today in black history

August 12, 2026

In 1922 the Washington, D.C. home of abolitionist and publisher Frederick Douglass was dedicated as a national memorial.

Today in Black America - August 12

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The New York Times

Democratic Socialist Is Upset in Tight Wisconsin Primary for Governor


Heat Kills Hundreds of Workers Each Year. A Postal Carrier Was One.

After a Typo, Officers Used Excessive Force in an Arrest, a Report Finds


The Associated Press


Progressive Democrats get another win in Minnesota US Senate primary


Doctors say Trump’s vaccine order will raise fears, cause confusion and endanger kids


AP Exclusive: ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks


USA Today

Crowley pulls off stunning victory over Hong in Wisconsin Democratic primary


College costs are rising faster than inflation. Here's the average tab

Judge blocks US Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting


NJ.com


These are N.J.’s 25 largest school districts. See if your town made the list.

This N.J. university is offering buyouts to staff — and the faculty is not happy about it

Here’s when the first part of this massive N.J. expressway project will be open



The Washington Post


Editorial Board: The arrogance of Trump’s vaccine policy

Trump administration set to spend at least $900 million on White House construction

Treasury ends ownership reporting rules for U.S. companies



The Los Angeles Times


LAUSD’s first day of school: coffee cake, new algebra books, chess and looming layoffs


435 arrests, $12 million in OT, few lessons learned: LAPD issues report on ICE protests

Google co-founder Sergey Brin spending more than $100 million fighting California wealth tax



The Chicago Sun-Times


Former charter operator Aspira declares bankruptcy, could keep profit from sale of taxpayer-funded building

Alden Loury: Without housing on South, West sides, Chicago’s Black communities won’t grow


Dion Jackson, radio personality and booster of Chicago hip-hop talent, dies at 51


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Pete Buttigieg endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms, with an eye toward 2028


How decades of underfunding has shaped life at HBCUs

Georgia judge gives up federal bench seat for state service









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