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Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Today in Black America - May 2

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Today in Black History: Inventor Elijah McCoy, believed to be the inspiration for the term "the real McCoy," was born in 1843 in Colchester, Canada.

The New York Times

National


Officer Who Shot Walter Scott to Plead Guilty in Charleston


Trump Risks a Snub, or Worse, in Outreach to Rogue Leaders


EDITORIAL: Donald Trump Embraces Another Despot

Why the Bipartisan Budget Deal Should Make Trump Worry

Will Trump Really ‘Do a Big Number’ on the Big Banks?

Ivanka Trump’s West Wing Agenda


23 Environmental Rules Rolled Back in Trump’s 100 Days

Top Ethics Officer Challenges Trump Over Secret Waivers for Ex-Lobbyists

Supreme Court Rules Miami Can Sue for Predatory Lending


Texas Immigration Bill Draws Protesters to the State Capitol


Local

Housing Advocates Vow Sustained Protest of de Blasio Aide

New York Plan to Dump Chlorine Into Sewers Worries Environmental Advocates


The Christian Science Monitor


US foreign aid cuts: what could impact be?

Trump's steep learning curve

PROGRESS WATCH: Why fewer states are trying teens as adults



Philly.com


Like its owner, DA Seth Williams' house in Overbrook Farms has seen better days

DA Williams’ former first assistant seeking to fill his seat


Krasner picks up key ward leaders and more PAC support for DA

1,000 Philly teachers call out to protest lack of contract


Philly Police decreasing use of stop-and-frisk, officials say



The Detroit Free Press


Gallagher: Business leaders fear, welcome Detroit 1967 riot exhibits

Girl, 7, shot in drive-by on Detroit's west side

Detroit man freed from prison after convictions tossed

7 is lucky number as Detroit boys school celebrates major achievement


The Star-Ledger


Former N.J. high school football player acquitted of attempted murder

NJ Transit warns of ongoing delays as commuters call for NoPayMay protest


9 things we learned from listening to 9 governor candidates on 1 stage


N.J. to create diversion program to keep vets out of court, jail



The Chicago Tribune


South Shore, once thriving, struggles amid economic erosion and crime

2 shot in Logan Square among 4 wounded Monday night

Chicago nearing 200 homicides this year


The Los Angeles Times


Earthquake early warning system nets $10.2 million in Congress' budget deal


L.A. County considers pilot program for foster kids in schools

Huge arsenal seized from high-ranking Pasadena police officer's home, new records show

Leadership turnover at the California High-Speed Rail Authority could signal shakeup



The Washington Post


Former S.C. officer to plead guilty in killing of Walter Scott, an unarmed black man whose shooting was caught on video


House Republicans continue push for a health-care bill, even if it goes nowhere in the Senate

After spending-bill win, Democrats confident they can block Trump agenda


5 Democratic wins in the spending deal

Prospects for black America about to get worse under Trump, report says


Pentagon chief cracks down on service academy athletes going pro without serving full time

What happens to your cultural heritage when you marry someone of a different race?


American composer says he was detained at JFK because of his ‘super common’ Muslim name

Bananas hanging from string ‘in the shape of nooses’ investigated at American U.

Trump official freezes Michelle Obama’s plan to fight childhood obesity


‘Auntie Maxine’ and the quest for impeachment


Alexandria council set to raise taxes, citing increasing costs for schools, Metro

Congress expected to reauthorize D.C. school vouchers in sweeping budget deal



USA Today


Quadruplet brothers choose to attend Yale

Red Sox, Boston mayor apologize to Orioles' Adam Jones after fan incidents







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