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Today in Black America - Februaury 19

POSTED: February 19, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Prolific songwriter, Grammy Award winning artist, producer, and music executive William "Smokey" Robinson is born in 1940.

The New York Times

National


The Education of a Black Police Officer

Court Nominee Could Reshape American Life

President Obama Is Criticized Over Funeral for Scalia


Clinton and Sanders Reach Out to Latino Voters in Las Vegas


Conservatives Say as No-Show, Rubio Showed True Colors


A Donald Trump Victory Could Clash With South Carolina’s Self-Image

A.C.L.U. Challenges Kansas Voter Law Requiring Proof of Citizenship

Charges for 5 in Nevada Case That Gave Rise to Oregon Standoff

Court Delays Officers’ Trials in Freddie Gray Case


Local


Specter of Corruption Hangs Over Special Elections for Legislature

A Bronx Precinct Where Killings Persist


The Christian Science Monitor


Donald Trump vs. Pope Francis: Game-changer in South Carolina? (+video)

Human trafficking: US closes legal loophole on 'slave labor' imports (+video)


Vewiser Dixon's ambitious vision: make inner-city Kansas City a 'black Silicon Valley'

As California enters a 'new era' on water, cities seek their own solutions



The Star-Ledger


Lawmakers to Christie: Restore food stamps for 11K residents in N.J.


More must be done for prisoner re-entry, officials say


Birdsall CEO pleads guilty in huge N.J. pay-to-play scheme

Trenton mayor breaks silence on payroll problem being investigated by FBI

3 former governors to Christie: Stop Horizon's new insurance plans


Philly.com

200 protest closure of N. Philly hospital

Hite troubled by SRC ruling

City Hall stickers target SJ mayor's ally

Ernestine Rouse, teacher and school board member


Chicago Sun-Times


State Board of Ed launches financial probe of CPS

State board rules against teacher 'steps and lanes' raises

Plan Commission approves massive Lathrop Homes development


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Swamped by sewer bills? U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge proposes help for low-income households

Ohio recreational marijuana measure paused: campaign will work on medical marijuana


John Kasich cheers polls that show him beating Hillary Clinton in November: Ohio Politics Roundup

Ohio Supreme Court Justice O'Connor helps Cuyahoga County Drug Court celebrate 300th graduate



The Detroit Free Press

Before Berlin, Jesse Owens made history at U-M


Nation of Islam comes home to Detroit for convention

Audit cites lack of staff, false records at vets home


Editorial: DPS House legislation is an insult


Faith groups asked to help get justice for rape victims



The Washington Post

Republican primary in South Carolina narrows to three-man contest

Pope Francis is just the latest world leader to call out Donald Trump


Sanders declares he is a ‘strong feminist’ and ‘honorary woman’


For the first time, a major poll shows Bernie Sanders leading Hillary Clinton

Bernie Sanders wins backing of African American group in Nevada’s largest county

Georgetown law professors argue over how, and whether, to mourn Scalia

Charles Koch: This is the one issue where Bernie Sanders is right

Sanders criticizes Bill Clinton on welfare reform, saying it increased ‘extreme poverty’

Senators bicker over past remarks as activists lay down SCOTUS battle lines


Md. lawmakers accuse Gov. Hogan of ‘assaults on . . . our black communities’



The Los Angeles Times

Suddenly in Nevada, the Democratic race is close and the stakes are high


Opposition campaign launched against Gavin Newsom's gun control initiative

College student killed by train may have been distracted by his cellphone

Mayor Eric Garcetti says he will back a ballot measure to reform the DWP



USA Today


Director of Smithsonian's new African-American museum discusses the power of history


Miami cops vow security boycott of Beyoncé concert in April








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