today in black history

June 02, 2026

Homer Plessy, a 30 year-old Black shoemaker, is jailed for sitting in the "white" car of a Louisiana railroad on this date in 1892.

Today in Black America - June 2

POSTED: June 02, 2026, 8:00 am

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The Washington Post

President’s payout fund on shaky ground as Republicans push for retreat

Lacking money and support, Trump’s Board of Peace stalls in Gaza


Woman held by ICE for 25 days, despite U.S. citizenship claim, gets a passport


The New York Times

Group Pledges $2 Million to Fight AIPAC in House Races

Hospitals See Diseases Resurge as Vaccinations Decline


Scott Pelley Accuses CBS News Boss of ‘Murdering’ ‘60 Minutes’



The Associated Press

Republican senators want more answers on $1.8 billion settlement fund as Trump considers its future

How Trump has used the presidency to benefit himself and his allies

LA Mayor Karen Bass, acknowledging mistakes, angles for second term in struggling city


USA Today


Charlie Kirk posts cost them their jobs. Now they're getting big payouts

Key swing seat ripe for takeover. What to know about California primaries.

Pentagon can't kick transgender service members out of the military, court rules


NJ.com


Mayor calls police response to Delaney Hall protests ‘overly aggressive, unnecessary’

Polls are open in N.J.’s primaries for Congress in Trump’s big midterms

N.J. store and bank closures surge as big chains pull back


The Los Angeles Times


Democratic voters confident California election is secure, Republicans less so, poll finds

More middle-class Californians cancel health coverage after losing federal aid

Meta reveals details about layoffs in Playa Vista and Menlo Park


The Chicago Sun-Times

Here's a photo tour inside the Obama Presidential Center

No tower of glower: Obama Center and its maligned signature building are worthy of consideration


Marc H. Morial: Democracy works best when everyone has a seat at the table



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Former Atlanta Housing official sentenced for Section 8 and pandemic fraud


Sparks fly in debate ahead of Fulton commission chair runoff


At 94, Andrew Young is still building the future




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