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Today in Black America - November 17

POSTED: November 17, 2016, 7:00 am

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Today in Black History: Massachusetts' Edward Brooke, Andrew Young of Georgia and Texan Barbara Jordan are among 16 Blacks elected to Congress in 1972.

Minneapolis Star-Tribune

Police officer charged in fatal shooting of Philando Castile

Teen birthrate in rural America 63% higher than in urban America

St. Paul teacher on leave after alleged election-related classroom comments


The Christian Science Monitor


Democrats' last 'emergency brake' on Trump: Charles Schumer


John Roberts's mission impossible for the Supreme Court


For students, protests are about more than just Trump


Is Trump’s stake in the Dakota access pipeline builder a conflict of interest?



Philly.com

Multiple anti-Trump protests kick off across Philadelphia, Penn President joins campus solidarity rally

College students' double protest: Trump and Lower Merion police

First phase of $500 million North Philly housing project finished

Pew: Tax gap between Phila., suburbs shrinking

5 new charter schools apply to open in Philly



The New York Times


National


ROOM FOR DEBATE: Should the Electoral College Be Abolished?


Trump Disputes Reports of Disarray

Democrats May Try Surprising Strategy: Align With Trump

Congressional Republicans Project Unity While Democrats Scramble

EDITORIAL: Trump’s Tangled Web

Officer Who Shot Philando Castile Charged With Manslaughter

Specter of Race Shadows Jeff Sessions, Potential Trump Nominee for Cabinet

Bernie Sanders Says Donald Trump Must Be Held Accountable

As Donald Trump Builds Team, the Right Scours His Blueprints


Local


Cuomo, Stung by a Scandal, Offers Ethics Reforms

Engineer in Hoboken Train Crash Had Undiagnosed Sleep Disorder, Lawyer Says

Subway Ride Could Cost $3 Under M.T.A. Plan for Fare and Toll Increases


‘The Ball’s in His Court,’ Mayor de Blasio Says After Meeting With Trump


The Detroit Free Press


Detroit Land Bank turns over records to feds amid widening probe

Prison for woman who helped Michigan farms get illegal labor

Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks at University of Michigan anti-Trump rally


Betsy DeVos could be Trump nominee for secretary of education



The Washington Post


Clinton speaks in D.C. a week after losing election


Sexism did not cost Hillary Clinton the election

Trump, a Common Core foe, considering Core supporters for education secretary

Student protesters demand that universities become sanctuaries for undocumented immigrants


A gun used to shoot an officer in Alaska has been linked to five unsolved homicides, police say

‘Ape in heels’: W.Va. mayor resigns amid controversy over racist comments about Michelle Obama


Schumer: 'When you lose an election like this you can't flinch'


‘Why white women shouldn’t date black men’ fliers discovered at Southern Methodist University

Audit: Tax mix-up for Maryland localities more widespread than thought


A devastating report on the Virginia Economic Development Partnership

Former D.C. schools chancellor violated ethics rules when asking for donations



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio Democrats want Steve Bannon fired as Donald Trump's White House adviser

Cuyahoga County inmates landing post-release jobs after culinary program debut

Cleveland police searching for missing 12-year-old girl

Cleveland State University reminds faculty, staff not to use university resources for political expressions



The Star-Ledger

Christie will say goodbye to N.J., hello to Trump post, ex-governors predict

What N.J. House Democrats said about controversial Trump appointee


Rutgers prof given psych evaluation after anti-Trump tweets

NJCU students join national effort to create 'sanctuary campuses'

WATCH: Rutgers students walk out of class, march to protest Trump



The Chicago Tribune

1 killed, 6 others wounded Wednesday in shootings


Rauner, Madigan feud means state's unpaid bills could reach $13.5 billion

Illinois Democrats looking for Rauner challenger as Durbin stays in D.C.

Woman whose remains found in lagoon had disappeared before starting new job


The tab on Emanuel's series of tax hikes: $1,700 a year for average family



The Los Angeles Times


'I can't help you anymore': What it's like to pack up and leave after decades in Congress


Trump pushes back against reports of transition turmoil, but there's little indication of progress


DWP owes L.A. customers $67.5 million because of rampant overbilling

At UC regents meeting, unease and uncertainty over Donald Trump's presidency

Cal State will not help deport undocumented students under Trump, chancellor says



USA Today

LeBron James donating $2.5M to Muhammad Ali exhibit at Smithsonian

Trump son-in-law Kushner reportedly settling Christie score in transition

Ariz. police officer placed on leave after violent video surfaces








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