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Today in Black America - April 14

POSTED: April 14, 2015, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Elston Howard becomes the first Black player on the New York Yankees baseball team on this date in 1955.

The New York Times

4 Ex-Employees of Blackwater Get Long Terms in Iraq Killings

Ex-Governor Will Lead New Fund at Bain Capital

Oklahoma: Governor Signs Curb on Abortion Procedure


Stressing Youth, Marco Rubio Joins 2016 Field

What Marco Rubio Would Need to Do to Win


Atlanta Judge Urges Talks on Sentences in School Cheating Case

Walter Scott Shooting Seen as Opening for Civil Suits Against North Charleston’s Police Dept.

Some Parents Oppose Standardized Testing on Principle, but Not in Practice

Sheldon Silver’s Son-in-Law Is Arrested and Charged With Securities Fraud



The Christian Science Monitor

After 39 years in prison, an epic tale of innocence found and bitterness lost


Teen drinking linked to alcohol in movies: studies spark calls for change (+video)

The Monitor's View Body cameras can help police to perfect their work

Tribes battle high teen suicide rates on native American reservations


The Star Ledger


Protesters rally in Newark after start of 250-mile march against police brutality

Almost 70 percent of N.J. voters think Christie 'would not make a good president,' poll shows

Rowan College at Gloucester County, Deptford High School creates Spartan School of Business


New Revel owner moves to evict power company from property


PARCC: Private workers seeing student info need background checks, bill says


The Detroit Free Press

Children found in freezer to 'bring new light' to city


City council delays vote on Red Wings arena again

Duggan: Rec Center spared in $50M redevelopment

Photo exhibit honors late photographer Grannum


The Washington Post

Four Blackwater guards sentenced in Iraqis’ deaths


VA building projects riddled with mistakes, cost overruns


Rubio launches 2016 bid by dismissing ‘leaders and ideas of the past’

Big Democratic donors are starting to pay attention to downballot races. Finally.

Carol Moseley Braun endorses Donna Edwards in Md. Senate primary

District extends reach of mental health services for children, report says


Inspiring prison doctor helps a giant health-care firm lobby for jail contract


Maryland General Assembly passes budget that widens split with Hogan


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

State school board vote eliminates minimum number of school nurses, librarians, counselors, arts teachers

Akron revisits resolution to hire more felons (live coverage)

Former leader of Cleveland's RNC organizing team says it was his idea to step down

Akron teen responsible for fatal shooting of Youngstown State University football player receives life sentence


The Chicago Tribune

'I'm just praying' for 2nd chance, convict says in juvenile resentencing


8 hurt in city shootings, including 16-year-old

Milwaukee motorist, teenager 'assassinated' after van strikes child

Feds investigating death of teen shot 16 times by Chicago cop

Aldermen make changes to Chicago foreclosure ordinance

Rahm Emanuel's chief of staff is leaving the administration


The Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles pays $8 million to settle wrongful-imprisonment lawsuit

Jail changes, health funds among L.A. County budget plan priorities

15 years after 'Erin Brockovich,' town still fearful of polluted water


USA Today

World marks one year since Nigerian girls' abduction

Tulsa reserve deputy charged with manslaughter


Philly.com


Protesters speak out against standardized tests

Laurels for city principal who 'gets things done'

Straub moves to evict Revel energy co.

Blatstein's 'must-visit' Atlantic City attraction


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Hank Johnson: It feels like open season on black men in America








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