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March 06, 2025

In 1857 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dred Scott case, upholding segregation and giving flight to Jim Crow until the 1954 Brown decision.

Today in Black America - February 26

POSTED: February 26, 2025, 7:30 am

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The Associated Press

House GOP pushes budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump’s agenda

Judge gives Trump administration two days to release billions of dollars in blocked foreign aid


House Democrat introduces bill to reinstate veterans fired from the federal government under Trump


USA Today


Exclusive: DOGE said it saved Education Dept. $881M. Savings are much lower.

'Reverse discrimination' case hits Supreme Court as DEI is under siege


Lawsuit: Denver police 'terrorized' family when they raided wrong home


The Washington Post


Elon Musk’s business empire is built on $38 billion in government funding

The right-wing media machine is now the U.S. government

DOGE to cancel government contracts that help veterans, records show


The New York Times

On X, Conservative Activists Find a Direct Pipeline to Musk’s Team

Opinion: This Theory Is Behind Trump’s Power Grab

What Will Become of U.S.A.I.D.’s Funding? A Billionaire’s Son Has Some Ideas.


NJ.com


N.J. Gov. Murphy wants big bucks to fight Trump in court. ‘Not normal times.’

Sweeping investigation launched into N.J. school empire accused of nepotism, overpaying leaders

Trump’s tariffs could cost sky-high number of jobs in one industry alone: CEO predicts how many


The Los Angeles Times

Amid staff cuts and budget chaos, more than 700 national park employees take buyout


They voted for Trump, but now they’re losing their U.S. government jobs


LAPD watchdog pushes for more transparency amid outcry over officers’ alleged racist remarks


The Chicago Sun-Times


Mayor Johnson tightens CPS language, stands pat on $830M infrastructure bond on eve of showdown vote

Rift widens between Johnson and inspector general he inherited


Jim Friedlich: With intensifying assaults on the press, is it time for a ‘NATO for news’?


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Mayor Dickens gives final ‘State of the City’ address ahead of reelection bid

RHONE: Bring the DEI boycott energy to the beauty industry

Kandiss Taylor’s congressional bid shakes up Georgia’s 2026 GOP midterms






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