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July 17, 2025

The Port Chicago incident occurred in 1944 when Black Navy ammunition handlers were killed in a violent explosion at the California base.

Today in Black America - July 16

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USA Today

Pentagon pulls 2,000 National Guardsmen out of Los Angeles


Trump DOJ fires immigration court judges across US, union says

Conservative group sues DOJ over records on 2024 Trump assassination attempt


The Associated Press

Senate votes to move ahead with Trump’s request for $9 billion in spending cuts

Trump tells Texas Republicans to redraw the state congressional map to help keep House majority

Federal judge reverses rule that would have removed medical debt from credit reports


The New York Times

Supreme Court Keeps Ruling in Trump’s Favor, but Doesn’t Say Why

Republicans in Congress Shift to Backing Ukraine, Matching Trump’s Reversal

University Leaders Reject Republican Attacks on Campus Antisemitism


The Washington Post

Vance casts tie-breaking vote as Senate advances bill to slash $9 billion from budget


Rural America and kids will suffer if PBS is defunded, its chief says


What causes obesity? A major new study is upending common wisdom.



NJ.com


Flooding kills 2 women in vehicle swept into rising water during fierce N.J. storms


N.J. university just slashed out-of-state tuition by $8,700 for these 5 states

N.J. county commissioner lied about being a veteran on tax return, state alleges


The Los Angeles Times

Will she or won’t she? The California governor’s race waits on Kamala Harris


Immigration arrests of mostly noncriminals accelerated in Southern California in June

L.A. County accidentally repealed its anti-incarceration ballot measure. Now what?


The Chicago Sun-Times


Report shows big drop in Chicago police traffic stops, but sharp racial disparities persist

After years of poor care, preventable deaths, Illinois is changing its prison health care provider

Illinois Head Start Association seeks to add new Trump immigration rules to its ongoing lawsuit


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


City of Atlanta breaks ground on fully affordable apartment complex


Hubbard secures Democratic nomination in Georgia’s PSC primary runoff

Hank Aaron tribute will be Atlanta All-Star Game’s distinguishing moment










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