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Civil rights pioneer Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth was born on this date in 1922 in Birmingham, Alabama.

Today in Black America - February 4

POSTED: February 04, 2016, 8:30 am

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Today in Black History: Rosa Parks, the "mother" of the civil rights movement, was born on this date in 1913 in Montgomery, Alabama
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The New York Times

National


Blow: White America’s ‘Broken Heart’

Editorial: When State Control Damages a City

Many Flint Residents, Desperate to Leave, See No Escape


As Grilling Over Flint Water Begins, Partisan Divisions Surface

Obama, in Mosque Visit, Denounces Anti-Muslim Bias


Obama Pressed to Open Libyan Military Front to Combat ISIS

How Serious Is the Threat of ISIS in America?


Republicans Reach Out to New Hampshire Women With Softer Tone

In New Hampshire, an Anxious Political Landscape as Voting Nears


Donald Trump Tells Crowd in Arkansas, ‘I Think I Came in First’ in Iowa

Black Lives Matter Activist Jumps Into Baltimore Mayoral Fray

After Racist Episodes, Blunt Discussions on Campus



Local

Queens Officer Who Sued Police Over Beating Is Awarded $15 Million


18 Gang Members, Accused of Terrorizing Brooklyn, Are Indicted

New York City Council Members, at Hearing, Defend Raising Own Pay


Editorial: A City Council Raise That Raises Questions



The Chicago Sun-Times


Police move to fire 1 Koschman cop, suspend 2 others

CPS borrows $725 million at huge cost

Taser Intl. gets $10M to provide Tasers, body cams to CPD cops


The Christian Science Monitor


President Obama to American Muslims: 'You fit in here'

San Francisco lesson: to help police departments, less could be more

Americans are losing jobs to a visa program. Can it be fixed?


Is Marco Rubio putting the GOP back together again? (+video)


Philly.com


Fattah Jr. partner gets 2 yrs' probation

Cosby sex-assault case can go forward

Pa. delays requiring graduation test


Kenney launches series of meetings with school principals

'I'm not going to let my husband rot in jail'



The Star-Ledger


How good is your school's grad rate? See every N.J. district

Christie, a stellar performer, a mediocre governor | Moran

Stop corrupting kids with flavored vapes | Editorial

Newark wants help from state police in effort to fight crime

Paper tests can increase PARCC scores, report says


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Five ways to reduce lead poisoning in Cleveland explored so far

Community police commission seeks LGBT input about bias-free policing

CVS to sell heroin antidote Naloxone without prescription in Ohio stores

Cuyahoga County prosecutor candidate calls for state to probe all police shootings

Two Ohio men among exonerated in record year for overturned convictions

Wells Fargo to pay $1.2 billion to settle home loan case


The Detroit Free Press


House panel on Flint water: Failure at every level

Flint immigrants struggle to get help, info on water


Flint water: Who decided what?

Earley's lawyer says he'll accept subpoena if issued

Dems to hold debate in Flint before Michigan primary


The Los Angeles Times

As Clinton seeks to break the glass ceiling, many young feminists shrug

Former Port of L.A. police chief admits to tax evasion and lying to the FBI


Quake early warning system for California is delayed by fight over who will pay

California's presidential primary might matter, but the odds are against it


USA Today

Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders battle over meaning of 'progressive'

The most Democratic counties in each state

IRS computer problems shut down e-file system


The Washington Post


Clinton blasts Wall St., but rakes in millions from banking titans


Democratic presidential hopefuls spar over ‘progressive’ label

Wrongful convictions fuel growing debate about jail informants

Friend says she reported slain Va. teen’s suspected relationship with an adult to school official

The end of college rankings as we know them

Federal proposal seeks to create summer and youth jobs


DeRay Mckesson, Black Lives Matter activist, launches last-minute bid to become mayor of Baltimore

Spring-break trip’s reference to teen drinking frustrates Md. principal

D.C.’s 911 center is getting more calls, but it’s not always getting them right

New Va. economic development program easily advances


Bloomberg gun-safety group has a new target: Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe

Maryland may scrap touch-screen machines for early voting, too


Md. Democrats say Gov. Hogan’s budget leaves out major needs










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