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April 27, 2024

Human rights activist and author Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born on this date in 1927 in Heiberger, Alabama.

Today in Black America - June 22

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The Associated Press

In rowdy scene, House censures Rep. Adam Schiff over Trump-Russia investigations

Court exempts a Texas company from following anti-discrimination law protecting LGBTQ+ workers

Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a Trump critic, announces 2024 Republican presidential campaign


USA Today

Ron DeSantis trafficking in racist theories about basketball players

McCarthy urges Republicans to reject Boebert's vote to impeach Biden

Fed chair Powell expects more rate hikes to bring down inflation


The New York Times

Opinion: The Largest and Fastest Religious Shift in America Is Well Underway

The U.S. Population Is Older Than It Has Ever Been

To Improve Public Housing, New York City Moves to Tear It Down


The Baltimore Sun


People’s Counsel: Baltimore Gas & Electric’s ‘explosive’ proposed multiyear rate hike dodges accountability

Baltimore City sells Filbert Street Garden, once a trash-filled lot, to South Baltimore nonprofit for $1

Vision to Learn offers free eye exams and glasses for children at Baltimore County libraries


NJ.com


I-95 in Philly to reopen this weekend after high-speed project to build temporary overpass


No pride flags or signs will be allowed outside schools, N.J. superintendent says

Former Jersey City ed board president/jobs program director admits embezzling funds, wire fraud


The Washington Post

Editorial: Sexual harassment in the D.C. mayor’s office demands a deeper review

AI-generated child sex images spawn new nightmare for the web


Someone burned a beloved child’s grave in a historic Black cemetery


The Los Angeles Times

California doubles down on inclusive education as red states ban books in classrooms

Calmes: Republicans attack the DOJ and the FBI, but it’s Democrats who should have a beef with the feds

From drag queens to inmates: The ACLU’s battle for civil liberties in Southern California


The Chicago Sun-Times


Prosecutors drop charges against two men charged in 2011 slaying of off-duty CPD cop

‘Where are the funds?’ state official asks after Ald. Walter Burnett Jr. says ‘catastrophic flood’ destroyed records on missing campaign money

Biden names Oak Park’s Sheila Nix to be Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign chief of staff


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Stamp honoring John Lewis unveiled at U.S. Capitol

‘We can save this community,’ Fulton County DA says

Army veteran sentenced to 55 years for road rage shooting death of Muslim man





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