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January 13, 2026

Dr. Robert C. Weaver is named Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in 1966, the first Black to hold Cabinet rank.

Today in Black America - January 13

POSTED: January 13, 2026, 6:00 am

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The Associated Press

Tensions flare in Minnesota as protesters and federal agents repeatedly square off

Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Powell and the Federal Reserve

US carbon pollution rose in 2025. Experts blame cold winter, high natural gas prices, data centers


USA Today

'Federal invasion': Minnesota, Illinois sue feds over ICE deployments

Trump says 'WE'RE SCREWED' if Supreme Court overturns his tariffs


Trump prosecutor Jack Smith to publicly testify before House committee


The Washington Post


Justice Dept. experts on police shootings left out of Minneapolis probe

Inflation remained elevated in late 2025, new data expected to show

Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted



The New York Times


Fed Changes Course and Takes On Trump in Political Fight

A Push to Expand the Rights of Immigrants in Defiance of Trump


Thomas B. Edsall: If Power Corrupts, What Do We Have Here?


NJ.com

N.J. parents can now face jail, fines for child’s role in large teen brawls

Murphy says goodbye to N.J., an in-depth conversation. ‘We’ll die in Jersey (baby).'

After 30 years of little oversight, N.J. moves to regulate charter schools


The Los Angeles Times

House Democrats challenge new Homeland Security order limiting lawmaker visits to immigration facilities

FEMA to pay for lead testing at 100 homes destroyed in Eaton fire, after months of saying it was unnecessary

Defiant independence from the Federal Reserve catches Trump off guard


The Chicago Sun-Times


Trump administration hit with federal lawsuit over 'occupation of Illinois and Chicago'

Alden Loury | WBEZ: Northwestern’s gleaming new clinic shows Bronzeville is ripe for investment


Illinois extends ACA enrollment after fewer people sign up for health insurance plans


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Morris Brown College president announces he’s been terminated from position

Legislative bills Atlanta supports — and fears — as the new session begins

Atlanta leaders want transit expansion. Will suburban voters ever agree?






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