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Voting rights activist Fannie Lou Hamer was born in 1917 in Ruleville, in Sunflower County, Mississippi.

Today in Black America - March 3

POSTED: March 03, 2023, 8:00 am

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The Associated Press

Black Vietnam vet to receive Medal of Honor after nearly 60-year wait

Tennessee GOP lawmaker apologizes over ‘hanging’ comment

Trump can be sued for Jan. 6 riot harm, Justice Dept. says



The New York Times


Tennessee Bans Drag Shows on Public Property

As A.I. Booms, Lawmakers Struggle to Understand the Technology

G.O.P. Witnesses, Paid by Trump Ally, Embraced Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories


USA Today


Biden to sign bill blocking new DC crime laws

Man declared innocent after spending nearly 40 years wrongfully imprisoned

Biden wants more nursing home staff, owners say they need more funding


The Baltimore Sun

Maryland’s minimum wage debate focuses on automatic increases with inflation

College Park mayor arrested and charged with 56 counts of child porn, resigns from office


Legislators seek to abolish Maryland 529 board, move college savings agency into state treasurer’s office



NJ.com

Shooting that wounded State Police trooper occurred near N.J. congressman’s home

Jury awards 2 former Newark school employees $1.3M in reverse discrimination case

Developer selected for the $500 million project that aims to raise public housing to new level


The Los Angeles Times

Special counsel urges sheriff to ban the ‘cancer’ of deputy gangs

New deputy ‘gang’ forming in L.A. County Sheriff’s Department, lawsuit alleges


Analysis: Biden’s new asylum proposal could affect the border forever


The Chicago Sun-Times


Search is on for CPD Supt. David Brown’s replacement, but the bench of insider candidates is thin

Chicago police officer was shot and killed in front of kids playing at school: ‘They ran as quickly as possible just to get to safety’

Marc H. Morial: Today’s attacks on ‘critical race theory’ aim to perpetuate myth of white supremacy


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Murder charges dropped against Carrollton sharecropper in historic court hearing

Atlanta police make arrest in shooting death of Clark Atlanta student


OPINION: Fani Willis blasts GOP move to rein in local prosecutors


The Washington Post


A dynasty broken: Alex Murdaugh found guilty of killing wife and son

Opinion: On student loans, conservatives turn ‘fairness’ upside down

‘Make it a spectacle’: Proud Boys leader Tarrio key to Jan. 6, U.S. says




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