today in black history

April 06, 2026

Bobby Hutton, an 18 year-old Black Panther Party leader, is shot and killed by police in Oakland, California on this date in 1968.

Today in Black America - April 6

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The Washington Post


Virginia church pledges $1M to erase debt for public housing residents

Theodore R. Johnson: Trump’s hypocrisy on voting is hard to stomach as a military man

Trump administration’s secrecy on health deals alarms experts, governments


The New York Times

Newly Obtained Video of Minneapolis Shooting Undermines ICE Account

Latino Republicans in South Texas Break With Trump Over Birthright Citizenship

In Race to Replace Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Test for Voters on Iran War


USA Today


Republicans have a Trump problem. We can't keep ignoring it. | Opinion

At least 15 hurt after driver plows car into Louisiana parade crowd


Trump's mail-in ballot EO could be 'a logistical nightmare.' Here's why.


NJ.com


Layoff notice issued to nearly 1,000 N.J. hospital employees, but owner says they shouldn’t worry

N.J. senator: We need 200,000 affordable homes. The solution may be in your neighborhood

Huge merger of 2 N.J. universities gets another boost from Wall Street



The Los Angeles Times

Trump loses across courts in bruising week of immigration and legal setbacks


Inside the Pentagon, fears of a disrupted war effort after Army chief’s ouster

Under L.A. mayor’s $300-million homeless program, 40% have returned to the street


The Chicago Sun-Times


City owed millions from its own employees, who aren’t being forced to pay up


Illinois and other Democrat-led states sue against Trump executive order that tightens mail-in voting


Illinois remains abortion ‘safe haven’ for out-of-state patients in 2025, report shows


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Crisis is brewing over how the state will conduct midterm elections


Republican Clay Fuller under pressure in a race to replace MTG

Georgia State University eliminates gender studies major



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