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June 09, 2025

Legendary soul singer Jackie Wilson, whose hits included "Lonely Teardrops," and "Higher and Higher" was born in 1934 in Detroit.

Today in Black America - June 9

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The New York Times

Editorial: Trump Calling Troops Into Los Angeles Is the Real Emergency

Seven Hidden Ways Trump’s Megabill Would Remake America

White House Health Report Included Fake Citations



The Associated Press

Protests intensify in Los Angeles after Trump deploys hundreds of National Guard troops

The FBI heightens its focus on violent crime and immigration even as other threats abound

Republican senators to watch in the maneuvering over Trump’s big bill


USA Today

California governor accuses Trump of 'acts of a dictator'

Three ways the Trump-Musk feud revealed the GOP's twisted hypocrisy | Opinion

DHS Sec. Noem praised Trump for sending National Guard. She opposed it when Biden for considered it


NJ.com


Public hearing to be held on controversial $6.2B Turnpike bridge. Critics say it’s too late.

Trump MAGA actor and Ted Cruz caught lying about L.A. protests — by Elon Musk?

Parks in Middlesex County to get $4M in improvements


The Washington Post


L.A. protesters clash with officers as National Guard presence draws pushback

Trump tax bill reveals striking shift in GOP’s focus

Four races to watch as Democrats fight to retake the Senate


The Los Angeles Times

3rd day of protests brings scattered violence, arrests, steely resolve from federal authorities


HBCUs depend on federal funding. Their leaders are walking a tightrope on Trump’s DEI attacks


Granderson: Voters who don’t vote? This is one way democracy can die, by 20 million cuts


The Chicago Sun-Times

Gov. Pritzker prepping for House committee showdown with help from top Biden attorney

Inside Chicago homes, Head Start for the tiniest learners at risk as Trump’s budget takes shape

Pilsen protesters denounce Trump administration’s stepped-up ICE raids



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


GA board accused of failing to parole adults serving decades in prison

SOPHIA NELSON: Anti-DEI push and war on ‘woke’ became an all-out attack on Black women

Georgian falsely accused in ‘2000 Mules’ of voting fraud wants filmmaker to pay








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