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October 21, 2025

Jazz legend and band leader, Dizzy Gillespie, was born in 1917 in Cheraw, SC. He would become one of the genre's great ambassadors.

Today in Black America - October 21

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The Washington Post

Part of White House demolished for ballroom, contradicting Trump’s past statements

Multiple top colleges reject Trump’s offer of funding advantages in exchange for compliance

Marines to investigate errant live-fire blast over California freeway



The Associated Press

US appeals court says Trump can take command of Oregon troops though deployment blocked for now


Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown


Comey’s lawyers say case against him is driven by Trump’s ‘personal animus’ and must be thrown out



USA Today

Can pot smokers legally own guns? Supreme Court to decide


Trump commuting Santos' prison sentence is just more presidential overreach | Opinion

Government shutdown latest; Senate rejects funding deal


The New York Times

Shutdown With No Clear End Poses New Economic Threat


No Education Department? No Problem, Trump’s Education Secretary Says.

G.O.P. Senators Oppose Trump Watchdog Nominee After Report of Racist Texts


NJ.com


After nearly 3K drivers blow past school buses, one N.J. district says enough is enough

N.J. layoffs loom, libraries face delays as national book supplier shuts down


Barack Obama coming to N.J. to stump for Sherrill in hot governor’s race



The Los Angeles Times

L.A. to host congressional hearing on arrests of U.S. citizens in immigration raids

Newsom warns Californians’ SNAP benefits could be delayed because of federal shutdown

‘0% malfunction rate,’ until now: How military’s plan to fire munitions over I-5 went awry


The Chicago Sun-Times

Judge permits questioning of top Border Patrol boss in lawsuit over treatment of protesters in Chicago

Anti-war group questions National Guard deployment in 'Not What You Signed Up For' Chicago billboards

University of Illinois Chicago drops race, gender as factors in financial aid and faculty hiring


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Georgia to lose 33,600 jobs if health insurance subsidies expire, study says

Atlantic Station reshaped Atlanta 20 years ago. Now, it looks to the future.

Organizers of Georgia ‘No Kings’ protests want to build beyond a march




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