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August 02, 2025

Provocative novelist and playwright James Baldwin was born in 1924 in Harlem, and chronicled the Black struggle for identity.

Today in Black America - August 1

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The Associated Press

Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for 60,000 from Central America and Nepal

Federal judges detail rise in threats, ‘pizza doxings,’ as Trump ramps up criticism


Judge orders Trump administration to explain why order to restore Voice of America wasn’t followed


USA Today


Trump attacks GOP senator over bill to ban stock trading

'Rage Against the Regime' protests planned against Trump

Another cutting-edge F-35 fighter jet falls out of the sky. Here's what to know.



The Washington Post


The countries that recognize a Palestinian state — or may do so soon

Even Israel’s defenders are finally admitting the truth

Kamala Harris tells Stephen Colbert that U.S. democracy is ‘broken’


The New York Times


How Did Hunger Get So Much Worse in Gaza?

‘Clinton Plan’ Emails Were Most Likely Made by Russian Spies, New Documents Show

Virginia Education Board Could Oust George Mason’s President


NJ.com

Driver charged with vehicular homicide in crash that killed N.J. governor’s staffer, prosecutor says

He stole $5 million to pay for sex. It could cost him his life.

N.J.’s homeless population is the highest it’s been in a decade. See county-by-county numbers.


The Los Angeles Times

The energy source that could survive Trump’s attack on California’s green ambitions

Trump freezes $200 million in UCLA science and medical research funding, citing antisemitism

Harris tells Colbert, in first interview out of office, that the U.S. system is ‘broken’


The Chicago Sun-Times


Chicago's top cop consolidates power by scaling back No. 2's role

At least 9 candidates are waiting in the wings to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Danny Davis

S. E. Cupp: Democratic Party will become old news unless it grows up and goes young



The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Emory braces for a big tax increase on endowment after Trump bill

State Election Board returns to 2020 election and seeks help from Trump’s DOJ

Atlanta OIG is closing investigations, but findings remain undisclosed







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