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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 - August 29

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Today in Black History: Jazz saxophonist and bebop stylist Charlie "Bird" Parker was born in Kansas City, Kansas in 1920, becoming a trend setter in the industry.

Read the latest developments on the disaster in Texas in the Houston Chronicle

The New York Times

Texas Storm and Flooding

Waters Still Rising, Texas Governor Warns of Long Recovery


Heavy Rainfall From Harvey Continues


Mayor’s Dilemma: Whether to Tell Residents to Stay or Go

Hospitals Inundated, With Many Cut Off


How Does Hurricane Harvey Compare With Katrina?



National


Moscow Tower Deal Could Make Trump President, Ally Said

Editorial: ‘The President Speaks For Himself’


Opinion: White Supremacist Groups Don’t Deserve Tax Exemptions

Trump Eyed Ratings in Pardoning Arpaio as Harvey Hit


2 Bankers Are Selling Trump Tax Overhaul. Is Congress Buying?


Japan Raises Alarm After North Korea Missile Launch


The Ways We Talk About Our Past

The New Front in the Gerrymandering Wars: Democracy vs. Math


Local


NYC Ferry Is Expanding Again, but Not Without Growing Pains



Philly.com


Antifa, black-clad and often violent, is strong in Philly


Finally, MLK Older Adult Center is open for activities


Urged to run by Trump, Rep. Lou Barletta announces challenge against Sen. Bob Casey


The Chicago Tribune


Jury convicts Chicago cop of excessive force for firing 16 shots at car, wounding two teens

School funding bill could mean even bigger CPS property tax hike


CPS to teach 8th, 10th graders about Jon Burge legacy as part of reparations



The Star-Ledger

Court upholds ruling granting new trial for N.J. man once on death row

Watch Ted Cruz get called out for being Sandy aid 'hypocrite'

TD Bank Penny Arcades: File a claim

Every NJ Transit cop now wears a body cam after $2M buy

Unsightly wires plague Newark neighborhood

N.J. lawmaker's photo with Confederate flag sparks criticism


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's home neighborhood produces largest number of absentee ballot requests

Cavs owner Dan Gilbert kills deal to renovate Quicken Loans Arena

There's nothing to honor in the Confederacy: Jack Shuler (Opinion)


What colleges and majors lead to a well-paying job? See how Ohio schools rank


The Detroit Free Press

State trooper's Tasing of boy, 15, focus of probe in Detroit

$10M boosts Detroit school prepping students, adults for jobs

Commission OKs Detroit teacher contract, giving it final approval


DPD to reopen cases handled by cops whose lies sent man to prison for 25 years


The Los Angeles Times


For years, engineers have warned that Houston was a flood disaster in the making. Why didn't somebody do something?


Want to fight L.A. City Hall? It could get a lot more expensive


L.A. is poised to roll back its ban on 'ultracompact' guns

Editorial: Ending DACA would upend the dreams of a generation of immigrants without fixing a thing



The Washington Post


Deadly Harvey now aims at Louisiana

Rescue agencies grapple with aftermath of historic deluge

A disastrous start to the school year: Students stranded, evacuated

Thousands pile into makeshift shelters, big and small, across Texas

Top Trump Organization executive asked Putin aide for help on business deal


Senior White House aides are increasingly airing their private disagreements publicly


N. Korea missile launch appears designed to cause maximum mayhem, minimal blowback

Trump defends pardon of Arpaio, says announcing it during hurricane likely brought ‘far higher’ ratings


A surgeon experimented on slave women without anesthesia. Now his statues are under attack.

‘They always underestimate me - young, female and black’, D.C.’s mayor says on the verge of her re-election campaign.

After protest in his district, Miller says he regrets offering his ‘historical perspective’ about Justice Taney

Perspective: America’s missing slave memorials: It’s time to truly acknowledge our bloody past

County-by-county public financing for races is legal, Md. attorney general’s office says


USA Today

Walmart ships 2,000 kayaks to affected area as Harvey rain moves away from Houston — for now








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