today in black history

October 17, 2025

Historian and journalist, Lerone Bennett, Jr., senior editor of Ebony magazine, was born in 1928 in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

Today in Black America - October 17

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The Associated Press

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USA Today


HBCU gets its largest gift ever in MacKenzie Scott's latest wave of donations

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NJ.com

N.J. candidate apologizes for racist, homophobic social media posts

N.J. breaks ground on new women’s prison after years of scandal at Edna Mahan

N.J. town withdraws controversial ordinance that would have made protesters pay fees


The Washington Post


ICE amps up its surveillance powers, targeting immigrants and antifa

Former Trump aide John Bolton indicted over handling of classified material

Judges admonish Trump administration, hand it legal setbacks in Chicago cases


The New York Times


7 Takeaways From the First N.Y.C. Mayoral Debate

Head of the U.S. Military’s Southern Command Is Stepping Down, Officials Say


MacKenzie Scott Gives $40 Million to Help Preserve Black History


The Los Angeles Times

USC rejects Trump education compact aimed at shifting the university to the right

‘They smashed into me’: Activist says video shows ICE rammed his truck. Agents claim the opposite


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The Chicago Sun-Times


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Chicago federal appeals court upholds block on National Guard deployment


Six schools getting Spanish programs as CPS seeks to eliminate ‘language deserts’


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Georgia judge resigns after Florida strip club arrest

Republicans running for Georgia secretary of state are still split on 2020

Georgia students continue to score above national average on ACT exam




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