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Today in Black America - January 30

POSTED: January 30, 2015, 10:00 am

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Today in Black History: Franklin A. Thomas was named president of the Ford Foundation in 1979, the first Black to run the philanthropy.

The New York Times

Field Thins Quickly in Contest for New Assembly Speaker


South Africa Grants Parole to Leader of Death Squads

Netanyahu Talking to Democrats to Little Effect So Far

U.S. Economy Grew at 2.4% Rate in 2014, Best Since 2010

As New Leadership Takes Over in Washington, a Major Fiscal Clash Takes Shape

Los Angeles to Build Housing for Veterans

Long Lines, and Odds, for New York’s Subsidized Housing Lotteries

N.Y.P.D. Plans Initiatives to Fight Terrorism and Improve Community Relations

Man’s Decades-Old Burglary Conviction Is Vacated in Brooklyn

Lawyers in Anti-Police Video Knew of Violent Tone, Inquiry Finds


The Christian Science Monitor


Single parent or poverty? Study looks at which affects good parenting most.


Pentagon wrestles with how to shield current veterans from budget cuts

Boko Haram: Nigeria regains border town after Chadian military assault

Dartmouth College bans hard liquor: Can booze limits improve student safety? (+video)


Why Castro's demand for reparations from US could backfire (+video)



Star Ledger

Grand jury clears 5 students accused of campus rape

Twitter users LOL over Christie's PAC acronym


'Complete lack of ability to teach': Hamilton teacher resigns as part of settlement over prejudiced remarks

N.J. Assembly acts to let teens seek mental health treatment without adult consent


College affordability bill goes back to Christie


Philly.com


Obama, in Philly, to Dems: 'Stand up'


Another Comcast customer-service gaffe - this one vulgar and viral

Entrepreneur center opens at Temple

Nutter: 'I'm just going to let it play out'


Sweeney: Christie wants A.C. to declare bankruptcy



The Detroit Free Press

Grief connects grandfather, dad of shooting victims


County wants U-M students charged in ski resort vandalism

Monitor of Michigan prison food contract leaves $160K job


Garden City superintendent apologizes for remarks



The Los Angeles Times

Chief Beck admits 'mistakes' in event featuring ex-Mexican Mafia member


Scientists see shrinking California snowpack as a harbinger

'Suge' Knight arrested on suspicion of murder; held on $2-million bail



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish to announce promotions of sheriff, deputy chief (live coverage)

John Kasich's new coordinated welfare approach to start with teens, young adults

Cleveland police officer kills unarmed man in apartment building stairwell: Forcing Change

Health insurance sign-up events held in Cleveland; more opportunities over the next two weeks


The Chicago Tribune

Top Rauner staff more highly paid than Quinn's


USA Today


Economy grew 2.6% in the fourth quarter

Obama mocks Romney over poverty push


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


5 Black History Month events you can't miss


Former APS Superintendent Hall ordered records destroyed

New Georgia school chief visits two ‘failing’ schools and finds state grades don’t tell full story.














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