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Today in Black America - November 15

POSTED: November 15, 2016, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History:  Teacher, abolitionist and feminist Sarah Jane Early was born in 1825.

The New York Times

National


Gwen Ifill, a Reporter Who Broke Barriers, Dies at 61

Brooks: The Life and Example of Gwen Ifill


Muslim-Americans Victimized as F.B.I. Sees Hate Crime Rise

Editorial: ‘Turn On the Hate’


Giuliani and Sessions Emerge as Choices for Other Positions

Obama Urges Trump to Send ‘Signals of Unity’ to Minorities

Black Deaths Matter

What Donald Trump’s Vow to Deport Up to 3 Million Immigrants Would Mean

Pro-Settlement Israelis Feel Emboldened by Result


U.S. Forces May Have Committed War Crimes in Afghanistan, Prosecutor Says

Google and Facebook Take Stand Against Fake News Sites



Local


‘I Was Terrified’: Inmates Say They Paid a Brutal Price for a Guard’s Injury

Mayor de Blasio, Seeking Re-election, Secures Backing of 2 Unions

‘Unprecedented’ Work Required to Open 2nd Avenue Subway by Year’s End, Officials Say

Westchester County Gets a New Gun Store. Many People Aren’t Happy.


The Christian Science Monitor


The Trump presidency: What will it change in the Middle East? (+video)

Is US trying to defeat ISIS too quickly?

Trump to deport 2-3 million immigrants: A shift in practice or just tone?

In test of Trump's immigration stance, Australia to transfer refugees to US

How Americans are handling post-election hate



Philly.com


Trump's choice of Bannon brings swift blowback

Kenney urges Philly to turn its back on hate, racism


13 charged in disturbance after Penn State upset Ohio State

Dwight Evans sworn in to represent Philly-based 2nd District in U.S. House

After swastikas, parents at Bucks school urge focus on diversity


Area colleges grapple with post-election tensions

Council committee to consider bills to combat lead poisoning



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Ohio State student arrested after shoving anti-Trump protester down stairs (video)

Former Rep. Steve LaTourette remembered as bipartisan luminary in Congress

Rep. Tim Ryan of Ohio says he's considering a run for House Democratic leader

Cleveland police cruisers to receive dash cameras, courtesy of Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's Office

Lawyer, social worker, police sergeant appointed to Cleveland Community Police Commission

Too much testing, charter schools and too much change are top concerns of Ohio educators, parents


The Star-Ledger

Hundreds attend funeral of slain Newark street dancer Uggie Bowens

Longtime Christie friend Chiesa to head N.J. takeover of Atlantic City

NJPAC breaks ground on long-awaited high-rise project

Woman found dead, girl abandoned at Port Authority have N.J. ties, reports say

Christie will have 'important role' in Trump administration, Giuliani says

No jail for prison teacher who had sex with inmate



The Detroit Free Press

How Donald Trump turned the tide in Michigan

Michigan groups vow to fight crackdown on immigrants, minorities

Panel urges 30-day suspension for Oakland County Judge Lisa Gorcyca

Traverse City cop suspended after displaying Confederate flag resigns

Job offers arrive at Detroit career fair for men of color


The Washington Post


PBS anchor made her mark as one of the most prominent black panelists and moderators

Democrats begin soul-searching, jockeying after Clinton loss

Is Trump’s new chief strategist a racist? Critics say so.

Hopeful and relieved, evangelicals see Trump’s win as their own

Group of U-Va. students, faculty ‘deeply offended’ by Thomas Jefferson being quoted at school he founded

Restaurant denies free Veterans Day meal to black veteran after man in Trump shirt accuses him of lying

A 75-mile-wide gap in Trump’s wall? A tribe says it won’t let it divide its land.


‘Era of Palestinian state is over’: Right-wing Israeli leaders seize on Trump’s win

Trump says he wants to meet with the FBI director before deciding if he will fire him

The electoral college has serious problems. So do any alternatives.


Virginia’s schools are growing more racially and economically segregated

Montgomery County students protest Trump's election


Did the idea of free public higher education go down with the Democrats?


The Chicago Tribune


As crime surges, more neighborhoods are caught in its grip

Cook Sheriff Tom Dart proposes scrapping state's cash-bail system some see as discriminatory

Some Elgin Latino educators, students uncertain of post-Trump world

Traverse City police officer who displayed Confederate flag resigns


The Los Angeles Times

Democrat Kamala Harris will soon join a Republican-controlled Senate. Here's where she sees common ground

Police Commission, LAPD, community to tackle a longstanding, thorny issue: racial profiling


LAPD will not help deport immigrants under Trump, chief says

Cal State trustees could raise tuition by $270, and hundreds of students plan to disrupt their meeting

Cal State Fullerton's Project Rebound aims to make life after prison successful



USA Today


Students lead new wave of anti-Trump protests

Trump adviser Steve Bannon becomes 'the story'







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