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The first postage stamp designed by a Black graphic artist, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of emancipation, was issued in 1963.

Today in Black America - August 15

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The Associated Press


Washington sues to block Trump’s federal takeover of its police department as crackdown intensifies

Judge strikes down Trump administration guidance against diversity programs at schools and colleges

Judge orders RFK Jr.'s health department to stop sharing Medicaid data with deportation officials


The Washington Post


D.C. attorney general sues Trump administration over ‘hostile takeover’ of police


ICE documents reveal plan to double immigrant detention space this year

Global talks on limiting plastics collapse after U.S. opposition


USA Today


New Pew survey finds 60% of Americans disapprove of Trump

Israeli lawmaker launches plan to 'bury' idea of Palestinian state

Flesh-eating bacteria case in Cape Cod prompts public health alert: What to know


The New York Times


Newsom’s Latest Statewide Campaign Is About Redistricting. And Donald Trump.

How Ambitious Democratic Governors Are Navigating Trump’s Redistricting War

Thousands Ask Harvard Not to ‘Give in’ and Pay Fine to Trump


NJ.com

N.J. man was wearing ‘ear protection,’ holding a rifle before firing at police, officials say


Newark Public Library director fired without explanation after 2 years


Ramapough Lenape chief unseated, arrested in illegal coup, lawsuit says


The Los Angeles Times

Newsom calls for special November election to block Trump from ‘rigging’ 2026 midterms

Home Depots across L.A. tense become battleground in new phase of ICE raids


Man fleeing Home Depot ICE raid killed by car on L.A. Freeway: ‘Just so inhumane.’



The Chicago Sun-Times

CPS board rebuffs budget plan from school district leaders

S. E. Cupp: Trump’s MAGA Bureau of Labor Statistics pick expectedly unqualified

The world’s best women’s doubles tennis player is South Side native Taylor Townsend



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Georgia professors fear harassment as agency moves to make syllabuses public


We asked readers how to fix MARTA. To start: More tracks, better experience.


Buford didn’t need $62M football palace, but city leaders wanted it







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