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Today in Black America - February 13

POSTED: February 13, 2023, 10:00 am

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The New York Times


The Rocky Path to the College Board’s A.P. Black Studies Course


Why Mississippi, a Covid Hot Spot, Left Millions in Pandemic Aid Unspent


$500 a Month, No Strings: Chicago Experiments With a Guaranteed Income


USA Today


Why these faith leaders are fighting for abortion rights


Super Bowl 57 is Blackest, most woke Super Bowl ever. Sorry haters!

Mars Wrigley fined after workers fall into chocolate tank at M&M/Mars factory


The Associated Press


GOP election tactics no surprise to Wisconsin’s Black voters

Schools become flashpoint for Republicans eyeing White House

Lawsuit seeks white woman’s arrest in Emmett Till kidnapping



The Baltimore Sun


Maryland Gov. Wes Moore promised to give Latinos power in his administration. Here’s where things stand.

In battle for new FBI headquarters, Maryland and Virginia differ on criteria as they prepare to make final

Maryland gas companies should plan for an electrified future, decrease spending, ratepayers’ advocate warns


NJ.com

4 teens charged for recorded attack of N.J. 14-year-old who later died by suicide

School has pattern of on-campus assaults, social media bullying, suing mom claims

Shaquille O’Neal decided you shouldn’t see this film | Opinion


The Washington Post

Trump campaign paid researchers to prove 2020 fraud but kept findings secret

Memphis residents describe violent tactics allegedly used by police


Here’s how D.C. is changing what is taught in social studies



The Los Angeles Times

LAPD edits police shooting videos as other cities embrace greater transparency

Senators fault Department of Justice for ‘appalling’ conditions in Los Angeles jails

LAUSD bus drivers, food workers, teacher aides give union OK to call strike if talks fail


The Chicago Sun-Times


Businessman lands big deal with CTA, then helps Lightfoot’s reelection effort

Victims, families and school leaders seek answers after increase in after-school shootings

Mayoral candidates analyze Black exodus from Chicago: ‘We didn’t leave. We got kicked out’


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Atlanta University Center students denounce training center

Why parents want to oust Atlanta Public Schools leaders


Opinion: More Georgians get education after high school but not enough




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