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Today in Black America - July 21

POSTED: July 21, 2017, 12:30 pm

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Today in Black History: Chuck Stone, former speechwriter for Rep. Adam Clayton Powell, author and Philadelphia Daily News columnist was born in 1924.

The New York Times


National

Editorial: Trump’s Contempt for the Rule of Law

Trump Aides Scour Mueller’s Team in Effort to Discredit

Sessions-Trump Feud Goes Beyond Usual Administration Rift

Trump Made Several Misleading Claims in Times Interview

They Hated the Health Law — Until the Idea of Repeal

Obamacare Included Republican Ideas, but the G.O.P. Health Plan Has Left Democrats Out


Brooks: The G.O.P. Can’t Pass Bills

A Warrant to Search Your Vagina


Exxon Mobil Fined for Violating Sanctions on Russia


Woman Shot by Minneapolis Officer ‘Didn’t Have to Die,’ Police Chief Says

Long-Suffering Texas Democrats Suffer On as Lawmakers Meet


O.J. Simpson Wins Parole, Claiming He Has Led a ‘Conflict-Free Life’


Local


Foster Care as Punishment: The New Reality of ‘Jane Crow’

City Councilman Convicted of Stealing Thousands in Public Funds

M.T.A. Chief Calls on New York City to Give More to Help Subway System


In the Bronx, Fighting for the Right to Play

After Election, More New Yorkers Tell Volunteer Groups, ‘I Can Help’


Philly.com


Kelley Hodge, a former city prosecutor, is selected interim DA


SEPTA cops release body cam footage of police-involved shooting

Jeff Sessions blasts sanctuary cities in Philly appearance

Clout: Sorry, Seth, no pension for you


IBC seeks smaller hikes on Philly area's 2018 Affordable Care Act plans


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit '67: Black working class was fed up, ready to organize


GOP consultant's purchase of Michigan talk radio stations sparks concerns

State of Michigan drops charges against 186 accused of jobless fraud


The Star-Ledger


Police search for 16-year-old girl missing since last week


'The officer went straight for my throat,' man says of violent arrest (VIDEO)


Fight between councilman, EMTs under investigation


Racism 'severe and pervasive' among this township's workers, lawyer says


The Chicago Tribune


Hidden toll of Chicago's gun violence: $447 million in hospital bills over seven years


City reaches $38.75 million settlement in red light ticket lawsuit


Rauner tells Democrats to send him a school funding plan or he'll call them back to the Capitol

Preckwinkle calls Rauner 'inept and mean-spirited'


Why black homeownership rates lag even as the housing market recovers


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


How Ohio would lose under the Republican health care plan: Antwan Jones (Opinion)

Cut ECOT payments even more, Ohio Auditor Dave Yost says, or state may never get money back

Ohio unemployment rate 5%; state gained 11,500 jobs


Summit County sheriff's deputy charged in rape case makes first court appearance



The Los Angeles Times


LAPD officer at center of cadet scandal charged with sexual assault of 15-year-old girl

As California's labor shortage grows, farmers race to replace workers with robots


L.A. officials considering changes to gang injunction policy after lawsuit alleges constitutional violations

Police union examines incident at Pasadena hotel involving a former USC dean after an officer is disciplined



USA Today

Trump shakes up legal team in face of widening Russia probe

Sean Spicer quits as White House press secretary: reports


The Washington Post


White House shake-up: Sean Spicer resigns


Asking about a pardon for himself is a quintessentially Trumpian move

Analysis: A legal guide to pardoning yourself if you’re the president of the United States

Lawyer who met with Trump Jr. had Russian intelligence connections

Sargent: Are we heading toward a constitutional crisis?

Perspective: Repeal-and-replace was always doomed. Congress rarely works along party lines.

Judge to inmates: Get sterilized and I’ll shave off jail time

Two of six African teens who went missing from robotics competition are in Canada, D.C. police say

Teachers to march against Trump’s education agenda

D.C. council member seeks ways to reduce student suspensions







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