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January 26, 2026

Political activist and college professor Angela Davis is born on this date in 1944.

Today in Black America - January 26

POSTED: January 26, 2026, 8:30 am

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The Associated Press

Videos of the deadly Minneapolis shooting of Alex Pretti contradict government statements


Judge set to hear arguments on Minnesota’s immigration crackdown after fatal shootings

Democrats vow to oppose homeland security funds after Minnesota shooting as shutdown risk grows


The Washington Post

Minn. attorney general calls Trump administration version of shooting ‘flat-out insane’


Editorial Board: The unjust killing of Alex Pretti marks a turning point in Trump’s second term

Eleanor Holmes Norton ends House reelection campaign


NJ.com

Snowfall totals hit 17 inches. See N.J. town-by-town snow reports for weekend storm.

N.J. school district refuses to say how much it paid to settle sex abuse claims, new lawsuit says


N.J. school district sues superintendent over $15 million budget crisis



The New York Times

Alex Pretti’s Friends and Family Denounce ‘Sickening Lies’ About His Life

A Crisis of Confidence for ICE and Border Patrol as Clashes Escalate

The Editorial Board: The Trump Administration Is Lying to Our Faces. Congress Must Act.


USA Today


'Your eyes don't lie.' Trump, ICE, a death and a turning point


Consumer guardrail facing cuts waits on court decision

'Counting his bullet wounds.' Witness details Pretti killing in court filing



The Los Angeles Times

Housing costs are crippling many Americans. Here’s how the two parties propose to fix that


Arellano: Under Trump, the bootlickers have come out in force. Minneapolis cements it


Angry protesters spill into SoCal streets, decry second killing by U.S. agents in Minnesota



The Chicago Sun-Times


Sun-Times, WBEZ and UChicago to host first live-broadcast debate for Democratic Senate candidates

Pritzker, Johnson call for ICE to be abolished after second fatal shooting by feds in Minneapolis

Pritzker pushes back at State Farm in fight for tighter insurance regulations


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


AI is affecting metro Atlanta’s workforce, from white collar to hands-on jobs


Attorney: Pregnant woman deported from Atlanta despite medical distress

Is Atlanta still America’s Black mecca? Here’s what we found.













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