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Today in Black America - November 7

POSTED: November 07, 2016, 7:30 am

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Today in Black History: Barbara Jordan of Texas and Andrew Young of Georgia become the first Blacks from the South elected to Congress since Reconstruction.

The New York Times

National


Beyond White House Race, Host of Issues on the Ballot

Trump-Clinton? Charter Schools Are the Big Issue on Massachusetts’ Ballot


Janet Reno, First Woman to Serve as U.S. Attorney General, Dies at 78


After High-Profile Shootings, Blacks Seek Prosecutor Seats

Arizona Can Ban ‘Ballot Harvesting,’ Supreme Court Says

Why the Election Is Close, and What Trump and Obama Have in Common

Emails Warrant No New Action Against Hillary Clinton, F.B.I. Director Says

Inside Donald Trump’s Last Stand: An Anxious Nominee Seeks Assurance

Fear of Donald Trump Helps Democrats Mobilize Hispanics

Bill Clinton Evokes Past, but From the Periphery of His Wife’s Campaign

Donald Trump’s Big Bet on Less Educated Whites


Local


Facing Death, Brooklyn District Attorney Spoke of Doing What ‘Is Right’

‘Super PACs’ Spend Freely as Control of New York Senate Hangs in Balance

‘Tragic and Savage’ Stabbings Leave Newark Residents Outraged

New York Attorney General to Investigate Taser Death of Bronx Man

Support, and Dismay, for Brooklyn Assemblywoman After Charges She Hit Her Son


The Christian Science Monitor


Countering political division: the transforming power of a real conversation


How undecided voters could spring a surprise this election

When white nationalists show up to 'monitor' the polls

Memo to: the next president

Dump Trump? To many Republicans, it's the height of betrayal.


Philly.com


SEPTA: Deal reached to end strike

Feds don't buy Christie's explanation for freezing out Jersey City mayor

Clinton's charity confirms Qatar's $1 million gift while she was at State Dept

Group therapy the fix for jittery voters

No candy-coating lack of charity at Hershey School

Rutgers puzzles law enrollment in Camden: Why did twice as many students choose Newark?


The Star-Ledger


Time for Gov. Christie to testify under oath | Editorial


Person of interest in Newark stabbings that killed 3 arrested after standoff


Calls for justice at vigil for 2 children, woman killed in Newark stabbings


N.J. ban on ballot selfies undemocratic, uncool | Editorial

Victims of Rutgers campus stabbing remain hospitalized


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Changing Electoral College: Ohio's presidential election influence to shrink with likely loss of another seat

Federal appeals court in Ohio overturns restraining order against Trump campaign in voter-intimidation case

Ohio Attorney General's advisory group recommends best practices for police chases

Cleveland schools boost graduation rate by tracking every student's progress


The Chicago Tribune


Almost 1 in 4 Illinois teachers miss 10-plus days of school year

1 dead, 10 wounded in shootings on South, West sides


Authorities investigate chaotic fatal police shooting in Mount Greenwood


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit to pay $11M to 800 residents in water damage claims

Mitch Albom: Only thing worse than this election may be the next one

Detroit neighborhoods meeting becomes heated over Proposal A

New Detroit school district unveils academic plan


The Los Angeles Times

Arrests of protesters at Alfred Olango shooting site in El Cajon can continue, judge rules

Win or lose on Tuesday, a Democratic battle looms

Thousands of early voters hit the polls in L.A. County. 'I have never seen such long lines'

Colorado poised to make history with Latinas in charge of state Legislature

Did a fight over gentrification lead to a hate crime in Boyle Heights?


The Washington Post


The housing crisis of ’08 nearly broke Miami. Now it wants banks to pay.

Motivated to oppose Trump, Hispanics are poised for historic turnout

Trump attacks Virginia governor for restoring felons' voting rights


Americans ready to move forward after exhausting election

Janet Reno, first female U.S. attorney general, dies at 78

Civil rights group makes legal case for controversial Education Dept. regulation

Why voting hasn’t been a way to improve our nation’s schools


Diminished roles, lack of respect frustrate black teachers, national study shows


Residents, activists sound off on state of police in the District

‘We want coverage across the city’: D.C. mayor touts network of private cameras

Voters’ grumpy mood to be tested in ballot contests in region’s 3 largest suburbs

Sen. Ulysses Currie, dean of Md. African American lawmakers, to retire


USA Today


Janet Reno, first female U.S. attorney general, dies at 78

Donald Trump: Why you should vote for me

Hillary Clinton: Why you should vote for me









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