VOTING DEADLINE — In South Carolina, in-office voter registrations close today, Friday, October 2, while the online registration deadline in the Virgin Islands ends today at 6 p.m. Every eligible citizen in the country can register to vote in the 2026 general election using any registration method available in their state until October 4, 2026. Check your state's specific deadlines—some allow same-day registration, others require advance notice. This is the last registration push before Election Day on November 3.
THIS DAY IN LEGACY — On October 2, 1967, Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first Black U.S. Supreme Court Justice, serving nearly 25 years and championing affirmative action, opposing the death penalty, and fighting tirelessly for equal justice. Marshall became chief of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund in 1940 and won 29 of the 32 cases he argued before the Supreme Court, including the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954, which struck down "separate but equal" in public schools. His legacy remains a cornerstone of civil rights jurisprudence.
Comcast RISE provides up to $10,000 in grants plus resources including equipment, marketing and technology support to small businesses, with Black-owned small businesses identified as first-priority eligible applicants.
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The NAACP offers need-based and merit scholarships to outstanding high school seniors, college, and graduate students pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees, with multiple named scholarships including the Agnes Jones Jackson and James Weldon Johnson Scholarships.
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