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February 21, 2025

El Haji Malik El-Shabazz (Malcolm X) is assassinated at the Audubon Ballroom in Harlem in New York City on this date in 1965.

Today in Black America - February 19

POSTED: February 19, 2025, 8:00 am

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The Washington Post

After ceding power of the purse, GOP lawmakers beg Trump team for funds

U.S. abandons plan to shut down free covid test program

A new epicenter of jihadist activity has emerged


The New York Times

Struggle Over Americans’ Personal Data Plays Out Across the Government

Alarmed By Trump’s Gaza Proposal, Arab Leaders Mull Familiar Alternatives

‘Time for Him to Go’: New Yorkers Sour on Eric Adams


USA Today


Judge refuses states' request to block Elon Musk's access to records

Trump's mass firings are illegal, not-performance based, lawyers say

Black faith leaders call for Target boycott for backing off diversity initiatives


NJ.com


Hip-hop roots run deep at Newark arts center for at-risk youth

N.J. mall fights, robbery lead to arrest of 6 teens

People are planning to boycott Walmart, Target, Best Buy and other stores on Feb. 28. Here’s why


The Associated Press

Tens of millions of dead people aren’t getting Social Security checks, despite Trump and Musk claims

Trump admin halts support for representing unaccompanied children in immigration court

Here are new guidelines for preventing stroke, the nation's fourth biggest killer


The Los Angeles Times


Arellano: The real motive behind Trump renaming the Gulf of Mexico to ‘Gulf of America’

Barabak: For California’s attorney general, the fight against Trump is personal

FireAid distributes first $50 million to L.A. wildfire relief groups



The Chicago Sun-Times

Pritzker proposes crackdown on crypto ATMs to address scams, money-laundering

Back-loaded repayment schedule for $830M bond issue adds $2B to borrowing costs, experts say

CST Editorial Board: Will search for new gunshot detection system lead back to ShotSpotter?


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Workers, activists, community members protest ‘cruelty’ in CDC cuts

Ousted Georgia judge mum on whether he asked Donald Trump for a job

How a stained glass church window in Atlanta changed this Pulitzer Prize winner’s life



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