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Today in Black America - May 25

POSTED: May 25, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Civil rights icon and NAACP leader Lilly Carroll Jackson was born in 1889 in Baltimore.

The New York Times

National

Death Penalty Is Sought for Dylann Roof in Charleston Church Killings


Thousands Held in Federal Prisons for Too Long, Report Finds

Editorial: The Supreme Court Rights a Racist Wrong

Explaining Clinton’s Lost Ground in the Polls


Republicans May Overhaul Primaries After Chaos of 2016


Taliban Verify Death of Leader and Name His Replacement


‘I Feel Like Nagasaki Has Been Abandoned’

As Donald Trump Pushes Conspiracy Theories, Right-Wing Media Gets Its Wish

California Looms as Delegate Prize, and as One More Democratic Battlefield

Senator John Barrasso to Lead G.O.P. Platform Committee at Convention

Florida Democratic Race Echoes Top of Ticket: Progressive vs. Establishment

Ohio’s Limits on Early Voting Are Discriminatory, Judge Says


2 Trials and No Convictions Put Top Baltimore Prosecutor in a Bind


Local


Overhauling 8 Parks, New York Seeks to Create More Inviting Spaces

New York Attorney General Accuses Domino’s of Wage Theft in Lawsuit

$1 Billion Went to Buffalo. Cuomo Donors Benefited.


Cuomo Offers 8 Bills to Cap Contributions From L.L.C.s

Rikers Island Guards Accused in Inmate’s Beating Will Not Testify



The Christian Science Monitor

Sanders legacy: 'liberal' no longer a four-letter word?


Job outlook for newest grads: be positive, but be prepared


In Black Lives Matter's shift to economic issues, echoes of Black Panthers

In acquittal of Baltimore officer, two views of justice collide


The Star-Ledger

Embattled superintendent resigns amid community outrage

'Nanny cam' trial cop says he didn't hear racial slurs caught on video

Would Trump have a chance in N.J. against Clinton or Sanders?


U.S. House passes Lautenberg chemical safety bill


ACLU: Atlantic City deal raises civil rights concerns

Against the odds: 100% of kids in this Newark program got into college


Philly.com


At Fattah's corruption trial, jurors hear about his son's tuition trouble


Over defense objections, Cosby ordered to stand trial


Violent death of a Philly street legend: 'He ran out of lives'

Phila. school principals, administrators reach tentative labor pact


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


RTA cuts are "terrifying," county residents say

Toledo men charged, accused of beating man because of race

Two Columbus men shot while watching two women fight

Cuyahoga County judges should explore bail-system reform for justice's sake: Mark Naymik

Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley sees 'fatal flaw' in proposed city-only minimum wage


Judge gives OK to excessive-force case against Cleveland police patrolman


The Detroit Free Press


Gov. Rick Snyder's legal tab $6,500 per day

Bill could add 'colored persons' to list of words banned in state law

Michigan lawmakers, Snyder agree to framework of budget


Ex-DPS principal Kenyetta Wilbourn Snapp offered break on prison sentence

Lawsuit challenges elimination of straight-ticket voting



The Chicago Tribune


Emanuel silent on potential 'code of silence' testimony

Chicago's racial employment gaps among worst in nation


1 dead, 9 wounded in citywide shootings

Chicago students find bathrooms disgusting, so they get to work

EDITORIALS: A third year with a phony budget? If so, Governor, grab the veto pen

Chicago school, health officials meet with parents over lead testing


The Los Angeles Times


Obamacare is helping millions get needed healthcare, new survey finds

Two L.A. councilmen want you to vote for $1-billion measure to house the homeless

L.A.'s homelessness math is a bit off — totals are the same but increases are smaller


Killings in L.A. are still on the rise, but police chief sees a 'turn of the tide'


The Washington Post

A hundred days later, White House isn’t giving up on replacing Antonin Scalia

Vietnamese woman raps for President Obama at town hall meeting. And he did beat box.


Virginia governor joins friend Hillary Clinton under an unwelcome FBI spotlight

GOP fundraisers once mocked by Trump now rallying to support his bid

Portland police chief placed on leave after being accused of inadvertently shooting friend, lying about it

Report: Virginia’s black students three times as likely as whites to face suspension

This company says it can predict whether a teacher will be any good — before entering a classroom

He nearly died in a shooting. Now he’s a doctor at the hospital that saved his life.

Pennsylvania Dept. of Corrections to discard terms ‘offender,’ ‘felon’ in describing ex-prisoners

Edwards blasts Democrats: ‘We are neither post-racial nor post-gender’

A partnership between the attorney general’s office and the community leads to positive change



USA Today


Growing number of problems found in Brazilian babies affected by Zika

Ed. board candidate who called Obama a gay prostitute loses Texas runoff

Teen murder victim chosen at random in 2-hour terror spree, prosecutor says













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