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Today in Black America - September 4

POSTED: September 04, 2015, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: Inventor Lewis Howard Latimer was born in Chelsea, Massachusetts on this date in 1848.

The New York Times

National

Editorial: The Truth of ‘Black Lives Matter’

Silicon Valley, Seeking Diversity, Focuses on Blacks

Guard for Donald Trump Hits Protester

Clerk in Kentucky Chooses Jail Over Deal on Same-Sex Marriage

Contentious Case Over Gay Rights Nothing New to a Kentucky Judge

3 Corrections Deputies in California Charged With Murder in Death of Mentally Ill Inmate


Cheryl Mills, Adviser to Hillary Clinton, Testifies on Benghazi and Email Practices


Legion of Tech Volunteers Lead a Charge for Bernie Sanders



Local


Hakeem Jeffries for New York Mayor? Some Democrats Say Yes, but He Hesitates

Some Nail Salon Owners in New York Push Back Against Increased Regulation

Suspect and Witness Are Sought in Fatal Brooklyn Fight


The Christian Science Monitor

As states change use of SAT and ACT, disadvantaged students get boost

CHANGE AGENT: For young girls, an education; for older women, jobs


On barren hilltop, Israeli settler vigilantism blurs into Jewish theocracy

Why Democrats are backing nuclear deal, despite distrust of Iran


Philly.com

Building-services rally: 'We need good raises'

Judge still mulling case of Bucks DA

Sharp-eyed worker discovers crumbling school


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Check out the applications for those vying for a spot on the Cleveland Community Police Commission

John Kasich touts economic project, but GOP presidential race the elephant in the room

United Way of Greater Cleveland starts 2015 campaign with pancake flip at Cleveland schools

Bill seeks specialty license plates for every school district, private school in Ohio

California city could be Cleveland model for quelling retaliatory gun violence


The Detroit Free Press

Nation of Islam’s Farrakhan meets with Eminem in Detroit

Notorious drug dealer known as White Boy Rick in court

Program preps students to be Detroit firefighters, EMTs


The Chicago Tribune

Chicago marks deadliest day by gunfire in more than a decade

Lawmakers try negotiation on Rauner pot vetoes



The Los Angeles Times

Wage theft victims who win their cases can still come up short

How to avoid becoming a victim of Medicare fraud

With climate change and road repairs, Brown jumps into last-minute legislative fray

Attorneys fire back in feud over proposed DWP billing settlement

L.A.-based trial attorney accused of misappropriating clients' money



The Washington Post

Conservative radio host’s questions on foreign policy trip up Trump

Kentucky county begins issuing marriage licenses to gay couples


How AIPAC lost the Iran deal fight


White Va., cop charged with murder of black teen in Wal-Mart incident


Another terrible week for Hillary Clinton on social media

It’s not enough for young black women to admire Serena. They need to emulate her will to win.

Why police can’t fix urban America’s violent crime problem


Metro will seek a specialist to change management, workplace culture

Va. Democrats renew call for background checks for gun-show purchases

Md. man arrested for tweeting ‘kill all white people’


Report slams silence around ‘stealth’ write-in vote in town of Chevy Chase


USA Today


Employers added 173,000 jobs in August


Northern Calif. community rallies around terrorized black family






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