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Today in Black America - May 7

POSTED: May 07, 2014, 9:30 am

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Today in Black History: Alabama A&M University is founded as Huntsville Normal School in 1875, led by a former slave, Dr. William Hooper Councill.

The New York Times

U.S. Climate Has Already Changed, Study Finds, Citing Heat and Floods

G.O.P. Establishment Sees Its Candidate Win North Carolina Senate Primary


U.S. Plan Aims to Draw Immigrants With Technology Skills


U.S. Chamber of Commerce Begins Ad Blitz for G.O.P.

Georgia College Seeks Return to Calm After Shootings Taint End of Academic Year


How an Experiment With Dolls Helped Lead to School Integration


City Councilman Ruben Wills Arrested


With Caution, a Poor Corner of Brooklyn Welcomes an Affordable Housing Plan


The Christian Science Monitor

As South Africa votes, this shanty town explains anger at the ANC

No region of US untouched by climate change, but effects vary, report finds (+video)


Aiming for a Top 100 college? It's not at all necessary to thrive, poll finds.

Nigeria's captive girls: Calls begin for US military to join rescue campaign (+video)


The Star Ledger

Law firm hired by Christie to probe bridge scandal billed NJ $1.1M through January


Christie, Cuomo form panel to look into Port Authority

Newark mother says son's killer 'allowed street violence to consume your soul'

Newark mayoral race: Baraka accuses Jeffries of keeping his donors secret

Early class times are bad for teenage students, British researcher finds



The Detroit Free Press


Rochelle Riley: Kidnap of Nigerian girls a disgrace, time for rescue is now

Could U.S. Rep. John Conyers win a write-in fight? Don't count him out

$194 million to help Detroit could come from state's rainy day fund



Philly.com

New Convention Center rules divide unions


Ex-Kelly aide not sure of boss' role in bridge closures


Moody's issues warning on School District's bond rating


The Washington Post

‘Rapid response’ planned to find Nigerian girls


#BringBackOurGirls protest comes to D.C.

Petri: Clarence Thomas’s bizarre ‘probably’

The new War on Poverty: Tackling two generations at once

White House seeks new ways to penetrate polarized media

Leggett proposes pay-equity law in Montgomery

Pr. George’s schools await action on $1.75 billion budget


The Chicago Tribune

Illiana agreement commits Illinois to spend $250M

Lawmakers deal Quinn blow on troubled grant program

Push to require CPR, defibrillator training in Illinois high schools


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Bond-financing deal coming together for 600-room Hilton convention hotel in downtown Cleveland


Colleges receive grants for workforce development programs: Higher Education Roundup


District 10 voters re-elect Bill Patmon to Ohio House of Representatives


Stephanie Howse wins six-way race for Ohio House District 11 seat


Ed FitzGerald to supporters in primary night speech: 'The case against John Kasich ... is strong'


The Los Angeles Times

Talk of 'prom draft' at O.C. high school spurs note from principal

L.A. County supervisors vote to move forward on $2-billion jail plan


L.A. County considering background checks on ice cream truck vendors



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Cops: Augusta college shootings related to 2 others


Head of Atlanta jobs agency retires in wake of AJC investigation


Re-opening Atlanta school planetarium discussed

Surprise donations bring supplies to Atlanta classrooms


USA Today


'Jet' magazine to stop print publication

Video shows woman attacking second-grader on bus




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