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April 28, 2023

Earl Lloyd, the first Black to play in a National Basketball Association game, was born on this date in 1928.

Today in Black America - June 28

POSTED: June 28, 2023, 10:30 am

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The New York Times

Yusef Salaam of the Central Park 5 Holds Large Lead in Harlem Council Race

Opinion: This Is Why Trump Lies Like There’s No Tomorrow

In Battle Over Direction of Texas, an Unlikely Casualty: Water Breaks


USA Today

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis requests immunity from Disney lawsuit


'There could be others coming': Donald Trump braces supporters for more indictments


Grants help prison inmates get college degrees


The Associated Press

Thousands more prisoners across the US will get free college paid for by the government

Is it a ‘richcession’? Or a ‘rolling recession’? Or maybe no recession at all?

Abstinence not required: How a Baltimore drug treatment program prioritizes saving lives


The Baltimore Sun

As mass shootings continue, more than 150 since Capital Gazette attack, victims’ families see deaths as call for action

Interim head of Baltimore neighborhood safety office tapped from within; search for permanent director continues

A new era: Impending legalization of recreational cannabis in Maryland to grow market to more than 4.5 million adults


The Washington Post


It’s not just Mar-a-Lago: Trump charges highlight his New Jersey life at Bedminster

With violence surging this summer, a fight to keep D.C.’s kids alive


Virginia budget negotiations collapse, leaving $3.6 billion in limbo


NJ.com

Property owner waited years for Journal Square revival. Now that it’s here, the city wants their land.

Violent weekend in Jersey City: A homicide, three other shootings and a double-stabbing


Body of Rutgers student who died by suicide found on campus, cops say


The Los Angeles Times

Border Patrol officials complained of ‘overuse of hospitalization’ as 8-year-old died

‘It’s so pervasive.’ California hate crimes soared 20% in 2022

LAPD condemns officer’s email on ‘hush hush’ plan for mass arrests at encampment cleanup


The Chicago Sun-Times

ACLU lawsuit: Chicago police target minorities for traffic stops

Chicago cops falsely arrested mom, 14-year-old son in shooting at hot dog stand, lawsuit claims after murder charges dropped


Supreme Court to hear decorated Army vet’s claim that VA shortchanged his GI Bill benefits


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


UGA football program rallies when players accused of abusing women

TORPY: Nazis invade Cobb County. Campaign backfires.


RHONE: New Charleston museum brings home Black slavery experience



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