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

Today in Black America - May 3

POSTED: May 03, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Civil rights activist and education advocate, Septima Clark, a fierce advocate for justice, was born in 1898 in Charleston, South Carolina.

The New York Times

National

Donald Trump’s Foes Fear Indiana Primary Could Be Decisive Blow

Hoarse but Energetic, Bernie Sanders Presses for Votes in Indiana

Hillary Clinton Hears Wrath of Coal Supporters in West Virginia

Hillary Clinton Brings Longtime Clinton Insider Into Her Campaign


Virginia Republicans Weigh Court Challenge to Voting Rights for Felons


Supreme Court Could Weigh In on Redskins Trademark Case

South Dakota Wrongly Puts Thousands in Nursing Homes, Government Says

Teacher Protest Shuts Almost All Detroit Public Schools


Michigan Governor Backtracks, Seeking to Meet Obama in Flint

Now, Dennis Hastert Seems an Architect of Dysfunction as Speaker



Local


Ex-Cuomo Aide Paid by Companies With State Business, Records Show


Union Complains to F.C.C. That Verizon Is Pressuring Phone Customers

Christie Orders Lead Tests for All New Jersey Public Schools

Surge in Ridership Pushes New York Subway to Limit


The Christian Science Monitor

Bernie Sanders says superdelegates are unfair. True?

The evolving ethics behind the L.A. e-mail scandal


Welcome to the home of the toughest 'bathroom bill' in America


Federal jobs for felons: Why 'ban the box' could soon be a thing of the past (+video)



The Star-Ledger

Slain NJIT student died in attempt to fight off burglars, sources say

Ben & Jerry's founders tout 'genuine and authentic' Bernie Sanders

Hundreds 'march for jobs,' claim discrimination at Port Newark-Elizabeth

N.J.'s county political parties grab a bit more campaign cash

Christie vetoes N.J. equal pay bill


Philly.com

City property assessments up $2.2 billion

Prosecutors assail AG Kane's bid to drop charges


Council candidate Morales' campaign violated finance law


Jury selection begins in Fattah's corruption trial

City nears ending requirement of 60 college credits for new cops


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit union: No need for teachers to return to school Tuesday

Prosecutors 'under the gun' on juvenile lifer decisions


Google, U-M to partner to help Flint water crisis


Missing Flint water plant engineering report surfaces

Activist charges Macomb Democrats with collusion


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland delays demo of Tamir Rice gazebo, upon Smithsonian's request

No evidence links deaths of suburban women discovered in Cleveland

Ohioans think John Kasich should drop out of the race, poll finds

Hillary Clinton to give jobs speech in Ohio: What to watch for Tuesday


Domestic abuse survivors could get new address to vote under Ohio bill


The Chicago Tribune


3 dead, including 2 teen boys, in Chicago shootings

Fight for $15 protesters seek $15 minimum wage, union rights in Oak Park


Emanuel wines, dines City Council allies

Obama library could seed a turnaround on Woodlawn's open land


The Los Angeles Times

Racial slurs by law enforcement are a legacy that's becoming more unacceptable

3 are arrested in the stabbing of black man that officials call a hate crime

Former FBI agent admits to stealing money seized in drug probes to buy cars and plastic surgery

Democrats think this might be the year that Gov. Jerry Brown loosens his grip on state spending

UC Davis Academic Senate disputes conflict-of-interest allegation against chancellor


The Washington Post


Trump sees a decisive Indiana victory at hand, gears up to take on Clinton

Anger greets Hillary Clinton in West Virginia's coal country

Clinton outraises Sanders for first time in months


White House press secretary defends Larry Wilmore’s use of the ‘n-word’ in addressing President Obama

Cruz won’t say if he would support Trump as Republican nominee

Detroit schools could close again Tuesday as teachers union urges members not to work

As Obama’s term winds down, crackdowns on mergers speed up

Faculty can carry handguns on public college campuses under controversial new Tennessee law

In aftermath of derailment, D.C. officials turn focus to CSX and its cargo

Gov. McAuliffe’s dramatic move to restore voting rights to felons reverberates


USA Today


Targeting GOP senators, Obama takes Supreme Court battle to local TV


Bill would shed light on Delaware teacher discipline







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