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September 11, 2025

Jazz great Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington is awarded the NAACP’s Spingarn Medal in 1959.

Today in Black America - September 11

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The Associated Press

A student is dead after shooting 2 teens at his Colorado high school and then himself

Trump’s signature, a symbol of presidential power, is under new scrutiny thanks to the Epstein case

Demonstrators protest Trump’s Israel-Gaza policies as he arrives for dinner at DC restaurant


USA Today


ICE got permission to stop due to race, language, job: What to know

Don't fall for Trump's scare tactics on 'cashless bail.' Bail reform works. | Opinion


Americans uneasy at Trump's moves to expand presidential power, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds


The Washington Post

Inflation picked up in August, as tariffs continue to pressure prices

Mortgage payments are the highest they’ve been in decades, census says

Pessimism among job seekers is the worst in a decade


The New York Times

In Public and in Private, New York Marks 9/11 Anniversary

Parents, Your Job Has Changed in the A.I. Era


The Jarring Contradiction at the Heart of Kennedy’s Agenda


NJ.com

World Trade Center NYC then and now: What WTC looked like prior to 9/11


Faces of the New Jersey victims of Sept. 11

Commuters rejoice! NJ Transit moving to rid its fleet of old trains and buses.


The Los Angeles Times

California moves to close overdose protection loophole that deters students from seeking emergency help


Hawaii’s governor, a career physician, has a message for Trump on RFK Jr.

Electric customers to pay $9 billion more to state wildfire fund under proposed bill


The Chicago Sun-Times


Timothy Evans out as Cook County chief judge after 24 years

Gov. Pritzker 'glad' Trump shifting focus from sending National Guard to Chicago: 'We don't need them'

Right-wing internet personality Ben Bergquam returns to Chicago for ride-alongs with ICE


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta’s long-delayed redevelopment of Mall West End shows signs of life

Rep. Greene says the GOP is a ‘boys club.’ What do other women think?

Georgia transgender rights ruling a step back for ‘human dignity’








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