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June 24, 2026

Harlem's world famous Apollo Theater opened in 1933, eventually becoming a Mecca for Black entertainers and amateurs hoping for fame.

Today in Black America - June 24

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The New York Times

Mamdani Emerges as Kingmaker, Pushing His Slate to a Primary Sweep

Victories by Pro-Palestinian Democrats Show the Party’s Shift on Israel

Trump Blames Vandals for Reflecting Pool Problems. Records Tell Another Story.


The Washington Post

Mamdani emerges as kingmaker, and other takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries

What the National Mall debacle says about Trump and his presidency

Congress passes housing help for Americans in rare act of bipartisanship


The Associated Press


Senate approves a war powers resolution for the first time in a rebuke to Trump


How Americans are feeling about the country’s 250th anniversary, according to new polls


Judge bars immigration arrests at US courthouses in a setback for Trump


USA Today


The science behind the algae bloom in Trump's Reflecting Pool revamp

Federal judge blocks ICE from making arrests at US courthouses


Can we develop an AI that is truly beneficial to mankind?


NJ.com


The dramatic budget showdown over N.J.’s senior tax breaks just ended. Here are the details.


EXCLUSIVE: Bombshell new data backs N.J. cancer cluster fears as cases skyrocket


Prison time for N.J. rapper who fired ghost gun at pregnant woman, feds say



The Los Angeles Times


In echoes of Palisades fire, Boyle Heights fire may cost Mayor Bass politically


LAUSD bans screen time before the second grade, marking one of nation’s strictest policies

Homeless nonprofit’s contracts nixed by LAHSA after service failure and IRS cash seizure, agency says



The Chicago Sun-Times


State's Attorney's office says it will make it harder for ICE to access sensitive data

Obama Center museum tickets sell out through September, next batch to be made available in July

Mayor Johnson embraces proposal for a stand-alone city Department of Gun Violence Reduction


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Warner—Paramount merger threatens more CNN and Turner jobs in Atlanta

Georgia faces a public health disaster. Call a data center state of emergency.

DeKalb Commission votes against amendment that would regulate data centers




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