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November 07, 2025

In 1972, Barbara Jordan of Texas and Andrew Young of Georgia become the first southern Blacks elected to Congress since Reconstruction.

Today in Black America - November 7

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The Associated Press


Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

The FAA’s order to cut flights nationwide due to the government shutdown is set to take effect

Deep in Trump country, coal miners with black lung say government is suffocating the ‘working man’



USA Today


How Zohran Mamdani won by being everywhere from TikTok to NYC streets

Judge orders Trump administration to fully fund SNAP for November

Chicago judge rules against Trump over immigration agents’ tactics


The Washington Post


Trump deportations, high prices propel Democratic gains with Latinos


In a week without SNAP, Americans missed meals and skipped bills

How Trump officials have transformed the EPA to weaken enforcement


NJ.com


A broken crystal ball? Why the polls in the Sherrill landslide victory got it wrong again.

Every single N.J. county shifted left this election. See your county’s numbers here.


Patients reeling as nearly 90 N.J. medical offices suddenly shutter. Look up your doctor’s office.


The New York Times


Down to $1.18: How Families Are Coping With SNAP Cuts

Mamdani Wants to Tax the Rich. Can He Persuade State Leaders?


Lawsuits Blame ChatGPT for Suicides and Harmful Delusions



The Los Angeles Times


California D.A. retweets 9/11 attack images as he slams Mamdani

Will these six California GOP House members survive new districts?


Judge in Comey case scolds prosecutors as he orders them to produce records from probe


The Chicago Sun-Times

Partial SNAP benefits expected to reach Illinois residents starting Friday

Parents want answers after feds arrest day care teacher — ‘It has destroyed us’


Trump's claims about murder rates and illegal immigration fit red states more than blue states


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Fulton County, sheriff nine months late on required jail implementation plan

Near miss in campaign to become Marietta’s first Black mayor

SNAP delays leave Georgia families waiting. Here’s how to help.





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