today in black history

June 16, 2026

Author John Howard Griffin, who posed as a Black man for his seminal book on southern racism,"Black Like Me," was born in 1920.

Today in Black America - June 16

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The Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says Trump’s Justice Department is investigating him and his wife

The school choice scholarship boom benefits kids already in private school

UN-backed court opens trial of former Central African Republic president Bozizé


The Washington Post

Records reveal $600M estimate for Trump’s ballroom project, with half from taxpayers

Trump claims victory over Iran, but deal is silent on nuclear weapons

Iran’s oil lifeline outlasted the U.S. assault, strengthening its hand



The New York Times


The War in Iran Has Permanently Altered the Global Economy

High Gas Costs May Linger After U.S.-Iran Deal

Iran Will Enter Nuclear Talks Feeling Emboldened


USA Today

Black gay men could make history in Congress as political power erodes

Trump's name is off Kennedy Center, but a tarp still blocks public view

DC poised to elect a democratic socialist mayor, and Trump isn't happy


NJ.com


Even prosecutors think N.J.’s ‘war on drugs’ rules should be gone. Why aren’t they?


7 N.J. universities just ranked among the world’s best — with one school surging higher

N.J. school district installed AI cameras to detect guns — and found these 3 things instead


The Los Angeles Times


Panel balks at plans to expand L.A. City Council to 25 members


Advocates demand action after internal report alleges Riverside code officers mistreated street vendors

Locke charter high school students are improving. Why that may not be enough to stop closure


The Chicago Sun-Times


School districts, trans kids pay — as much as $360,000 — for anti-trans lawsuits cropping up across U.S.


The unlikely standout at the Obama Presidential Center? This bench designed by Norman Teague


Alden Loury: Count Black men among wonderful dads, father figures in many people’s lives, including mine


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Polls open for Georgia's primary runoff election


Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera stepping down to head Aspen Institute

How Georgia lets risky alternative medicine thrive



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