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Football great Emlen Tunnell, the first Black player inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame was born on this date in 1925 in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

Today in Black America - March 17

POSTED: March 17, 2016, 6:30 am

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Today in Black History: Pianist and velvet voice singer Nat King Cole is born on this date in 1919.

The New York Times

National


Blow: A Bernie Blackout?

Editorial: Merrick Garland for the Supreme Court

Obama Chooses Merrick Garland for Supreme Court


Merrick Garland’s Path to Nomination Marked by Deference, With Limits

Some Senate Republicans Will Meet With Supreme Court Nominee

Supreme Court Nomination Drives Groups From Left and Right to Fight

Bernie Sanders Team Says It Still Has Path Forward After Losses


Who Won the Missouri Primaries? We May Not Know for a While


Charter Schools Suspend Black and Disabled Students More, Study Says


Local


Decision-Making via Memo at Mayor de Blasio’s City Hall

U.S. Investigating Elevated Blood Lead Levels in New York’s Public Housing


Queens Man Is Arrested After His Grandson Brings a Loaded Pistol to School


Newark Schools to Test Pupils for Lead as Officials Cite Longstanding Problem


End of Tax Break Program May Blunt Impact of New York Zoning Change


The Christian Science Monitor


Merrick Garland and the prospect of a centrist Supreme Court

From Trump to Supreme Court, a Washington torn over rules


New math: Where Trump, Clinton stand after primary victories


The Star Ledger


2 dead, 2 wounded in bloody night of violence in Newark

Newark council approves police oversight board, union vows to sue


Jersey City 'winning the fight on crime,' Fulop says in annual address

Sweeney, Lesniak feud again over Kean discrimination review


N.J. town puts up half a million to keep cops in every school


Philly.com

Phila. schools launch effort to fill 800 teaching positions


Toomey still opposes preelection vote on court nominee


Kasich woos vote-rich Phila. suburbs

Ex-Visit Phila. CFO charged in $200K fraud


Bacterial meningitis, killer of Phila. boy, often seems to be flu


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

The nation reacts to ouster of Tamir Rice Prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty


Should polling stations be inside public schools?


Cleveland poll worker accused of pulling out gun at polling station inside West Side school pleaded guilty to sex crime

Cleveland school official says students were never in danger when volunteer pulled out gun at polling place

Ted Strickland's big lead is holding


Politicos, journalists to hold forum on civility in politics: What to watch for Thursday

Ohio health department starts Zika virus testing



The Detroit Free Press


Who's at fault in Flint water crisis? Rick Snyder, EPA's McCarthy clash

Bills would subject governor, Legislature to FOIA


Prosecutor blasts 'backdoor arraignment' of Cleaves

EPA head saw Flint problems getting 'big' months before taking action


Detroit to spend $11.7 millon to renovate 40 parks



The Chicago Tribune


Emanuel: Alvarez loss sends clear message on police reform

7 wounded in city shootings, including man shot on Lake Shore Drive


Police union sues over officer interviews in probe of McDonald shooting

DuPage ranked as healthiest county in Illinois


'The South Side' tackles Chicago segregation, highlights black neighborhoods


The Los Angeles Times


California's June primary just became crucial in the race for the White House

Lawmakers propose California center on gun violence research


L.A. to pay up to $30 million in curfew lawsuit settlement to provide job training for gang members

25 years later, vigil marks Latasha Harlins' death, which fed anger during Rodney King riots


Are charter schools suspending too many students?



The Washington Post


Meet Merrick Garland, President Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court

Obama’s Supreme Court choice may have made the best case for his confirmation

Why Sen. Mitch McConnell won’t budge on the Supreme Court nomination


Black Lives Matter won on Tuesday. Prosecutors Lost.

Here's why Donald Trump isn't a sure bet to win the GOP nomination


Bernie Sanders tells supporters he sees a winning streak coming


Republicans had a plan for the middle class, and Donald Trump killed it

The ‘Walmartization’ of public education

What can happen when a neighborhood school is forced to share its space with a charter

Deputies who escorted sucker-punched protester at Trump rally have been disciplined

Major state funding proposed for Baltimore ‘revival’ package

Strengthen the Justice Reinvestment Act by repealing Maryland’s mandatory sentencing laws

Bill to ban guns on college campuses approved in Md. House



USA Today


Colo. town's tests reveal lead in water of older homes

Beyond Flint: Excessive lead levels found in almost 2,000 water systems across all 50 states


Officer arrested on murder charge in teen’s shooting











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