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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 28

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The Associated Press

Law school project finds slavery citations still being used today

Economic Blackout: Will a 24-hour boycott make a difference?

Tariff threats and uncertainty could weigh on consumers, drag down US economy, gov’t report suggests


USA Today

America's largest companies hired more Black executives. Then came the DEI backlash.

Consumer group's 24-hour blackout is today. Here's what to know.

Trump wants to fire officials who could protect federal workers' jobs



NJ.com

Most N.J. schools will get a funding boost in new budget plan. See your district’s numbers.

N.J. pays $1.3 million to settle lawsuit over fatal State Police shooting

N.J. man hid girlfriend’s body under bed for a month, impersonated her online, cops say


The Washington Post


Federal workers may get weekly emails asking what they did in past week, with a response required


Judge blocks Trump administration’s mass firings of federal workers


Five former defense secretaries denounce Trump’s ‘reckless’ Pentagon firings


The New York Times


How Trump’s Tariffs Could Undermine Each Other

Number of Trans Troops Is Far Lower Than Estimated, Pentagon Figures Show


Amid Furor Over Adams Case, a Glimpse of a Charge Never Brought


The Los Angeles Times

Mass firings across National Weather Service, NOAA ignite fury among scientists worldwide


USC scrubs DEI from some webpages as Trump cracks down on campus diversity programs

LAEDC estimates up to $8.9 billion in lost economic output from Palisades, Eaton fires



The Chicago Sun-Times


Fenwick High School is keeping secrets about teacher's alleged sex abuse of female students


Landlord accused of stabbing Palestinian American tenant, killing boy in hate crime: 'I was afraid they were going to do jihad on me'


Young offenders given life sentences before Illinois banned them are stuck behind bars


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


USAID cancels large contracts of Georgia peanut butter supplier

Law enforcement tactic meant to end chases leads to death at high speeds

Bystanders, passengers injured in Ga. State Patrol pursuits have few legal protections





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