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February 18, 2025

Morehouse College was founded on this date in 1867, originally as the Augusta Institute and later as the Atlanta Baptist College.

Today in Black America - February 6

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The Associated Press

Is it real or is it a trick? Federal workers debate legitimacy of buyout offer as deadline nears

Protesters in cities across the US rally against Trump’s policies, Project 2025 and Elon Musk

Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored


The Washington Post

King: Musk invades closely held U.S. data as Republicans watch in silence

This time, the anti-Trump resistance is in the courts, not in the streets

Tech giant Workday lays off 1,750 employees in shift to AI



USA Today


Harry Stewart Jr., one of the last Tuskegee Airmen, dies at 100

Trump wants to 'take over' Gaza and force millions of Palestinians out? It's maniacal. | Opinion

Anti-Trump protest photos highlight nationwide rallies against Project 2025


NJ.com


You won’t believe the Trump-fueled chaos that just erupted among N.J. Republican gov candidates


Record 431 N.J. towns agree to provide affordable housing under state law


Hundreds of immigrants expected to march in N.J. city amid ICE crackdown



The New York Times


All of the Trump Administration’s Major Moves So Far


6 Inaccurate Claims Trump Has Used to Justify His Flurry of Orders

New Group Aims to Help Justice Dept. Employees Alarmed by Trump


The Los Angeles Times


Local bookstores, dealt another blow by L.A. fires, become ‘community touchstones’


Hiltzik: These are the legal obstacles that could stop Trump’s assault on government in its tracks

L.A. City Council committee rejects rent freeze, advances eviction protection proposal



The Chicago Sun-Times


Some Chicago restaurants are charging extra for eggs to cope with soaring costs

Mayor Johnson to testify before Congress about Chicago's sanctuary city policies

Illinois attorney general vows to protect gender-affirming care, after Trump order threatens to cut funding


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


City of Atlanta employees can use sick leave for abortion-related care

Interactive map: See ACA premium hikes in Georgia if feds let subsidies expire

Forgotten and waiting to die: How Georgia left intellectually challenged men on death row for decades





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