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Today in Black America - December 19

POSTED: December 19, 2024, 6:30 am

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The Associated Press

Trump brings chaos back to Washington by attempting to kill bipartisan budget deal with Musk’s help

Teamsters say Amazon workers will strike at multiple facilities as union seeks labor contract

Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration



The New York Times

Where Does a ‘Remarkable’ U.S. Economy Go From Here?


Youth Climate Activists Get Major Win in Montana Supreme Court


Black Student Enrollment at Harvard Law Drops by More Than Half



The Washington Post

Gaetz report to be released by House Ethics Committee, in a reversal for the panel


Majority of Americans oppose Trump’s proposals to test democracy’s limits

Supreme Court to hear South Carolina’s bid to block funding for Planned Parenthood



USA Today


Republican Rep. Victoria Spartz says she won't join GOP Conference, voices support for DOGE

Odorless gas blamed for even more deaths: How to stay safe


Opinion: Democrats are committed to living in the past. Snubbing AOC proves it.


NJ.com


A NJ Transit rail strike could be coming soon. Here are the key dates.


Woman, 33, ID’d as among those who died in Newark crash that killed 6

5 charged with assaulting, robbing patrons at N.J. restaurant


The Los Angeles Times

Women’s prisons are rife with trauma. Can California set a new course at Chowchilla?


LAUSD principals say demands are too high, hours too long. They are joining the Teamsters

Barabak: For many Black women, Kamala Harris’ defeat felt like a betrayal. Now what?


The Chicago Sun-Times

CPS board moves to oust schools CEO Pedro Martinez

CST Editorial Board: Here’s hoping Trump doesn’t deliver on ideas to privatize the U.S. Postal Service

As Chicago braces for threat of mass deportations, it's losing its quarterback on migrant issues


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Democrats demand probe of ‘mismanagement’ in Kemp’s Medicaid program


Many Georgia absentee voters from 2020 didn’t come back this year


DA Fani Willis says Georgia election interference case against Trump should move forward


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