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July 07, 2026

Baseball legend, Negro League star and Hall of Famer Leroy "Satchel" Paige was born in 1906 in Mobile, Alabama.

Today in Black America - July 7

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The New York Times

Abandoned by Allies, Platner Faces Pressure to End Senate Campaign

Inside Trump’s Ideological Fight With the Smithsonian

George Johnson, Who Built a Black Hair-Care Empire, Dies at 99



The Associated Press

US support for Israel slips as Democrats grow more critical, AP-NORC poll finds


The family of a man shot by the Tennessee National Guard demands release of video


Obamacare rolls shrank dramatically in many states over the past year, new federal data shows



The Washington Post


Opinion: The only bias uncovered in the White House Smithsonian report is its own

Haitians in U.S. fear mass deportations; Haiti fears mass return


Mitch McConnell’s office stays quiet amid senator’s hospitalization


USA Today


Body found during search for missing 18-year-old in Mississippi


Mike Johnson's birthright citizenship threat, explained

Ex-mayor pleads guilty in bribery scandal that rocked his administration


NJ.com

She’s running for office. Her dad was detained by ICE. It’s no coincidence, she says. | Calavia-Robertson

Heavy rain, flash flooding in N.J. sparks numerous water rescues near Jersey Shore

Sherrill defends storm response amid GOP outrage: ‘The honeymoon is over, Governor’


The Los Angeles Times


14 propositions that could remake California taxes, housing, healthcare and elections

Even without birthright citizenship, Supreme Court co-signs much of Trump’s immigration agenda

Humans, machines or nothing: Case will decide future of California court transcripts


The Chicago Sun-Times

George E. Johnson, founder of Johnson Products Company, has died at 99

Illinois Democrats weigh pros and cons of using AI — 'We must remain the master of the technology'

Gov. JB Pritzker signs Illinois AI regulations into law, aiming to rein in 'the tech bros'



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


FBI presses ahead with probe of Georgia’s 2020 election

Congress to consider relocating EPA from Atlanta’s largest federal building

Georgia 2026: What the polls and experts say about the U.S. Senate race








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