today in black history

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 - February 1

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USA Today

How February became Black History Month

House passes massive deal to expand child tax credit, renew business breaks

The good, the bad and the ugly of Fed rate cuts on your finances


The New York Times


See How Your School District Is Recovering From the Pandemic

Biden Is Beating Trump in Money Wars, Though Not Overwhelmingly


Will Lawmakers Really Act to Protect Children Online? Some Say Yes.


The Associated Press


Republican lawsuits challenge mail ballot deadlines. Could they upend voting across the country?

The House passes a bill to enhance child tax credit and revive key tax breaks for businesses


Video shows Indiana lawmaker showing holstered gun to students who were advocating for gun control


The Washington Post


Trump spent more than $55 million in donor money on legal fees last year, filings show

Voting rights group founded by Stacey Abrams makes significant staffing cuts

Fani Willis subpoenaed for hearing on misconduct allegations in Trump Georgia case


NJ.com

Names, social security numbers may have been exposed in hospital cyberattack, company says

Lead contamination found on N.J. school property. Students to be tested.

Arrests announced amid probe into Newark imam’s shooting death



The Los Angeles Times

The planet is dangerously close to this climate threshold. Here’s what 1.5°C really means

Stunning satellite photos show ‘Pineapple Express’ storms heading for Southern California

Is your student still struggling with pandemic setbacks? A state legal settlement offers help


The Chicago Sun-Times


Latest shooting kills one CPS student, wounds two others in Edgewater: ‘It has to end, the harm and the chaos’

Chicago City Council passes Gaza cease-fire resolution as Johnson casts tie-breaking vote


Chicago Tribune’s unionized newsroom staff to go on historic 24-hour strike Thursday: ‘Enough is enough’


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Many Fulton systems still down; experts suggest money motive

Georgia prisoner died after being left for hours in smoke-filled cell

Fulton County opens school-based health center touted as a ‘game changer’



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