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Today in Black America - July 17

POSTED: July 17, 2014, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: The Port Chicago incident occurred in 1944 when Black Navy ammunition handlers were killed in a violent explosion at the California.


The New York Times

57,000 Reasons Immigration Overhaul May Be Stalled for Now

White House Announces Climate Change Initiatives


Partisanship Infuses Hearings on Health Law and Executive Power

C.D.C. Director Admits to Pattern of Unsafe Practices


Editorial: Affirmative Action Survives in Texas

Blow: Tears for the Border Children

Paul Gibson Jr., New York City’s First Black Deputy Mayor, Is Dead at 86

New York State Board Approves Reduced $256 Million Loan for Tappan Zee Project



The Christian Science Monitor

Can House sue Obama? Legal expert warns of 'uber' president usurping power.

Google's latest project: mapping small gas leaks in US cities


Lapses at high-security CDC labs reveal culture of negligence (+video)



The Star Ledger


Christie's incoming chief of staff to testify about bridge scandal

Rider University program offers vets the skills to get their businesses off the ground


Sentencing pushed back for associate of convicted former Trenton Mayor Tony Mack

Jersey City Mayor Fulop meets with city clergy for dialogue on recent violence

Rutgers raises tuition and fees 2.3 percent for 2014-2015 school year, despite calls for freeze


Philly.com


Philly school district salaries made public

As Grays Ferry goes upscale, low- cost homes open

Did L&I overbill hundreds of property owners in 2012?

Free meals available to Chester children


The Washington Post


Gov. O’Malley stands fast in spat with White House over child deportations

More Democrats oppose Obama’s border plan

Cheney’s claim on al Qaeda and Saddam

Texas actress receives 18-year sentence for mailing ricin

N.Y. college paid $275,000 for Clinton speech

15 years later, Senate confirms Mo. jurist to federal bench

New bill would require House members to learn right from wrong


D.C. police prepare for sea change in city marijuana laws

Lorie Masters joins race for D.C. attorney general



The Chicago Tribune


Bickering derails Quinn anti-violence probe hearing

8 wounded in citywide shootings

Blago lawyers: Supreme Court decision supports ex-governor's appeal


The Detroit Free Press

Detroit sent hundreds of bad tax refund checks

Four workers kissing inmates in kitchen cooler — last straw for Aramark?

Local Arab-American group launches Take on Hate anti-bias campaign

Where did Senate candidate Terri Lynn Land's $3 million come from?


Michigan gets NCAA grant for mental health initiative



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Attorneys for victims of police chase, shooting say settlement is the beginning of 'real reform'

Cleveland City Council poised to fast-track $2.5 million grant for 2016 Republican National Convention

How your taxes could change under $200 million Cleveland school construction proposal


The Los Angeles Times

LAPD investigating officer videotaped punching, kicking female in jail

Judge rules California death penalty unconstitutional


Less money for state-funded maintenance after property taxes lag

Breaking California into six states? L.A. not sold on idea


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

With Turner Field buyers in wait, Reed sends letter to Atlanta Braves asking for exit date

DeKalb marks one year with interim leader

Jeff Mann, Vernon Jones square off in sheriff’s race


USA Today

Civil rights activists target Twitter over diversity

Nowhere to Go During Airstrikes in Gaza

4 more charged in 2011 hate crime






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