today in black history

March 23, 2026

Maynard Jackson, the first Black elected Mayor of Atlanta, was born on this date in 1938 in Dallas, Texas.

Today in Black America - March 23

POSTED: March 23, 2026, 7:00 am

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The Associated Press

AAPI adults mostly think Trump has done more harm than good on immigration, new poll finds

Supreme Court hears arguments today over late-arriving ballots, a Trump target

California sheriff running for governor seizes more than a half million ballots from 2025 election


The Washington Post


Doubts from key Republicans on surgeon general test MAHA’s political power

Trump is the biggest threat to D.C.’s architectural splendor since War of 1812

Republicans fear this Democrat in Georgia Senate race: ‘This guy’s no slouch’


USA Today

Trump push on mail-in ballots hits Supreme Court. What it means for the midterms

Threat of imposing religious law in America isn't from Muslims | Opinion

Can coffee ice cream keep you up at night? What to know about caffeine.



NJ.com


If ICE comes to Newark airport, they better be trained, N.J. says. Gov. Sherrill says it’s Trump ‘chaos.’

This N.J. farming town is fighting back against one of the East Coast’s largest AI data centers

One of N.J.’s most notoriously violent cities just recorded zero homicides last winter. How did they do it?



The New York Times


Chuck Schumer: What the SAVE Act Would Really Do


‘A Mass Disaster Nonstop’: Inside the Turmoil at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s C.D.C.


Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to State Mail-in Ballot Law


The Los Angeles Times

More than half a million ballots seized by top GOP candidate in California governor’s race

Bass leads the field for L.A. mayor, but many voters view her unfavorably, poll finds

Gasoline price gouging in California draws a warning


The Chicago Sun-Times


2 Illinois State University students, 2 kids among 6 shot in Normal

Natalie Y. Moore: AIPAC has become a political liability for many seeking office

Judge rules Broadview protest curfew violates First Amendment


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Skeptics said 2020 election boxes were missing. They never asked Fulton.


ICE spent $200 million on two Georgia warehouses. Did the feds overpay?

Pregnant Georgian took an abortion drug. Now she’s in jail on murder charge.



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