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Today in Black America - October 21

POSTED: October 21, 2014, 9:00 am

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Today in Black History: Jazz legend and band leader, Dizzy Gillespie, was born in 1917 in Cheraw, SC. He would become one of the genre's great ambassadors.

The New York Times


Why House Republicans Alienate Hispanics: They Don’t Need Them


On Ebola Response, Congressional Republicans Put New Focus on Visa Suspensions


Speaker of Alabama House Is Arrested on Corruption Charges


Wisconsin: Effort to Reinstate Voter ID Law Is Abandoned


Early Voting Offers No Proof That Democrats Have Improved Turnout Effort


The Bright Side on Jobs, and Why It Might Not Matter for the Midterm Elections


Senator Calls on Comcast to Extend Net Neutrality Pledge


Editorial: Re-elect Andrew Cuomo for Governor of New York

In New York, Vocational Skills Could Count Toward Diploma


De Blasio Sees Progress for Hurricane Sandy Victims Through a Program He Overhauled



The Christian Science Monitor


Sharp divide in how key voters view US government's Ebola response (+video)

'Breaking Bad' crystal meth action figure: Good idea for Toys 'R' Us? (+video)


US Marine accused of murder in Philippines. A blow to Obama's Asia pivot? (+video)

Pumpkin Fair riot: Should Keene State College students be expelled? (+video)

Ferguson, Mo. plans an alternate Halloween for trick-or-treaters



The Star Ledger

'We shouldn't be scared to go outside:' Spasm of shootings grips Elizabeth


Don't focus on drunk revelers, Far Hills Race brass say

New Jerseyans lukewarm to sports betting, poll shows

Majority of New Jerseyans oppose booze on the Atlantic City boardwalk, poll finds


The Washington Post


Learning from rivals, GOP ups ground game

Alabama House speaker indicted

Obama appears to gift-wrap another sound bite for GOP candidates

Supreme Court to decide police access to hotel registries

D.C.’s African American electorate fragmented for first time in years


Justice Department plans to review Baltimore police


Meet a D.C. Council candidate: Eric J. Jones

Free online AP courses debut on edX Web site


The Detroit Free Press


Kresge to help fund the dreams of Detroit neighborhoods

Waterford chief filmed removing campaign sign

Man charged in killing of 3-year-old Detroit girl

Wayne State law to freeze tuition, offer scholarships


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Highland High School students accused of sharing sexually explicit photos


Community foundations gathered in Cleveland vow to fight bill that could hurt their revenue

Afraid of Ebola? The flu is expected to kill 20,000 Americans, medical director says


Cleveland's Burke Lakefront Airport to serve as 'incubator' for start-ups


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

2 get life in prison for killing for gold chain

Reward offered in fatal shooting of N.C. college student from Ga.

Atlanta schools issue advisory on Ebola concerns


The Chicago Tribune

Cops: Boy, 17, fatally shot by officer after refusing to drop knife

Quinn, Rauner unleash negativity in final debate

Chicago blows through police OT budget by $23 million

Emanuel looking at former Preckwinkle chief of staff for city treasurer job


Philly.com


Report: Philly pays $40M price for cop misconduct


Castille: Justice McCaffery exhibits 'sociopath' symptoms

NRA-backed bill allows groups to sue towns over gun laws

Camden County Library program to let high school dropouts graduate

Judges bars SRC from nixing contracts


The Los Angeles Times

Deasy's exit reflects other school battles across the U.S.


Jurors see video of USC slaying suspect boasting about the crime

LAPD: CSUN student killed after trying to sell car on Craigslist


Irrational Ebola fears make life difficult for Liberians in the U.S.


USA Today

CDC issues new rules for protecting workers from Ebola

McConnell makes pitch to Kentucky's black voters


Missouri state senator arrested in Ferguson






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