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Today in Black America - May 2

POSTED: May 02, 2016, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Inventor Elijah McCoy, believed to be the inspiration for the term "the real McCoy," was born in 1843 in Colchester, Canada.


The New York Times

National

Los Angeles Police Official Resigns Over Racist Emails

Judge Defends Ruling That Ended Stop-and-Frisk


Ted Cruz’s Support Softens Among the Delegates He Courted

Bernie Sanders Says Superdelegates Should Follow Voters’ Will in Landslide States

In Nod to a Bernie Sanders Ad, Hillary Clinton Seeks His Fans’ Support


California Prepares for Long-Denied Star Turn in Presidential Race


Stricter Rules for Voter IDs Reshape Races


EDITORIAL: Voting Gets Harder in Kansas

20 Years Later, Welfare Overhaul Resonates for Families and Candidates


Dowd: Donald the Dove, Hillary the Hawk


Local

From Albany to Prison: Ex-Lawmakers on Life Behind Bars

Correction Officers Show Solidarity for Rikers Colleagues on Trial

Correction Officer Brandished Gun During Parking Dispute, Police Say

Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder Awaits His Exoneration, 52 Years Later

Cuomo Backs Schneiderman in Troy Police Shooting Inquiry



The Christian Science Monitor


How Freddie Gray's death changed Baltimore, and its election

Welcome to the home of the toughest 'bathroom bill' in America

‘Accept it’: From resignation to jubilation, GOP slowly warms to Trump


These numbers show the GOP is more worried about itself

Voters' dilemma: What happens if it's Hillary vs. Trump?

As college prices soar, poorest students fall further behind


Less nationalism? In poll, majority see themselves as 'global citizens'



The Star-Ledger

Teen arrested in connection with murder of Dickinson High School student

FDA's prime directive: Keep e-cigarettes from kids | Editorial

N.J. could see one of the most expensive House campaigns

Is Atlantic City about to make N.J. history by defaulting on debt?

Christie defangs watchdog to help Joe D on corruption charge | Moran

How will cop's racial slurs affect 'nanny-cam' case? Experts weigh in


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio Supreme Court to swear in about 200 new attorneys: What to watch for Monday

Cleveland's water supply at risk as toxic blob creeps across Lake Erie, Ohio EPA says

Tamir Rice gazebo demolition stirs emotions in Cleveland's Cudell neighborhood



The Detroit Free Press


Feds subpoena Detroit for blight removal records

Detroit teachers union calls for district-wide sick-out Monday


Clinton at NAACP event: I'm candidate to tackle racism


After Flint prisoner freed, another admits guilt

From dreams of space to college dean at Michigan


The Chicago Tribune

1 dead, 4 wounded in city shootings

Desmond Clark says racially charged incidents against family led to high school confrontation

EDITORIALS: Redistricting reform: Will an amendment finally make it on the ballot?


Philly.com

Few details available in Estey bombshell

Pa. anti-discrimination agency 'horrible for the citizens'


Political consultant William R. Miller IV, 68, dies


Attack ad stirs up Atlantic City radio airwaves



The Los Angeles Times

Top L.A. County sheriff's official resigns over emails mocking Muslims and others

Republicans say no to legalized pot, condoms for porn actors and a cigarette tax hike


When it comes to paying taxes, California is Bernie Sanders' kind of state

Donald Trump became a unifying force on May Day in downtown L.A.


The Washington Post


Supreme Court slows pace of taking on new cases

Sanders makes a public plea for Democratic superdelegates to switch allegiances

Donald Trump’s vice presidential pick is anyone’s guess

Donald Trump as president? Warren Buffett says it wouldn’t hurt U.S. businesses.


‘Hundreds’ of layoffs are actually 225, Sanders campaign says

Senators don’t want veto power over the president’s national security adviser


The most underappreciated fact of the election: Americans feel good about the economy

Why Republicans are opposing President Obama’s request for Zika funding

Hopes for an African American woman in the Senate now hang on California

What kind of president can repair America’s deepest divisions?


Around Atlanta, the housing recovery’s great divide is in stark black and white

Special-education report makes one thing clear: There’s a lack of clarity on the issue.


Mayor Bowser on CSX train derailment in NE Washington, D.C.

In a wealthy Md. suburb, some residents have waited more than 30 years for a ride

Police say boy, once his 8th-grade graduation speaker, became a killer at 17



USA Today


Bodies under Cincy Music Hall date to at least 1928

In Ohio's Pike County, family means survival, not slaughter

Detroit teacher sick-out closes 85 schools

Fire department: Freight train derails in D.C., cars leak chemicals






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