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July 06, 2026

Activist lawyer Randall Robinson, founder of Africa lobby group TransAfrica, was born in 1941 in Richmond, Virginia.

Today in Black America - July 6

POSTED: July 06, 2026, 7:00 am

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The Associated Press

National Guard members on patrol in Memphis fatally shoot man during pursuit, police say


Trump’s administration won’t seek new bids to repair the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool

How to stay cool in a heat wave even without air conditioning



The Washington Post

Why U.S. measles outbreaks have grown harder to extinguish

Trump pardons a major donor and violators of the Clean Air Act


Democrats are electing socialists. Republicans are labeling them communist.


The New York Times

Trump Administration Rolls Back Dozens of Gun Regulations


White House Criticizes Smithsonian Museum for ‘Extreme Political Activism’


At Trump’s Direction, Federal Agencies Are Abandoning Discrimination Cases


NJ.com

Severe thunderstorm watch issued for 7 N.J. counties. Up to 65 mph winds possible.

Bills would make MVC agencies do all transactions again, take walk-ins

N.J. city halts parking enforcement plan over undisclosed mayoral campaign donation


USA Today

Exclusive: Young Castro wants Trump to deal, he says in first US interview

National Guard members fatally shoot man in Memphis, police say


White House report targets Smithsonian history museum leadership



The Los Angeles Times


L.A. sued over police shooting of dog wearing Knicks T-shirt

Toni Morrison wrote the real history of America. We’re just finally reading it


New federal caps on graduate school loans send students and colleges scrambling


The Chicago Sun-Times


Obama Presidential Center visitors share 'bittersweet' reflections on America's 250th birthday

Marc H. Morial: America at 250: Civil rights for Black Americans remain under attack


Neil Steinberg: Those Patriot Front fellows seem confused about what ‘pride’ means


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Exonerated man looks to rebuild after 16 years of lost time in prison

Rising healthcare costs are ‘crippling’ Georgia school systems

Six candidates, including David Scott’s daughter, compete to finish his term



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