today in black history

June 29, 2026

The NAACP established the Spingarn Award in 1914, named for chairman Joel Spingarn, for the purpose of celebrating Black achievement.

Today in Black America - June 29

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The Washington Post

Why resisting Trump has galvanized Black Democrats as the midterms approach

Four Black women. Nine degrees. Not one steady paycheck.


Four takeaways on Black unemployment in Trump’s economy



USA Today

Tony Brown, trailblazing journalist, TV talk show host, dies at 93

'What a loser': Biden blasts Trump's Reflecting Pool, arch construction

Fed agencies used to ensure our elections were safe. No more. | The Excerpt



The Associated Press

How Americans feel about the U.S.'s achievements and place in the world, according to new polling


The Supreme Court nears the end of its term with momentous cases about Trump’s power to be decided

Democrats wrestle with race, populism and ideology in clashes with lawmakers of color


The New York Times


Tracking the Court’s Cases and Rulings This Year


With Final Decisions Ahead, the Supreme Court Is Sharply Divided

‘Heat Dome’ Could Bring Triple-Digit Temperatures to the Midwest and Eastern U.S.


NJ.com


N.J.’s $60.7B state budget with revamped senior tax break gains momentum in last-minute Sunday hearings


Controversial Charlie Kirk mural on an N.J. bakery building was painted over. Here’s why.

Protests continue at Delaney Hall after flag burning


The Los Angeles Times


Some paid the ultimate price to enact voting rights. Their survivors see America turning backward

California prisons clamp down on overtime, limit access to classes for incarcerated people


Scenes from Venezuela and SoCal: Hope battles with despair after massive quakes


The Chicago Sun-Times

Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam,' dies at 90

Illinois sees dramatic drop in opioid overdose deaths

With Obama Presidential Center open, South Side residents continue calls for housing protections


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Debate over property taxes could define Georgia’s legislative elections


Work vans ‘are the target’: How police traffic stops can funnel drivers to ICE

How to avoid dehydration and heat-related illnesses this summer





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