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February 20, 2026

Military leader Idi Amin overthrows the Obote government and becomes the president and ruler of Uganda on this date in 1971.

Today in Black America - February 20

POSTED: February 20, 2026, 7:00 am

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The Associated Press


Trump’s refusal to invite all governors to a White House meeting prompts group to back out


Federal judge accuses Trump administration of ‘terror’ against immigrants in scathing ruling

Cherished teacher mourned following deadly crash with driver who was being pursued by ICE


The New York Times

MAHA Moms Turn Against Trump: ‘Women Feel Like They Were Lied To’


‘We Have Built Our Society on a Foundation of Not Seeing’: Two Columnists on the Epstein Files


Black Paramedics, Ahead of Their Time, Gain Belated Recognition



The Washington Post

Editorial: New numbers hurt Trump’s case at the Supreme Court

DOJ struggles as White House presses on voter fraud

Majority of Americans think Trump’s deportation campaign is going too far



USA Today


Navient student loan settlement payments are arriving. What to know.

Remembering Jesse Jackson and the power of building a coalition | The Excerpt

US trade deficit widened in December; 2025 goods trade gap highest on record


NJ.com


Trump admin violated 50 court orders in N.J. immigration cases. Advocates say it’s no accident.

Gunfire outside N.J. high school basketball game injures 3, sends crowd into chaos

N.J. voters are changing their minds about immigration — thanks to Trump, new poll shows



The Los Angeles Times


Fourth measles case confirmed in L.A. County; person visited LAX, restaurants while infectious


Why Irvine police are sounding the alarm on ‘senior assassin,’ a popular high school tradition

Commentary: Yes, Wasserman should go. But what about all those other guys in the Epstein files?


The Chicago Sun-Times

Friends and family say Chicago embraced and nurtured civil rights icon Jesse Jackson from the start

Under pressure from feds, University of Chicago cuts ties with program helping students of color get Ph.D.s

Schakowsky withdraws Donna Miller endorsement in 2nd Congressional District over AIPAC support


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Emory among schools to cut ties with nonprofit after White House pressure


Georgia officials are not taking over Fulton County’s elections. For now.


Marietta police department signs ICE partnership, will help arrest immigrants




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