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December 16, 2025

Andrew Young, former Member of Congress from Atlanta, is appointed Ambassador to the United Nations by President Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Today in Black America - December 16

POSTED: December 16, 2025, 8:00 am

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The Associated Press

Brown University shooting leaves students, community frustrated with official response


US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee’s place


Employers likely added 40,000 jobs in November as government releases report delayed by shutdown


The Washington Post

Trump has signed more executive orders in 2025 than in his entire first term


Statue of Black teen who fought segregation replaces Robert E. Lee at U.S. Capitol

Supreme Court to review Mississippi case on alleged omission of Black jurors


USA Today

Flag linked to Christian nationalism, Jan. 6 hung at Education Dept.

Trump's MAGA base show signs of discontent in new poll

Conservatives condemn Trump's 'vile' Rob Reiner comments


NJ.com

Thousands of U.S. farmers have Parkinson’s. They blame a deadly pesticide.

N.J. attorney general pick just made a bold promise about standing up to Trump

Prison for N.J. car salesman who stole from elderly customer, received over $500K in fraudulent COVID money


The New York Times

Venezuela’s Oil Is a Focus of Trump’s Campaign Against Maduro

The Untold Story of How Jeffrey Epstein Got Rich

Flu Cases Skyrocket in New York City, Earlier Than Expected



The Los Angeles Times

National Guard troops under Trump’s command leave L.A before court’s deadline


Court battle begins over Republican challenge to California’s Prop. 50


Carl Carlton, funk singer behind ‘She’s a Bad Mama Jama,’ dies at 72


The Chicago Sun-Times

Decorated Navy vet imprisoned 28 years in his wife's death gets $13 million settlement

DePaul University lays off 114 staff members

Budget talks stall after offer to drop plan to raise garbage collection fees fails to sway Mayor Johnson


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Effort to overhaul ‘woke’ college accreditation system raises questions. Here’s what it means.

Two Georgia universities joining new, controversial accreditor

Whatever happened to Atlanta’s new MARTA stations?



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