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Today in Black America - April 15

POSTED: April 15, 2014, 8:30 am

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Today in Black History: Harold Washington, first Black mayor of Chicago, was born in 1922, and civil rights and labor leader A. Philip Randolph in 1889.

The New York Times

Editorial: Unmet Promise on Discrimination

Budget Office Lowers Estimate for the Cost of Expanding Health Coverage

E-Cigarettes Are Targeted at Youths, Report Says

Appeal to Return 4 to Death Row Is Heard

Utah Garage Cleaning Turns Up Boxes of Suffocated Infants

In Many Cities, Rent Is Rising Out of Reach of Middle Class

Pulling Tricks From Everyone’s Sleeves

In the Bronx, Supporters Go Against Rep. Rangel


The Christian Science Monitor


Foreign doctors help poor Brazilians get a leg up


Amid growing prosperity, Rwanda's post-genocide generation comes of age

Boko Haram rears its head in Nigeria's capital with deadly bomb blasts (+video)


The Star Ledger

Mayors who didn't support Christie given less favorable treatment, official said

Port Authority Commissioner Anthony Sartor submits resignation letter


Jersey City town hall meeting on 2014 budget poorly attended


Campaign capsules in races for N.J.'s 12th Congressional seat and Trenton mayor

ACLU-NJ reaches settlement with Newark public schools over release of public records


The Detroit Free Press

City of Detroit close to pension deal, which could pave way for bankruptcy exit

Detroit launching auction website to sell abandoned homes

Excerpts from Stephen Henderson's Pulitzer Prize winning columns

Teen dies after being shot outside high school in Detroit


State Sen. Bert Johnson opts for re-election over congressional bid


Philly.com

Christie recalls raspberries, but not key talk


More voices urge action in SRC's proposed work-rule changes


Milton Street jumps into the 2015 race for mayor in Philadelphia


Largest teachers union endorses Leach in primary



The Washington Post

Social Security stops seizing old taxpayer debts

Robinson: A victory lap for Obamacare

Environmental groups team up to donate to campaigns


Charities critical of new federal giving rules


Is Barack Obama ‘black’? A majority of Americans say no.


Obama’s judicial appointments: liberal, but not that liberal


Bowser makes subtle change in school boundary position

O’Malley slated to address Nevada Democrats next month



The Chicago Tribune

Lawmakers seek regulation of e-cigarette liquids


Metra board approves anti-patronage policy

FBI director in Chicago: 'Painfully aware' of city's gun violence



The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Women in Ohio only made 76.9 cents for every $1 men made; wage gap much wider for minority women

Delinquencies on home-related loans drop to new low nationwide



The Los Angeles Times

SoCal Edison to lay off hundreds in effort to streamline management

Garcetti's budget adds more firefighters, overhauls 911 dispatch

L.A. teachers union chief ends reelection campaign


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Atlanta superintendent hired with unanimous vote


Community organization plans school board candidate forums

Should Beverly Hall stand trial in APS case?


USA Today


Kan. suspect known as loud racist, good neighbor

GOP sets small goals for black voter outreach


More documents from Christie-backed report released





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