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Today in Black America - September 22

POSTED: September 22, 2016, 8:30 am

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Today in Black History: Dr. Ralphe Bunche, Harvard professor, became the first Black to receive the Nobel Peace Prize in 1948 for mediating the Middle East conflict.

The Charlotte Observer

Charlotte faces aftermath of protests ignited by fatal police shooting; 16 officers injured

Calm on uptown streets Thursday after second night of violent Charlotte police protests

Will Wells Fargo’s board reclaim executives’ pay over accounts scandal?


The New York Times

National


Humans Spread From Africa in One Wave, DNA Shows

Man Is Shot in Charlotte as Unrest Stretches to Second Night

Amid Protests, Entire W.N.B.A. Team Kneels During Anthem

Hillary Clinton Struggles to Replicate Obama’s Small-Donor Juggernaut


Activating Clinton’s Outrage Machine

When It Comes to Baskets, We’re All Deplorable


In Wells Fargo’s Bogus Accounts, Echoes of Foreclosure Abuses

Texas Threatens to Pull Out of Refugee Resettlement Program

Why First Aid Is Often Lacking in the Moments After a Police Shooting


Clinton and Trump Tied in North Carolina Poll, With Sharp Educational Divides



Local


Corruption Charges Expected for Ex-Cuomo Aides

Cuomo Called for ‘Reboot’ of School Standards. Officials Propose Tweaks Instead.

Port Authority Chief Testifies Christie Ally Pressured Him to Reclose Lanes to Bridge



The Christian Science Monitor

Education Secretary John King: US still has work to do on equity in schools

Why video everywhere is a boon (and bane) for police


In wake of Tulsa shooting, a new look at role of policewomen



Philly.com


DA Seth Williams facing Democratic challenge from former federal prosecutor


College student complains of rough treatment by Philly cops

Inmate exonerated after 25 years in prison sues Philadelphia and the Police Department

Jury to weigh Temple student's death: Murder or suicide?

Judge unseals limited details of convicted state Rep. Acosta's guilty plea


The Star Ledger


'My Students and I are Hurting': Woodrow Wilson coach on anthem decision

As Rutgers officials work on solutions, students call for reopening of tailgate

CEO pay at N.J.'s non-profit hospitals is a big issue. Here's what Top 10 make


P.A. director: Bridgegate lane closures were 'abusive decision'

Christie OKs new oversight group for state's largest hospital



The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Verizon data overages strain family ties, as well as wallets

Ohio EPA director criticizes Erin Brockovich pollution report as biased scare tactics


Akron to save nearly $57 million on sewer projects this year



The Detroit Free Press


Dad held in slaughter of family had stabbed first wife to death in 1991


More racist graffiti found at Eastern Michigan

Third-grade reading bill headed to Snyder's desk


Town hall meetings set on mental health funding, bid to privatize


The Chicago Tribune


Emanuel to give major speech tonight on plans to quell Chicago's rising violence

Emanuel pledges not to raise taxes for plan to add nearly 1,000 officers to Chicago's police force

2 dead, 13 wounded in Chicago shootings

Transit-oriented housing in Chicago is back on track


The Washington Post


The big winners in the new U.S. income data? White women.

Here’s how to navigate the opening of the African American history museum


State of emergency in Charlotte after man shot during 2nd night of protests

Trump said African American communities are in their worst shape ‘ever.’ Here’s how Twitter corrected him.


Democrats see stopgap spending bill as best chance to get funding for Flint water crisis

West Point criticized after cadets wear sombreros at Army football game near Mexico

Hispanics are gaining at the ballot box, but few are actually on the ballot

Another racial slur found on campus where ‘KKK’ was spray-painted on a wall

At top public universities, a mixed record for women in engineering

Middle school girl records classmates chanting racial slur during bus ride home


The Los Angeles Times


Court refuses to mandate use of test scores in teacher evaluations

Sacramento mayor Kevin Johnson hit with pie during scuffle at high school fundraising dinner


USA Today

Charlotte victim was a fixture in the neighborhood

Doyel: Entire Indiana Fever roster kneels for national anthem


Who wants to be a cop? Cities find staffing is no easy proposition






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