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Today in Black America - August 21

POSTED: August 21, 2015, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Nat Turner leads 70 slaves in a rebellion in Southampton, Virginia that resulted in his execution and that of 20 slaves.


The New York Times

National

Obama Tells Congress U.S. Will Still Press Iran With Deal

Bernie Sanders Draws Big Crowds to His ‘Political Revolution’

Joe Biden’s Role in ’90s Crime Law Could Haunt Any Presidential Bid

Martin O’Malley Unveils His Plan to Expand Social Security

Jeb Bush Cites Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio in Defending Birthright Citizenship


Judge Says Hillary Clinton Didn’t Follow Government Email Policies

George Houser, Freedom Rides Pioneer, Dies at 99


Seventeen Transgender Killings Contrast With Growing Visibility

Local

New York Schools With Many Students Who Skipped Tests Won’t Lose Money


General Electric Comes Back to Utica, and Brings Jobs Along With It



The Christian Science Monitor


Humans are now 'super predators,' and that's a problem, study says


US existing home sales hit 8-year high, but first-time buyers squeezed out (+video)


THE MONITOR'S VIEW Heroin addiction as a US campaign issue


Philly.com


As ground is broken on massive North Philly public housing project, residents have fears

Sources: Philly D.A. under federal probe


City to help with papal restrictions

Principals file charge vs. school district

Building an able workforce with training for the young


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Louis Stokes, former congressman who died Tuesday, will lie in state at Cleveland City Hall


Cleveland police officers face administrative charges in 2012 shooting

Cleveland RTA officials say ACLU allegation about transit police 'completely false'

Heartless Felons member gets 6 years for shooting witness

John Kasich not among presidential candidates addressing Columbus conservative summit


The Star Ledger


Authorities reveal new details of killings after wave of Newark violence


Newark police shuffle ranks, call in reinforcements to combat latest wave of violence

N.J. spent $720M to terminate interest rate swaps, report says


Questions abound after clearing officers in Bridgeton case | Editorial


Watson Coleman absent from AG meeting on teen shooting probe


Leaving child alone in car is not automatically abuse, N.J. high court rules


The Chicago Tribune


Police board meeting shut down as protesters demand cop in Rekia Boyd case be fired

5 injured in separate shootings on West, South sides

Rauner signs bill banning gay conversion therapy for young people


The Los Angeles Times


Compton officials have been illegally inflating their pay, district attorney says

Woman's killing throws Santa Maria into national immigration debate

Bill would allow some students to get diplomas without passing state exit exam


LAPD urges officers to be community guardians, not warriors on crime



The Detroit Free Press

2 arrested in Oak Park after woman's stabbing death

Pitch for Detroit raising funds to revamp North End park

Decision soon in police shooting of Terrance Kellom

State Bar apologizes for story 'embedded with racist cues'


The Washington Post


GOP field debuts tactics to ride out Trump tornado


Robinson: Can anyone compete against Trump?

Carly Fiorina has a family connection to investigations into ’90s Clinton scandals

The weird thing in Boston was Donald Trump’s comments, not the assault on an immigrant

Marco Rubio asked about ‘anchor babies,’ responds with ‘human beings’

Jeb Bush: ‘Anchor babies’ isn’t offensive


Rogers Heights area in Maryland has sense of community, varied prices

Judge orders 17-year-old charged in killing of D.C. mother to remain in jail

The man who shut the troubled men’s jail in Baltimore has a lot more on his agenda


USA Today

Number of Cosby accusers passes 50

Ex-Cincy cop with child porn on his camera gets 5 years









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