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December 08, 2025

Sammy Davis, Jr, groundbreaking entertainer, and star of stage, screen and recording artist, born on this day in 1925.

Today in Black America - December 8

POSTED: December 08, 2025, 7:00 am

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The Washington Post

Trump has pardoned, commuted sentences for nearly 100 people accused of drug crimes


How Florida lost track of 30,000 students, a ‘cautionary tale’ for vouchers


Mamdani tells New Yorkers, ‘We can all stand up to ICE’


USA Today


Demanding Trump follow the law isn't defending cartels | Opinion


Why lawmakers are rushing to retire from Washington


'This creates danger': Walz hits back after Trump targets Somali immigrants


The Associated Press


Judge deals setback to Justice Department effort to seek new indictment against Comey


Unseen photos of Rosa Parks return to Montgomery, Alabama, seven decades later

Zohran Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE


NJ.com

N.J. just released test results for 2,000+ schools. See how your town scored.

Americans are overwhelmingly alarmed by Trump’s calls to arrest these 6 Democrats for ‘sedition’: New poll

N.J. is betting new casinos in NYC will not be a losing proposition for Atlantic City


The New York Times


Hundreds Rally for Boy, 6, Who Was Separated From His Father by ICE

Must the Military Disobey Unlawful Orders? Pam Bondi Has Said Yes.

Supreme Court to Hear Major Test of Trump’s Power to Fire Officials


The Los Angeles Times


‘Really scary’: Students form human swastika on San José high school football field


Why is FIFA President Gianni Infantino working so hard to court President Trump?

Pacific Palisades residents preserve community with block party


The Chicago Sun-Times


Stealing from one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen gets ex-Cook County judge 4 years of probation


Illinois officials will still recommend hepatitis B vaccine for newborns, despite new CDC


Young Chicagoans capitalize on ‘quarter-zip’ social media trend to support Bronzeville businesses


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

‘A lot of blame, but not enough action’: Atlanta leaders lack path to fix jail

‘I’m a bad kid,’ he told himself. How Georgia’s special ed program failed one child

When ICE takes breadwinners, it takes a toll on families ... and on the economy





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