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February 03, 2025

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1870, beginning the long struggle for voting rights for Black Americans.

Today in Black America - February 3

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The Associated Press

USAID staffers told to stay out of Washington headquarters after Musk said Trump agreed to close it

Marchers protesting planned deportations block major freeway in Los Angeles

Elon Musk’s DOGE commission gains access to sensitive Treasury payment systems: AP sources


The Washington Post

What is USAID and why is it under attack?

Work Advice: How DEI rollbacks will affect workers

Trump’s urgent push to rewrite American history


USA Today

Dozens of Education Department officials placed on leave over DEI order, union says

FBI staff ordered to reveal their role in Jan. 6 cases by Monday

Dozens more USAID staff ousted as Trump administration dismantles aid agency


The New York Times


As Trump Attacks Diversity, Some See an Unmistakable Message of Racism

House Democratic Super PAC Creates $50 Million Fund Targeting Working Class


Trump Administration to Remove 4 Major News Outlets From Pentagon Office Space


NJ.com

N.J. advocates slam ICE raids, say Trump vilifies immigrants

A tribute to The Star-Ledger’s legacy in print

Rev. Al Sharpton, N.J. leaders rally at Costco to support its DEI efforts


The Los Angeles Times

Mobile homes by the beach: In Pacific Palisades, a middle-class dream is destroyed

Thousands rally in downtown Los Angeles, shut down 101 Freeway to protest Trump’s immigration policies

McManus: Trump is creating an imperial presidency — and he’s doing it by decree


The Chicago Sun-Times


A second judge pauses Trump's federal funding freeze, siding with Raoul and other attorneys general

‘Trump will bring the American experiment to ruins’ — Why Gene Lyons is saying goodbye

Following lawsuit, McDonald's no longer requiring Hispanic heritage for its Hispanic college scholarships


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


‘Hard medicine’: Fulton commissioners deny DA Fani Willis, courts extra funding

Georgia school district no longer required to follow book ban directives

How Trump won Georgia: Vote records show GOP more unified than Democrats in 2024






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