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Today in Black America - November 17

POSTED: November 17, 2015, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Massachusetts' Edward Brooke, Andrew Young of Georgia and Texan Barbara Jordan are among 16 Blacks elected to Congress in 1972

The New York Times


National

Editorial: After Paris Attacks, Vilifying Refugees

Report Assails Baltimore Police’s Response to Unrest

Study Strongly Links Baltimore Mortgage Denials to Race

Video of an Arrest in San Francisco Triggers Investigations Into Deputies’ Use of Force

Supreme Court Won’t Hear Case Over Planned Parenthood Documents

More States Are Initiating Programs to Encourage Retirement Savings


Local

Plan to Close Nuclear Plant in Upstate New York Rattles Its Neighbors

Chris Christie, Taking Law-and-Order Stance, Sidesteps Bridge Scandal in ’16 Race


Bronx Program Encourages Fathers to Talk About Sex


The Christian Science Monitor


Hate crimes in America dropped by 8 percent in 2014

Democratic debate: How the Paris attacks may change US presidential race

Is a US goal of containing the Islamic State advisable?

THE MONITOR'S VIEW EU’s preemptive move on African migration

University of Kansas racial tensions: The next Mizzou?


The Star Ledger


Christie: No Syrian refugees, not even 'orphans under age 5'

N.J. Democrats pick up 4th new Assembly seat as Republican concedes in close race

Lawmakers push bill to give unauthorized immigrants N.J. driver's licenses


N.J. clergy 'Black Lives Matter' protest calls for independent police shooting reviews

Revamped N.J. smart gun bill advances after drawing fire from opponents


Philly.com

Nutter: Gun violence is also terrorism

Council committee approves new casino

Pa.-based college system forgives loans

Philly schools see fewer charter applications


The Detroit Free Press


Can't afford health care premiums? Nonprofit can help

Homeowner assistance program ends Dec. 31

Study: Economy adds to traffic, which raises road deaths


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland considers banning tobacco sales to people under 21

Five charged in deadly drive-by killing of Cleveland child

Missing Cleveland teen returns home safely

Cleveland holds disciplinary hearing against police officer Michael Brelo

The facts on defunding Planned Parenthood in Ohio


The Chicago Sun-Times

Committee OKs $700,000 in police abuse settlements amid questions

Shabazz-Sizemore charter school accuses CPS of changing rules for closings

Faisal Khan closes office with parting shots at mayor, council

Brown: Illinois college students remain budget hostages


The Los Angeles Times


Garcetti's overhaul of LAFD hiring hasn't met aim of diversifying

An LAPD employee program costs the city millions, and there isn't a reliable way to track it

Community college leaders call for new accrediting system


The Washington Post

NOAA climate feud: Pursuit of scientific truth vs. public accountability

House passes bill to end pay raises for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac CEOs

DOJ: Some executives ought to be “nervous” about its get-tougher crusade against corporate crime

Second largest for-profit chain to pay $95 million to settle fraud charges

Donald Trump repeats inaccurate figure that ‘over 300,000 veterans died waiting for care’

Bernie Sanders’s claims about his $1 trillion infrastructure plan


Cruz: ‘No meaningful risk’ of Christians committing terrorism

New museum turns walls into a movie screen

Montgomery County moves ahead with plans to scrap high school finals

Should all students be proficient in algebra to graduate?


USA Today

51 arrested in protests after black man shot by Minneapolis police

White, male tech image hinders progress, poll finds







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