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Today in Black America - November 29

POSTED: November 29, 2024, 8:30 am

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The Washington Post

Do you know more about civics than an eighth-grader?

Frustrated with their small city’s government, residents voted to end it

A strange new climate era is beginning to take hold



The New York Times

Trump Team’s Rejection of a Transition Deal Adds a Wrinkle to Its Transparency Pledges

Maps Pinpoint Where Democrats Lost Ground Since 2020 in 11 Big Cities

Can a Court’s ‘Last Resort’ Fix New York City’s Jails?



USA Today

Court rules deputy who killed Sonya Massey can be released pending trial


Trump touts Mexico's 'effectively closing' the border after call with Sheinbaum. She disagrees

Trump is rolling out tariff proposals. How does Congress fit into the process?



The Associated Press

Massachusetts lawmakers push for an effort to ban all tobacco sales over time


As fast fashion’s waste pollutes Africa’s environment, designers in Ghana are finding a solution


Conservative US influencer Candace Owens is barred from New Zealand weeks after a ban from Australia



NJ.com

Amazon workers died at N.J. warehouses and we don’t know enough about how, advocates say


Cyber attack shuts down N.J. city’s government


Fire displaced dozens of families at N.J. public housing complex right before Thanksgiving


The Los Angeles Times


Column: These young Latinos backed Derek Tran in a race where every vote is crucial

Newsom pardons 19 people, including co-founder of San Quentin podcast ‘Ear Hustle’

Democratic lawmakers from Connecticut report Thanksgiving bomb threats against their homes


The Chicago Sun-Times

A year into bail reform, more domestic violence defendants ordered held pending trial in Cook County


Johnson's ex-communications director faced misconduct complaints before firing

Illinois court orders pretrial release of deputy charged in Sonya Massey's killing


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Dozens go missing from Georgia senior care homes, some with deadly results


DeKalb’s CEO-elect asks outside firms to evaluate county operations

Black athletes 5 times more likely than white ones to die of sudden cardiac arrest


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