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January 21, 2026

Carl T. Rowan is named director of the United States Information Agency by President Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Today in Black America - January 21

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The Associated Press

Trump-appointed prosecutor who pursued indictments against the president’s foes is leaving post

Trump’s list of targeted opponents grows longer with action against Minnesota’s governor

Doctors in Minnesota decry fear and chaos amid Trump administration’s immigration crackdown


USA Today


ICE agents stop off-duty officer, draw guns in Minnesota: officials

Can the 25th Amendment remove Trump from office? What to know

Global stocks gripped by geopolitical tensions as Trump heads to Davos


The Washington Post

Republicans took control of education. Can Democrats take it back?

ICE targeted off-duty police officers in Twin Cities, local police say


Polls show Trump is as unpopular as ever and many Americans dislike his key policies



The New York Times

Supreme Court Considers Trump’s Attempt to Fire Fed Governor


Halligan Leaves as U.S. Attorney After Mounting Pressure From Judges


Miami Beach Nightclub Is Condemned for Playing Ye’s Song ‘Heil Hitler’


NJ.com

Mikie Sherrill sworn in as N.J. governor, slams Trump as new era begins

Judge strikes down pleas of 27 N.J. towns suing for relief from state’s affordable housing law


N.J. drug traffickers, including leader who murdered an associate, sentenced to prison



The Los Angeles Times

Newsom calls global leaders ‘pathetic’ for Trump complicity

Supreme Court appears likely to strike down California law banning guns in stores and restaurants

Suit against LAUSD alleges ‘overt discrimination’ against white students



The Chicago Sun-Times

Unwilling to make 'a bad deal even worse,' Mayor Johnson drops out of competition to buy back parking meters

Ben Jealous: MLK’s last mission — uniting the poor across racial lines — remains unfinished

One year and 51 lawsuits later, Illinois Democrats lament ‘chaos’ of second Trump administration


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta homicides on the decline, drop below 100 for first time since 2019

Voters side with Gullah Geechee in Sapelo Island zoning referendum


Georgia opts in to new federal school voucher program. Here’s what to know.





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