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April 08, 2026

The South African Nationalist government bans the African National Congress (ANC) in 1960, sending the ANC leadership into exile.

Today in Black America - April 8

POSTED: April 08, 2026, 7:00 am

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The Associated Press

Black-led nonprofits didn't see the lasting funding boosts promised after 2020's racial reckoning

Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene’s former House seat in Georgia

Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority


NJ.com


N.J. heads to court to block construction of an ICE immigration detention facility

N.J. state test scores revealed: See how students did in every school in your county

911 doesn’t always pick up in this N.J. city. Mayor vows no more unanswered cries for help.



USA Today


From raining fire to ceasefire: How did Trump reverse course on the Iran war?

MAGA recoils. Civilization-killing threats even shocking for Trump |Opinion

GOP wins with smaller margins in Majorie Taylor Greene's old GA seat



The Washington Post


After clashes with Hegseth, Army secretary says he isn’t going anywhere

What spending probes at DHS reveal about Noem’s time in office

Man in critical condition after ICE shooting incident in California



The New York Times


Analysis: Trump’s Iran Threats Look Like Self-Incrimination for Potential War Crimes

Democrats Pulled Off Their Biggest Shift Yet Among House Specials Since 2024

Poll Shows Optimism in New York’s Future With Mamdani as Mayor



The Los Angeles Times


Families, union workers bracing for a crippling, historic LAUSD strike in exactly one week


State senator sues Sacramento, accuses police of fabricating evidence in ‘retaliatory’ DUI arrest

At L.A. ‘shadow hearing’ on elections, House Democrats join experts to defend voting systems



The Chicago Sun-Times


Gov. Pritzker wants 25th Amendment invoked to remove President Trump from office over Iran threats


CPS students can now access books, tutoring, other library services with just a student ID

Pope says Trump’s threat to destroy Iranian civilization is ‘truly unacceptable’



The Atlanta Journal Constitutions


Clay Fuller wins runoff election, close margin spooks Republicans


Easter weekend shootings put pressure on Atlanta’s youth violence strategy

Atlanta banned data centers in most of the city. One is trying anyway.






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