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August 26, 2026

Pioneering artist and civil rights advocate Hale Woodruff was born in 1900 in Cairo, Illinois.

Today in Black America - August 26

POSTED: August 26, 2026, 6:00 am

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The Associated Press

Canada strikes back at US with retaliatory tariffs


Target faces renewed backlash after stocking Halloween costume with ‘minstrel show features’

In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers


USA Today


Justice Jackson slams 'Kafkaesque nightmare' in mail-in ballot ruling

Trump admin says Kennedy Center 'to be taken down' without renovations

More voters trust Democrats over GOP on cost of living, new poll shows


The Washington Post


Judge issues setback for plans to restrict mail-in ballots

Why Target’s now-pulled Halloween clown costume was so offensive

Kennedy Center finances deteriorated sharply after Trump name change


The New York Times


At Home and Abroad, Deference to Trump Turns Increasingly to Defiance

In Headache for Republicans, Second Dan Sullivan Advances in Alaska Senate Race

Jamelle Bouie: The President Is a Man Who Would Rather Be King



NJ.com


N.J. student-athlete shot, killed by police after knocking on wrong door, family says


Rutgers University dean took upskirt videos on his phone, N.J. Attorney General says


Students get their first look at this N.J. university after historic merger


The Los Angeles Times

Police officer who recorded colleagues’ racism speaks out: LAPD response ‘ruined my life’

L.A. takes aim at phenibut, an unregulated ‘gas station drug’ that is growing in popularity

SoCal man who allegedly took guillotine to Washington is unhappy with state of politics, family says


The Chicago Sun-Times


Elite Chicago police unit now investigating Border Patrol shooting of Marimar Martinez, source says

Mail ballots are secure, Illinois election officials stress after Supreme Court ruling

Mayor Johnson plans to refinance debt to fill $85M budget hole



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Everton Blair wins runoff to finish Rep. David Scott’s term


Jackson suggests Kemp will use National Guard to monitor election

OPINION: Damage from Trump’s Cobb County visit lingers for students and teachers




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