for man killed by off-duty ICE agent call on California A.G. to investigate


L.A. County cuts nearly $200 million in homeless services to close budget gap


Tuberculosis outbreak reported at Catholic high school in Bay Area. Cases statewide are climbing


The Chicago Sun-Times

Marimar Martinez goes to Washington, says she wants Trump officials to admit she's not a 'domestic terrorist'

Mayor Johnson defends executive order aimed at holding ICE accountable for alleged abuses

Hundreds of CPS students walk out of school to protest Trump’s deportation campaign



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


10,000 gallons of jet fuel spilled into Flint River, EPA says

Erickson: Despite 2020 election loss, Trump now uses government to engineer new result

Police body cam footage shows confusion at FBI raid of Fulton elections office





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