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May 16, 2025

Sammy Davis, Jr, legendary entertainer, died on this date in 1990.

Today in Black America - May 16

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The Washington Post

Price tag for Trump’s military festival could reach $45 million

We ran 10 flagship state colleges. The war on higher ed won’t stop with Harvard.

Smartmatic says evidence shows Fox execs didn’t believe election claims



USA Today


Trump faces MAGA backlash over Qatari 'palace in the sky' gift


Supreme Court revives suit over deadly force in traffic stop over tolls

Fire breaks out at historic Nottoway Plantation in Iberville Parish, Louisiana


The New York Times


Some Republicans Push to Put School Desegregation Officially in the Past

Judge to Press Trump Administration Over Return of Wrongly Deported Man

Can Paula Kerger Keep PBS on the Air?


The Associated Press


As Trump targets DEI, Republican-led states intensify efforts to stamp it out

WATCH: Protesters removed during RFK Jr. Senate testimony

Core Democratic groups are preparing to be targeted by the Trump administration


NJ.com

NJ Transit is on strike, crippling mass transit. Here’s what you need to know.

WATCH: We interviewed all 11 candidates for N.J. governor about Trump, immigration, taxes, and more

Trump tells U.S. soldiers about historic Hitler moment that never happened


The Los Angeles Times

A blood feud rocks O.C. law enforcement with claims of ‘dirty cop,’ ‘corrupt’ D.A.

PG&E plans to reopen lithium battery plant near Monterey County site burned in toxic fire

Meet 5 local Black artists whose work is featured in Netflix’s new series ‘Forever’


The Chicago Sun-Times

A quarter of Chicago high schoolers missed more than a month of school last year

CPS board holds first of several community meetings in search of next schools chief

City has run out of money set aside for settlements, but $62M more has been added to tab


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

From Democrat to MAGA: Doug McKillip launches political comeback attempt

Proposed cuts could make housing homeless people harder, advocates say

How Atlanta became the most-surveilled city in America



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