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January 30, 2025

Franklin A. Thomas was named president of the Ford Foundation in 1979, the first Black to run the philanthropy.

Today in Black America - January 29

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The Associated Press

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s confirmation hearing to be health secretary: Five things to look for

Florida lawmakers pass sweeping immigration bill to help with Trump crackdown

Defense secretary pulls Trump critic Gen. Milley’s security clearance and protective detail


The New York Times

Which Federal Programs Are Under Scrutiny? The Budget Office Named 2,600 of Them.

Opinion: Trump Is Dismantling the System That Guards Against Government Malfeasance

American Children’s Reading Skills Reach New Lows


The Washington Post


Tracking which programs are subject to the funding freeze


RFK Jr. disparaged vaccines dozens of times in recent years and made baseless claims on race

Target’s DEI cuts have Black entrepreneurs saying ‘clear the shelves’


USA Today

North Carolina Supreme Court fight is last uncertified 2024 race

Opinion: Hardly a choir boy: This J6 revisionist is Trump's pick for FBI head

Republican suggests students work at McDonald's instead of getting free school lunches


NJ.com

Reports of ICE raids has Paterson immigrants ‘panicking’

Trump aims to weaken N.J.’s gun violence research. Murphy can fortify it | Opinion


Investigators reveal cause of huge fire at N.J. pool manufacturer


The Los Angeles Times


Altadena’s Black residents disproportionally hit by Eaton fire, UCLA study says

Bill providing one year of mortgage relief for L.A. fire victims moving forward

How to sign up for debris removal if you lost your home in the Palisades or Eaton fires



The Chicago Sun-Times


GOP plan to cut Medicaid expansion could cost coverage for 900K Illinoisans, Dems say

CST Editorial Board: South Shore girl who died playing with a gun didn’t have to lose her life

Brawl breaks out at Thornton Township board meeting, video shows


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

They no-showed for jury duty. A Georgia judge rounded them up to ask why

Republican support for Medicaid expansion grows in state Senate


Office parks were a strength of Atlanta’s suburbs. Now, some are tearing them down








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