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Today in Black America - September 28

POSTED: September 28, 2016, 8:30 am

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Today in Black History: New York Supreme Court Judge, the late Bruce H. Wright, author of "Black Robes, White Justice," is born in 1918 in Princeton, New Jersey.

The New York Times

National


Baltimore vs. Marilyn Mosby


Police Shoot and Kill Black Man in El Cajon, Calif.


Trump and Clinton Move From First Debate Into Swing States

If Your Vote Doesn’t Really Count, Is There Anything You Can Do?

Obama Nominates First Ambassador to Cuba in Over 50 Years

Whether Crime Is Up or Down Depends on Data Being Used

Senate’s Vote on Simple Bill to Fund the Government Is Anything But

Senate Set to Override Veto on Bill Allowing 9/11 Suits Against Saudi Arabia


Local


Christie Laughed When Told of 2013 Bridge Plot, Former Ally Testifies


City to Pay $5.75 Million Over Death of Mentally Ill Inmate at Rikers Island


Cuomo’s Vision for Revamped Penn Station: New Home for Amtrak and L.I.R.R.



The Christian Science Monitor


The Politics of US: Race

The sheriff of Ericson Street


The roots of Donald Trump’s anti-intellectualism

Can social media turn the US into a nation of voters? (+video)


Why the ACLU is taking the New Jersey bomber's case


The Star-Ledger


Christie defends ending tax pact with Pa., which will cost some N.J. residents more


Christie on Bridgegate allegation: 'I know I didn't say that'


Who knew about Bridgegate? Six and counting, Wildstein says


Officials release video of fatal NJ Transit bus crash in Newark

Men who found bombs near train station get keys to Elizabeth


Philly.com


Penn student accused of rape sues university, citing gender, racial discrimination

Fenerty suspended at Parking Authority after 2nd sexual-harassment allegation

Philly Bar Association to hold free criminal record expungement clinic

Philly school superintendent Hite says district in great shape now, but deficits loom


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


More than half of parents save for college, put more aside, report says

Online vs. paper tests create "seesaw" effect on state report card grades, school official says


Transit union members, transit riders, hold voter registration push


Lake County forum on criminal justice and race Tuesday night drew some 150 people


What is peritonitis, the condition that killed Euclid High School football player?


The Detroit Free Press


DPS steps up school security after threat


Senate Dems upend government funding over Flint

Vinnie Johnson's Piston Group set to make acquisition

Gang member admits he used job at cancer center to scare witnesses



The Chicago Tribune


CPS to review hiring practices after teacher, with past record, arrested


Six wounded in city shootings


Only 86 freshmen at Chicago State University, as total enrollment drops 25 percent


Judge blocks Election Day registration at Illinois polling places


The Washington Post


U.S. owes black people reparations for a history of ‘racial terrorism,’ says U.N. panel


Police fatally shoot black man in San Diego suburb, sparking protests

House leaders reach deal on Flint aid, potentially averting government shutdown

Wells Fargo CEO to forfeit $41 million in pay after sales scandal


Yale study suggests racial bias among preschool teachers

Do whites and men have too much power? Your answer says a lot about whether you back Clinton or Trump.

Tests scores rise in Md., but a majority of students in most grades still fail

Maryland State education board moves on Hogan’s Labor Day executive order


Police video shows aftermath of Terrence Sterling shooting



The Los Angeles Times


L.A. school board members dream of 100% graduation

L.A. wants to delay when employers may ask about criminal histories


USA Today


Man shot by police in San Diego suburb dies










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