today in black history

March 11, 2026

Civil rights leader Rev. Ralph David Abernathy,colleague of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in 1926 in Linden, Alabama.

Today in Black America - March 11

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The Associated Press

Human waste backing up in basements is a gut-churning sign of US infrastructure problems

Analysis: Iran war becomes a contest of who can take the most pain


Longtime US Rep. Bennie Thompson defeats young Democratic challenger in Mississippi primary


The New York Times


How Trump and His Advisers Miscalculated Iran’s Response to War

At Least 17 U.S. Sites Damaged in War With Iran, Analysis Shows


Raise Taxes on the Rich? These Rich New Yorkers Are All for It.


The Washington Post


Drone hits U.S. diplomatic facility in Iraq, official says; no known casualties

Democrats ask what happened to millions earmarked for Trump’s library

Ed Martin faces disciplinary proceedings over actions as acting U.S. attorney for D.C.



NJ.com


Sherrill proposes record $60.7B N.J. budget. It shrinks a senior tax break and spends big on schools, pensions.

N.J. school district faces massive $5M+ deficit despite years of teacher layoffs and cuts


Federal appeals court ends SAVE plan: What this means if you’re a student loan borrower



USA Today


Voting tech company says it's being vindictively prosecuted by Trump DOJ

GOP ousts Gonzales for affair but lets Trump's sexual abuse slide | Opinion

Ex-Missouri lawmaker who admitted to COVID fraud sentenced to prison


The Los Angeles Times

Carvalho probe looms over LAUSD meeting as labor talks, charter renewal demand attention

Bass announces LAPD surge in downtown L.A. after ‘despicable’ apartment brawl, street takeover


Poison-pill effort to cancel proposed billionaire tax hits voters’ mailboxes


The Chicago Sun-Times

Mayor Johnson defends push for 'democracy zones' at polling places as a lasting legacy of Jesse Jackson

CTA's new security plan includes sheriff's deputies on trains, high-barrier gates and farecard inspections

No signs of an ICE surge in Chicago this spring, despite past warnings



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Harris, Fuller headed to runoff in race to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene


Ex-Stonecrest mayor sent back to prison for mental exam


Fani Willis can’t fight $17M bill in Trump prosecution, judge says







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