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Today in Black America - November 27

POSTED: November 27, 2017, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Congressman Mickey Leland, a fierce advocate for the poor, was born in 1944 in Lubbock, Texas


The New York Times

National

Chicago Journalist Faces Showdown Over Sources

Congress Faces Calls to Reveal Settlements for Harassment

Suit Aims to Block Trump’s Pick From Taking Over Agency

Tax Bill Provision Would Let Churches Into State Affairs

$250 Tax Break for Teachers Puts House and Senate at Odds


Time Inc. Sells for Nearly $3 Billion as Kochs Back the Deal

Culling Voter Rolls: Battling Over Who Even Gets to Go to the Polls

Jared Kushner’s Vast Duties, and Visibility in White House, Shrink



Local


A Tired Brooklyn Transit Hub Is Finally Getting Attention

Campaign to Prevent Violent Traffic Stops Tells Drivers to Keep Cool


Philly.com


After 12 years as controller, Alan Butkovitz eyes mayor's office

Should this former inmate, a La Salle great, finally get his shot at the Big Five Hall of Fame

Philly paying millions to resolve allegations of police misconduct



The Detroit Free Press

Conyers steps down from Judiciary Committee

After 53 years as civil rights icon, Conyers' legacy in danger after harassment charges

Office tackles waste, fraud in Detroit schools cites more than 700 investigations


Detroit corporation counsel Melvin Hollowell to leave city post for law firm position


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Woman found dead, hanging from balcony in Cleveland's Ohio City neighborhood


Rally held after shooting that killed 12-year-old boy and injured five others in Cleveland

Residents, business owners upset over shooting that left a 12-year-old killed in Cleveland

12-year-old boy killed by stray bullet at dad's Cleveland beauty supply store loved sports & family



The Chicago Tribune


9 shot, 2 fatally, Sunday on West, South sides

Woman who killed disabled daughter found dead 2 days before prison stint was to begin

U. of C. statue gives black scholar her place in history

Later start times, less homework: Here’s what elite schools are doing to help students cope with stress



The Star-Ledger

Arrest made in vandalism of 5 black churches; Bias ruled out as motive

A concussion registry makes N.J. high school sports safer | Editorial


The scandals, turmoil that have put this N.J. college in jeopardy


City paid $26K to consultants who admitted to tax evasion


The Washington Post


Official sues Trump to block his pick for head of consumer watchdog agency


Congress confronts jam-packed agenda with shutdown deadline looming


Senate GOP tax bill hurts the poor more than originally thought, CBO analysis finds

GOP lawmaker uses fuzzy math to make case for small-business tax cuts

Comey tweeted about freedom of the press — minutes after Trump attacked CNN


Allegations against Roy Moore create awkward choice for suburban women in Alabama

Rep. Conyers steps down from Judiciary Committee amid ethics probe


The shrinking profile of Jared Kushner

Washington-area schools show a building commitment to science

D.C. establishes $10 million fund to preserve disappearing affordable housing

Why a historically conservative county in Virginia is making national Republicans nervous


The Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court to decide who is a protected whistle-blower in corporate America


Republicans say corporate tax cuts will boost workers' wages, but CEOs might have other plans

Whites are moving back to Inglewood. There goes our neighborhood.

A new California gold rush for homeowners, the poorhouse for renters



USA Today

Sen. Al Franken: 'I want to be a better man'






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