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Today in Black America - May 21

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The Associated Press

Trump’s social media account shares a campaign video with a headline about a ‘unified Reich’

Target to lower prices on thousands of basic items as inflation sends customers scrounging for deals

Election deniers moving closer to GOP mainstream, report shows, as Trump allies fill Congress


USA Today


'Rent is too damn high': Swing states grapple with largest rate hikes

NFL legend ripped alma mater for nixing DEI roles. Here's why.

How many Republican incumbents fended off far-right challengers in Nebraska primary?


The New York Times


Haiti’s Gangs Grow Stronger as Kenyan-Led Force Prepares to Deploy

How a Haitian Gang Is Trying to Turn Itself Into a Militia

Donald Trump posted a video that featured hypothetical newspaper articles referring to “a unified Reich.”



The Washington Post

Opinion: The Second Amendment fails to protect Black Americans

A Black teen was wrongly executed in 1931. His family is suing the county.

Analysis: Which states have the lowest (and highest) mortgage rates



NJ.com

Double shooting in Trenton leaves 1 teen dead, 1 injured


Court backs convictions of 3 men who killed teacher after breaking into wrong apartment


N.J. man convicted of sexually assaulting young girl sentenced to decades in prison



The Los Angeles Times


Are ‘deaths of despair’ really more common for white Americans? A UCLA report says no


From unhoused to high school grad: L.A. ceremony honors students who overcame the odds

Editorial: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s pardon of man who killed protester undermines trust in the justice system


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia had third-highest increase in ACA health insurance enrollment

He’s been arrested 80 times in metro Atlanta ... and counting


Why you should pay attention to Georgia’s primaries



The Chicago Sun-Times


Students protest Israel-Hamas war during School of the Art Institute of Chicago commencement

Advocate Health staff stages protest, alleges disparities and discrimination in response to Gaza crisis

Pro-Palestine groups rally at 18th District police station




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