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May 21, 2026

Winston Salem State University basketball coaching legend Clarence "Big House" Gaines (Morgan State '45) was born in 1924.

Today in Black America - May 21

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The Associated Press

Republicans expected to abandon $1B security proposal for White House and Trump’s ballroom

At one Kentucky bar, young Republicans wrestle with their disappointment in Trump and their party


RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that sets guidelines for preventive health screenings


The New York Times

How the $1.8 Billion Trump Fund May Violate Past Practice and Policy

Trump’s Government Moves to Spare an Unhappy Taxpayer Named Trump

Colorado Governor Censured for Commuting Sentence of Election Denier



USA Today


Supreme Court enters decision season. Watch for these major rulings

'It weakens the GOP.' Could Trump's targeting of Republicans backfire?


Trump calls gas price surge 'peanuts,' urges patience at pump


NJ.com


The mob is alive and well in N.J. But it looks nothing like what you’d expect.

N.J. city mayor creates office to watch police reforms after judge ends federal monitoring

N.J.’s F**K ICE bill loses its name, but has same message


The Los Angeles Times


Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism

California doctor ran nation’s ‘largest Botox fraud scheme,’ filing $45 million in claims for lush lifestyle

Girl, 12, was hit in the head at school. That wasn’t what caused her death, M.E. says


The Washington Post

Trump’s allies are already lining up to apply to his $1.8 billion fund


Police officers who were at Capitol on Jan. 6 sue to block payout fund

Subpoena bill would curtail secretive tool used to target government critics


The Chicago Sun-Times

Federal civil rights commissioner hears testimony that Chicago was ‘under siege’ during immigration blitz

‘Broadview 6’ judge orders feds to closed-door hearing over grand jury transcripts, just days before trial

This CHA resident waited years for safe housing. There are hundreds more like her.


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


In Georgia primary, Black women show they still power the Democratic Party

The Voting Rights Act changed Georgia. Now Black officials fear ‘the worst.’

Opinion: Georgia’s political future is being shaped by Black women





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