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May 14, 2026

Two Jackson State Univ. students are killed by local police after taking part in campus protests against local conditions in 1970.

Today in Black America - May 14

POSTED: May 14, 2026, 9:30 am

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The Associated Press

Jeffries’ job grows more difficult in race for House and speaker’s gavel

Who is incoming Fed chair Kevin Warsh?

Man known for racially derogatory livestreams arrested after Tennessee shooting


The Washington Post

Democrats brace for Supreme Court ruling that could make their money problems worse


Justice Department sues D.C. bar in bid to protect pro-Trump government lawyers


Trump’s policies are combining to raise prices as midterms approach


The New York Times


South Carolina Governor Plans Special Session to Redraw House Maps


Political Organizer Wins Democratic Primary in Key Nebraska House Race


Is Trump Tuned Out to Americans’ Financial Needs? A Remark Suggests Yes.



NJ.com


N.J.’s largest university canceled his graduation speech — so he delivered it on YouTube instead

N.J. kids are taking a brand-new kind of state test this spring. Here’s what changed.

Former judge, developer charged with $6.5M real estate fraud in N.J.



USA Today


Coming soon: Big Supreme Court decisions on Trump, elections, citizenship

The power players who might pick the next California governor

US halting Medicare enrollments for new home healthcare and hospice providers



The Los Angeles Times


Hiltzik: Trump’s ‘weird war’ on wind power will jeopardize our energy future and cost Americans billions


The nation’s students are deep in a reading recession. Here’s how L.A. and California fit in

40,000 UC workers gird for a strike, disrupting medical services, cafeterias at all campuses


The Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. Pritzker, Mayor Johnson pitch Chicago to once again host Democratic National Convention

University of Chicago to offer free tuition for students from families making less than $250,000 a year

As CPS cuts staff to plug deficit, educator unions and school board members press for more state funding


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

This North Georgia city is among the fastest-growing in U.S., new Census data shows

New battle lines drawn over Georgia’s political maps

Atlanta invested nearly $1B into the Beltline. What did it get in return?



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