today in black history

April 03, 2026

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivers his "I've been to the Mountaintop" speech, the last of his life, in 1968 in Memphis.

Today in Black America - April 3

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The Washington Post

Trump pushed the Iran war in prime time. The public wasn’t sold.

With Mideast in conflict, Pope Leo criticizes those who invoke God for war

Trump ousts Bondi as attorney general


The Associated Press

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out


Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines

White House set to release Trump’s budget with major increase in defense spending


The New York Times


Johnson Wavers on Ending the Shutdown, Reflecting His Weak Hold on Power


Jeffrey Toobin: The One Thing Trump Wanted That Pam Bondi Failed to Deliver

Trump Struck Iran. Now Farmers Are Paying the Price.



USA Today


CA Gov candidate Chad Bianco seized ballots. Why experts are concerned

Senators rip putting Trump's signature on US money amid economic woes


Bondi fired because even she couldn't be as awful as Trump | Opinion



NJ.com


N.J. teacher bursts into tears as judge orders her jailed in shocking sexual assault case

High school gym teacher sent inappropriate messages to 15-year-old student, N.J. investigators say

N.J. school district employees fired after raising special education concerns, lawsuit says


The Los Angeles Times

SoCal hospice owners bilked taxpayers for more than $50 million in false claims, federal officials say

California is a sanctuary state. Its public pensions invest in companies working with ICE


This California 8-year-old designed a ‘zero gravity indicator’ used in Artemis II moon mission



The Chicago Sun-Times


City Hall’s fine mess. City workers owe millions, remain on the payroll

When they came North: How Olivet Baptist Church welcomed Black Migrants during the Great Migration

Local officials warn of ICE arrests at domestic violence courthouse, decry feds violating state law


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia lawmakers approve income tax cut, property tax relief

DeKalb hotel at center of landmark sex trafficking ruling


The wealth divide defining Georgia’s governor’s race








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