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Today in Black America - April 20

POSTED: April 20, 2023, 11:30 am

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USA Today

McCarthy proposes $4.5 trillion in cuts to student loans, SNAP, more

Marjorie Taylor Greene silenced in hearing for calling Mayorkas a liar


Appeals court temporarily blocks congressional testimony in Trump case



The New York Times


A Super PAC Targets Greene, Gaetz, Boebert and Others on the Far Right


New York City Panel Weighs Rent Increases of Up to 16 Percent


House G.O.P. Eyes Rescinding Unspent Covid Money



The Associated Press


More peril for Trump in pending probes than NY: AP-NORC poll


Homeowner who shot Black teen Ralph Yarl pleads not guilty


‘Too much to learn’: Schools race to catch up kids’ reading


The Baltimore Sun


How Maryland’s pension became a billion-dollar business for Wall Street


Two Baltimore Police officers indicted in separate cases of assault and conspiracy to tamper with evidence

Sacco Foundation awards 14 Harford County Public School students and 10 educators



NJ.com


N.J. school district where 14-year-old died by suicide faces another bullying lawsuit

N.J. to spend up to $5M for outside managers to help run state veterans’ home where hundreds died


Special education teacher threw child under desk, forced him to wear shirt over face, cops say


The Washington Post


Election denier Mike Lindell offered $5 million if he could be proved wrong. He’s just been told to pay.

Editorial: Fox News settlement shows media outlets don’t have a blank check

A White man was ‘scared to death’ of Ralph Yarl. For Black boys, this isn’t new.


The Los Angeles Times

Calmes: Why are we stuck with a Supreme Court justice who doesn’t follow the law?


A terrifying rampage ends with a teen’s death at Westlake High School

New contract would raise average L.A. teacher salary to $106,000 and lower class size


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Former DeKalb County superintendent lands 'dream job' with nonprofit

Metro Atlanta’s Black business landscape by the numbers

Fulton allows extra pay for social workers


The Chicago Sun-Times


The long goodbye: City Council honors Mayor Lori Lightfoot, 13 departing members

PPP fraud probe results in 6 Chicago Park District employees resigning, 5 facing discipline

Ben Jealous: Remembering Deepwater Horizon, the worst offshore oil spill in our history





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