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Today in Black America - January 6

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USA Today

Don't let Trump rewrite history. Jan. 6 was a day of hate. | Opinion

Board dissolves Corporation for Public Broadcasting after funding cuts


Trump says oil companies could be 'reimbursed' for Venezuela spending


The Associated Press

US cuts the number of vaccines recommended for every child, a move slammed by physicians

Flu season surged in the US over the holiday and already rivals last winter’s harsh epidemic


Fifth anniversary of Jan. 6 brings fresh division to the Capitol


The Washington Post

After Venezuela raid, Trump team puts a target on Cuba


He was attacked on Jan. 6. Can he make sense of it for the kids he teaches?


Baltimore has cut homicides by almost 60 percent in five years



The New York Times

Health Dept. to Freeze $10 Billion in Funding to 5 Democratic States

Supreme Court Increasingly Favors the Rich, Economists Say

The Editorial Board: Five Years After Jan. 6, Lawlessness Has Triumphed


NJ.com


N.J. plan could force the merger of hundreds of school districts

Student injured after car slams into N.J. high school


N.J. school district, already in deep debt, projects staggering $25M deficit by 2030



The Los Angeles Times


Why a California-born oil firm stands to profit from US invasion of Venezuela


Arellano: In Trump’s invasion of Venezuela, Marco Rubio is the biggest sellout of all

Granderson: As billionaires, will the Beyoncés and the Taylor Swifts stand up to tyranny?


The Chicago Sun-Times


CHA's top CEO candidate withdraws application

Greg Bovino, Border Patrol chief blasted by a federal judge in Chicago, is now in court dustup in Tennessee


Illinois won't drop number of vaccines for children despite new federal guidance


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Former APD chief must face protester’s defamation suit, judge says

House Democrats’ hearing on Jan. 6 anniversary will feature Geoff Duncan


‘Silly words’ on Instagram led to Cobb shooting that killed 9-month-old





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