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March 02, 2025

In Montgomery, AL 15 year-old Claudette Colvin is arrested for refusing to move from her seat for a white passenger on a city bus in 1955.

Today in Black America - March 2

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The Associated Press

Rev. Jesse Jackson returns home to South Carolina to lie in state

US intel did not suggest a preemptive strike from Iran before US-Israeli attacks, AP sources say

Oil prices soar and defense stocks gain as US-Israel war with Iran rattles markets



USA Today

'Disgusting and evil.' Will Trump face MAGA backlash on Iran?

US on high alert for homeland attacks by Iran. What to know.


9 people injured in Cincinnati mass shooting


The New York Times

Strike on Girls’ School Kills 115, Iranian State Media Says

Democrats Denounce Trump’s Iran Attack, but Subtle Divisions Emerge

‘Sinners’ Wins Big at the SAG Actor Awards



The Washington Post

San Francisco Ballet cancels planned performances at the Kennedy Center


Senate contest tests Democrats’ stomach for race and gender fights


Researchers probe unmarked Virginia graves where the enslaved once toiled



NJ.com


N.J.’s governor is facing 5 huge education crises – including one that could affect your taxes


N.J. governor visited family-owned bakery. Now it’s facing backlash.


Here are 7 big changes that could get you a bigger tax refund when you file your 2025 return



The Los Angeles Times


Trump justifies Iran attack as Congress and others raise objections


Trump says more U.S. casualties likely after 3 American troops killed in escalating conflict with Iran

Flights from LAX to Middle East canceled amid Iran conflict


The Chicago Sun-Times


As thousands gather for viewing of Rev. Jesse Jackson, elders reflect on his impact

Growing healthy food to narrow Chicago's 20-year life expectancy gap: ‘If we eat better, we do better’


Illinois prisons were ordered to improve health care for inmates. They've spent seven years failing.



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Jerusalem under fire as Trump says fighting in Iran could last '4 weeks or so'


How one of Trump’s ‘pit bulls’ paved the way for the FBI’s raid in Fulton

Voting rights group sues Raffensperger over voter cancellation documents











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