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Today in Black in America - September 29

POSTED: September 29, 2016, 9:00 am

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Today in Black History: Journalist Gwen Ifill, host of the PBS program "Washington Week," is born in 1955 in Queens, New York.

The New York Times

National


Congress Votes to Override Obama Veto on 9/11 Victims Bill


Alabama Chief Justice Roy S. Moore Battles Latest Ethics Charges

Teenager Held in Shootings That Kill Father and Injure 2 Students and a Teacher in South Carolina


Hillary Clinton’s College Plan Appeals to the Left, but Educators Have Doubts


Democrats Eye Hillary Clinton’s Confidence After Debate With Caution

Colin Kaepernick Says Presidential Candidates Were Trying to ‘Debate Who’s Less Racist’

Hillary Clinton Struggles to Win Back Young Voters From Third Parties


When ‘Yelling Commands’ Is the Wrong Police Response

Calls to 911 From Black Neighborhoods Fell After a Case of Police Violence


Local


Oral Nicholas Hillary Acquitted in Potsdam Boy’s Killing

Death of 6-Year-Old Boy in Harlem Raises Questions for Child Welfare Agency

‘Mr. Wolf’ Sought to Fix Bridge Scandal, Ex-Christie Ally Testifies


The Christian Science Monitor


Does the US owe blacks reparations? Yes, says UN panel.

What does academic freedom mean in the era of social media?

El Cajon shooting: US takes new look at police culture


Can familiarity build trust? A white cop moves into black Atlanta neighborhood

From juvenile detention to straight A's, with the help of a mentor


The Star-Ledger


Wildstein's Bridgegate timeline: Who knew and when?

Group drops challenge to $1.15B American Dream financing

7 things that worked against Fulop's bid to be N.J.'s next governor


Lawmakers propose 3-year degree, other changes to lower college cost


Philly.com

Widener prof creates website about Nat Turner

Salvation Army lawyer attacks credibility of retail expert

Lincoln U. students stage sit-in to protest campus conditions

SEPTA to hold career fair targeted to women


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Whether Clinton or Trump 'won' the debate, nobody's likely to change their vote: 60-Second Know-It-All (video)

Homeless advocates, Democrats ask full appellate court to review Ohio voter disenfranchisement case


New Ohio program offers low-cost alternative to court battles over public records

Cleveland school board also rejects teacher contract in symbolic vote

Cleveland police union's looming Trump, Clinton endorsement vote causes fear among black officers


The Chicago Tribune

Chicago's 'Obama people' recall key jobs in his White House, Cabinet

1 man killed, 6 others wounded in city shootings

Chicago police banned from threatening immigrants under Emanuel-backed measure

In Englewood, Whole Foods opens to cheers, high hopes


The Detroit Free Press


Far more Flint homes have lead lines than expected, report shows


U.S. House approves $170 million for Flint pipes


Judge rejects bid to have name removed from ballot


Survey shows more support for RTA vote with education



The Washington Post


Congress thwarts Obama on 9/11 lawsuits against Saudi Arabia

Former Republican senator and military maverick John Warner endorses Clinton


Two students, teacher injured in shooting at S.C. elementary school; officials say teen shooter’s father killed

Awkward questions for Clinton as Trump campaign airs husband’s infidelities

France and Britain begin building a border wall intended to impede migrants


Texas prisons ban ‘The Color Purple’ and book about Jackie Robinson but not ‘Mein Kampf’


Feds found widespread fraud at Corinthian Colleges. Why are students still paying the price?

The raging debate over the American sailor who refused to salute during the national anthem


The decline of the middle class is causing even more economic damage than we realized


The Los Angeles Times


Kamala Harris cashes in on the state Democratic Party's Senate endorsement while her rival gets nothing


L.A. targets full-time community college students for free tuition


LAPD shoot man who escaped from police custody during medical visit at USC hospital


L.A. city leaders question financial risk of hosting 2024 Olympic Games


USA Today


Pa. officer loses job after racially charged Snapchat photo









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