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Today in Black America - September 7

POSTED: September 07, 2016, 9:00 am

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Today in Black History: John Merrick, a co-founder of the North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company was born on this date in Clinton, North Carolina in 1859
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The New York Times


National


Ferguson Protest Leader Darren Seals Found Dead in Vehicle


Police Officer Is Fired a Year After Fatal Shooting of South Carolina Teenager


An Effective but Exhausting Alternative to High School Suspensions


Bad Luck and Worse Manners Tarnish Obama’s Asia Trip


Glenn Beck: Empathy for Black Lives Matter


With Koch Brothers Academy, Conservatives Settle In for Long War

On the Menu When Congress Returns From Recess

New National Poll Shows Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Essentially Tied


Donald Trump Is Endorsed by Nearly 90 Military Figures

With Nod to Flint Crisis, Senate Weighs a $9 Billion Water Infrastructure Bill

Senate Democrats Block Zika Bill Over Planned Parenthood Provisions


Local


Record of Officer in Eric Garner Case Should Be Public, Officials Argue


J’ouvert Will Continue, de Blasio Says, but Its Hours May Change

All Eyes Are on Chris Christie as Trial in Bridge Scandal Starts



The Christian Science Monitor


The Politics of US: Guns


Behind Clinton Foundation, the problem of money in US politics


How US schools are combating chronic absenteeism

What happens when cops become hallway monitors



The Star Ledger


N.J.'s most and least expensive 4-year colleges for 2016-17

N.J. woman faces charges she stole $15K from crime victim group, report says

1 in 4 N.J. adults is obese, but state ranks far from the worst

As Christie pushes ruinous school plan, his chief quits | Moran


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Brock Turner returns to Ohio, registers as sex offender


Rob Portman, Ted Strickland go to war over coal


The Detroit Free Press


DEQ spokesman who urged Flint to 'relax' lands new job

Judge blasts scammers in $2.7M DPS scheme — then cuts them break

Ex-Detroit school vendor Norman Shy gets 5 years in prison in $2.7M scam

1st day marks beginning for new Southfield high school


The Chicago Tribune


Third of police shootings started with foot chases, Tribune analysis finds

2 dead, 9 wounded in shootings, robberies citywide

After reports of rapid-fire shots, dispatcher asks: 'You wanna hear some more bad news?'


After hunger strike, Dyett reopens as arts-focused neighborhood high school


The Los Angeles Times


The states with the biggest Obamacare struggles spent years undermining the law

On death row, condemned inmates offer surprising views on effort to end death penalty in California


Black-focused housing at Cal State L.A. draws criticism, but it's nothing new

Study finds 'pervasive and systematic' issues of inequality in Hollywood



Philly.com

First day of school for Philadelphia School District students

Designed to land jobs, union fund now a lure for the FBI

Did off-duty Philly cop shoot his son intentionally?


Woman who headed Philly crime-victims group to be tried on charges of stealing from the agency


The Washington Post

In every state, pessimism about Trump, Clinton and election’s impact

Republicans and Democrats can’t even agree about how they disagree

Showdown over oil pipeline becomes a national movement for Native Americans


New book reveals Bill Clinton’s rogue diplomacy against the Iraq War

$20 million settlement and a host’s abrupt exit add to Fox’s summer of discontent


Mural depicting Gov. Paul LePage in KKK regalia sparks paint fight in Maine’s biggest city

‘Stay away from Indian, Pakistani, black neighborhoods': Air China’s shocking advice for London visitors

New evidence that summer programs can make a difference for poor children

Big jump in number of Maryland drivers who illegally pass school buses


USA Today


Study: Walmart stores in 'white' neighborhoods are better


Poll: Arizona a toss-up between Clinton, Trump


National poll: Trump leads among likely voters, but it's close









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