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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 - January 4

POSTED: January 04, 2024, 5:00 pm

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The Associated Press

Voters file an objection to Trump’s name on the Illinois ballot

American democracy has overcome big stress tests since the 2020 election. More challenges are ahead

Freedom Under Fire: AP’s series on rising tension between guns and American liberty


The New York Times

How Trump Has Used Fear and Favor to Win Republican Endorsements

Claudine Gay: What Just Happened at Harvard Is Bigger Than Me

A top adviser at the Education Department resigned over President Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war.


USA Today

Claudine Gay was just the start: College presidents feel chilling effect

Police say 6th-grader killed, 5 injured by 17-year-old in Iowa school shooting. Live updates

Opinion: Supreme Court should ban Trump from ballot, regardless of political fears


The Washington Post

Trump’s businesses received $7.8 million in foreign payments during presidency, House Democrats report

A quarter of Americans believe false claim that FBI instigated Jan. 6


West Point can continue considering race in admissions, judge says



The Baltimore Sun

Rollout of new FAFSA causes delays, headaches for Maryland students and college financial administrators

Law enforcement leaders tout collaboration, focus on guns in Baltimore homicide decline

Report from Maryland comptroller’s office highlights stagnant state economy



NJ.com

N.J. prosecutor investigates police academy after state cites offensive training tactics at conference

Head of drug network that sold meth, fentanyl in South Jersey sentenced

Imam killed in Newark shooting previously fought off an armed attacker



The Los Angeles Times

An L.A. man was denied a green card over his tattoos. The Supreme Court could hear his case

UCLA will transform dead Westside mall into major science innovation center


Abcarian: Really, young voters? You want to teach Democrats a lesson by letting Trump back into the White House?



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Georgia one of 7 states with worst flu-like outbreak as school resumes

Atlanta records 21% drop in homicides


GEORGIA LEGISLATURE: Issues to watch during the 2024 session


The Chicago Sun-Times

Donald Trump’s presidential candidacy challenged in Illinois for 2024 elections

Arbitrator reaffirms police disciplinary ruling, urges City Council to reconsider its rejection

Biden campaign files paperwork to appear on Illinois primary ballot






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