today in black history

December 30, 2024

Josiah Walls, former slave, Civil War soldier and Member of Congress from Florida, is born in 1842. Today is the 5th day of Kwanzaa, Nia (Purpose).

Today in Black America - September 18

POSTED: September 18, 2024, 7:00 am

  • POST
    • Add to Mixx!
  • SEND TO FRIEND
  • Text Size
  • TEXT SIZE
  • CLEARPRINT
  • PDF

Note: Some newspapers listed use a pay wall that requires a subscription before you can access the article.

The New York Times


Fed Officials Are Expected to Cut Rates Today. The Question Is How Much.

Far From Ohio, Haitian Americans Feel the Sting of Threats in Springfield

Deep Links Between Alcohol and Cancer Are Described in New Report


The Washington Post

The Fed is poised to cut rates for the first time since 2020. The question is how much.

Editorial: The struggle over Obamacare might be ending. Obamacare won
.

Former officer says he and fellow police lied about fatal beating of Tyre Nichols



The Associated Press


An ancient African tree is providing a new ‘superfood’ yet local harvesters are barely surviving

A Mississippi Confederate monument covered for 4 years is moved

Harris condemns Trump’s rhetoric, says voters should make sure he ‘can’t have that microphone again’


USA Today


'So goes Pennsylvania': Inside the Harris-Trump fight for top 2024 battleground

Will the Fed go big or small? Why size of rate cut is a 'coin toss.'

Georgia activists ramp up voter turnout efforts to push back against changes


NJ.com


Woman arrested in A.C. casino fight is N.J. corrections officer, authorities say

N.J. Democrat ignites right wing by saying assassination attempt stemmed from GOP rhetoric, ‘availability of assault rifles’


Former GOP congressman: ‘Quit gaslighting ... We all know who has called for violence’


The Los Angeles Times

‘A culture of silence and deference’: A sex trafficking expert analyzes the allegations against Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs

Girl, 13, arrested in Riverside as threats against schools cause anxiety nationwide

Drug-resistant germs will kill millions more people in coming decades, researchers warn


The Chicago Sun-Times

Raise haze — facing a $1 billion budget gap, Mayor Brandon Johnson hasn’t said if he’ll take a pay hike next year

Chicago police detective faces firing over 'hundreds' of racist, transphobic social media posts


Jerald McNair: We can’t ignore the big problem of chronic absenteeism in our schools



Note: Some newspapers listed use a pay wall that requires a subscription before you can access the article.

Related References