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Today in Black America - March 21

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Today in Black History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. successfully led marchers across the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma to Montgomery in 1965.

The New York Times

Editorial: Suppressing the Vote


Obama Widens Sanctions on Russia in Ukraine Crisis

Koch Group, Spending Freely, Hones Attack on Government

Sexual Misconduct Case Ends With No Jail Time for General

Former Naval Academy Football Player Is Acquitted of Sexual Assault

School Data Finds Pattern of Inequality Along Racial Lines

Despite Critics, de Blasio Finds Success in Pursuit of Liberal Agenda

Mayor Vows Jail Reforms on Rikers Island

North Carolina Planner Named to Head New York City Parks Dept.


The Washington Post

What’s keeping March Madness from playing in S.C. and Miss.? A flag.


Seven states that show just how hard it is to measure Obamacare’s success

Cruz’s ‘biggest lie’ may be the truth

Dayton’s victory was not an upset for fans of gender pay equity

Conversations: Col. Charles McGee, Tuskegee Airman

IRS watchdog warns of ‘largest scam of its kind’

Maryland, D.C. schools to begin field-testing new exams

Gray: I will not resign if I am indicted


The Christian Science Monitor

California leads states in identify fraud and computer hackings, report says


General's sentence in sex case called a 'shock,' 'beyond disappointing' (+video)

100 found in Houston 'stash house' – horrors routine, but on bigger scale (+video)

Obama pushes help for working women: How much do they need it? (+video)


The Star Ledger

To close $10.5 million budget gap, Trenton school district plans to cut 77 jobs, create 58


Genova law firm withdraws as counsel for Newark watershed agency


Trenton council dedicates day to late city activist Dion Clark

Former Trenton councilman criticizes City Hall, police for violence affecting city's Latino population

Man ran prostitution business from Essex County Jail, authorities say



Philly.com

Man sues for wrongful arrest, imprisonment


SRC approves the sale of eight school properties for $38 million

Black preschoolers more likely to face suspension



The Chicago Tribune

House Ethics Committee reviewing conduct of Rep. Luis Gutierrez

Feds to try to show gang leader killed cop, companion in 2008

Catholic Schools officials blast CPS' new testing


The Detroit Free Press

Detroit teen, 13, goes missing; police need help finding her

Detroit Schools offer parents computer workshops

Editorial: It's too early to expand Michigan's Education Achievement Authority


Grosse Pointe forum draws 250 to talk about racial intolerance, healing

Arrest warrant issued for singer Anita Baker in civil suit

Michigan Senate passes bill on drug tests for welfare recipients

NAACP to honor John Dingell and Carl Levin at annual Fight for Freedom Fund dinner



The Los Angeles Times

Upbeat signs for GOP may mask its Latino problem


LAFD recruit program is suspended

Race to lead L.A. teachers union headed to runoff


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

If the economy imploded again, Ohio banks would fare fine, but one large bank wouldn't

Gov. John Kasich and Ed FitzGerald move into defining phase of 2014 campaign: Analysis


Boys & Girls Clubs of America receives $10 million grant to combat obesity

Rep. Marcia Fudge urges U.S. to reconsider aid to anti-gay countries


The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia lawmakers pass sweeping gun bill


Measure limiting some early voting passed by Georgia Senate

Georgia voters will have say on proposed income tax cap

Investigators debunk email claiming Kendrick Johnson was murdered

APS pays $50K to state for oversight issue



USA Today


Obama to meet with Internet CEOs

Some state pensions in dire straits

Watch Rep. John Lewis do a 'Happy' dance



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