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September 02, 2025

Oberlin College founded by Congregational Christians in Oberlin, OH in 1833 is the first American college to accept Black students.

Today in Black America - September 2

POSTED: September 02, 2025, 6:00 am

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The Associated Press

How Africa is grappling with an impending aging crisis

Trump’s policies spark protests in multiple US cities on Labor Day

What Trump’s new choice of presidential hero says about his evolving goals


USA Today


Katrina foreshadowed what was to come for climate, insurance

Trump wants to mandate voter IDs. Can he do that?

National protests against Trump take place on Labor Day



The New York Times


Crime Festers in Republican States While Their Troops Patrol Washington

Nadler, Pillar of Democratic Party’s Old Guard, Will Retire Next Year

In Brooklyn, West Indian Parade Celebrates Heritage and Carnival


The Washington Post


Congress returns with not much time to dodge a government shutdown


In Bolsonaro trial, Brazil confronts Trump — and its authoritarian past

The MAGA kids are not all White



NJ.com


Delayed 2 years, Newark’s newest school to open in converted hospital


Here’s when PATH Hoboken terminal will reopen after 5-day closure

NJ Transit canceled almost 100 light rail trains in a week



The Los Angeles Times


Maduro vows to declare a ‘republic in arms’ if U.S. forces in the Caribbean attack Venezuela


Chagas disease, long considered only a threat abroad, is established in California and the Southern U.S.


‘Scared’ and angry: Here’s why workers unionized at Yosemite, Sequoia national parks


The Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson slams Trump's plan to target Chicago, vows to 'defend our democracy' at Labor Day rally

Natalie Hopkinson: National Guard deployments, threats stem from vilifying people of color


Street sign honors Black Panther leader Fred Hampton Sr., who was slain in '69 police raid


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Unrest among Atlanta attorneys drives unprecedented legal market growth

More Georgia students are vaping. Why vape detectors may not be the fix.


Automatic voter registration could be in jeopardy in Georgia







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