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Today in Black America - September 9

POSTED: September 09, 2016, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is founded in 1915 by noted historian Dr. Carter G. Woodson.

The New York Times

National


‘I Want to Win Someday’: Tribes Make Stand Against Pipeline


Ruling Reflects a Wider Truth: U.S. Schools are Failing

Wells Fargo Fined $185 Million for Fraudulently Opening Accounts

A Push to Lower Drug Prices That Hit Insurers and Employers the Hardest

Justice Dept. Granted Immunity to Specialist Who Deleted Hillary Clinton’s Emails


House Expected to Pass Bill Allowing 9/11 Lawsuits Against Saudi Arabia

Hillary Clinton Emphasizes Importance of Faith to Black Audience

Donald Trump to Address ‘Values Voters,’ a Potentially Elusive Crowd


Donald Trump Releases Education Proposal, Promoting School Choice


House Republicans Who Favor Immigration Overhaul Face Potential Losses



Local


A False Conviction Is Overturned, but the System That Allowed It Remains

G.E. Spent Years Cleaning Up the Hudson. Was It Enough?


New York City to Help Fund Internships at Cultural Organizations


The Christian Science Monitor


Nevada native American tribes fight 'unequal' voting laws


Is Alabama’s judiciary too white?

Want preschoolers to succeed? Help their teachers.

Why support for Black Lives Matter has grown among young white Americans

THE MONITOR'S VIEW A judge’s insight on how to care for students



The Star-Ledger


North Jersey football game changes sites after recent gun violence, report says

N.J. sheriff's officer allegedly pointed gun in road-rage incident: report


N.J. lawmakers aim to combat soaring cost of EpiPens

N.J. Supreme Court allows housing advocates to argue for more affordable units

Jersey City schools face threat of changes in state funding



Philly.com


Vandals begone, Main Line church raises 'Black Lives Matter' banner

Money trumps morals when Pa. invests your tax dollars


FBI probe shadows Philly City Council's return



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


John Carroll University to study history of Jesuit slaveholding, role of namesake

Cleveland police's proposed use-of-force policy designed to address past issues


PTSD and guns: what the Solon shooting tells us about the limits of the law


Owner of charter school hosting Donald Trump today is a national charter figure with a growing Ohio presence


Ohio lawmaker urges cities not to ban medical marijuana before state sets rules



The Chicago Tribune


One Chicago cop charged, another cleared in alleged brutality cases caught on video


6 wounded in Chicago shootings

Illinois public universities have fluctuating enrollment after difficult year


EDITORIALS: Jill Stein says voters are 'clamoring' for other choices. She's right.

Opinion: A federal solution to Chicago's public pension mess



The Detroit Free Press


Judge locks up 4 more principals for robbing students: 'They deserve better'


Man accused of threatening black Michigan Tech students sues school


Residents upset power line that killed girl wasn't repaired


The Washington Post


Wells Fargo boots 5,300 employees for creating accounts its customers didn’t ask for

U.S. to track religious discrimination in schools as anti-Muslim sentiment grows

Republicans warn that Trump’s critique of Clinton’s ‘look’ fuels accusations of sexism

How messed up is California’s charter school sector? You won’t believe how much.


Clinton blames Trump for birther claims

Trump pitches $20 billion education plan at Ohio charter school that received poor marks from state

Prosecutors will drop cases against former Va. governor Robert McDonnell, wife

In Richmond, the McDonnell case changed the calculus on gifts


D.C. lets some people with outstanding warrants do a ‘Safe Surrender’ at court


The Los Angeles Times


Coasting is no longer an option for Clinton, given Trump's resilience

Thunk! This 224-page California voter guide is the heftiest ever, thanks to 17 ballot measures



USA Today


Broncos' Brandon Marshall after kneeling: 'I'm not against the police or America'


Bay St. Louis police chief, fired by mayor, dies after shooting himself


North Korea conducts 5th nuclear test






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