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Today in Black America - September 20

POSTED: September 20, 2016, 9:00 am

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Today in Black History: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is stabbed in a Harlem store while promoting his autobiographical book “Stride Toward Freedom” in 1958.

The New York Times


National


Editorial: The Success of the Voter Fraud Myth

Having Won Re-election, a Black Mayor Is Out to Win Every Voter’s Heart


Video Released in Terence Crutcher’s Killing by Tulsa Police

Trial of Ex-Officers Opens With 2 Views of Fatal Albuquerque Shooting

After Bombings, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Clash Over Terrorism


Hillary Clinton Tells College Students, ‘I Need You’

Senate Is Set to Vote on Zika and Government Funding


Mapping Site Shows Shift in Mayor de Blasio’s Fund-Raising



Local


Racial Segregation in New York Schools Begins in Pre-K, Report Finds

Chris Christie Knew About Bridge Lane Closings as They Happened, Prosecutors Say


Donald Trump Stands by Chris Christie Despite Revelations in Bridge Closing Trial



The Christian Science Monitor


Why is the Fed hesitant to raise interest rates, despite low unemployment?


Will tracking digital harassment help defend against internet trolls?



The Star-Ledger


Remarkable day in Bridgegate trial: Feds say Christie knew about lane closures

Push to preserve MLK's former Camden home gaining support

N.J. gas prices spiking after major pipeline shutdown

Don't judge N.J. teachers based on standardized test scores, lawmakers say


Sheriff elections across N.J. dominated by 'double-dippers'


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland Council President: City will explore East Cleveland merger, but will not commit

How to vote early in Ohio

Ohio voters already have requested more than 524,600 absentee ballots for November's election


'Don King Way' still stirring controversy on Cleveland City Council



Philly.com


Why is Philly's homicide rate going up?


Brady on State Rep. Acosta: 'She should resign now' after guilty plea

Clinton offers Temple students debt relief, urges them to vote

KKK 'neighborhood watch' leaflets left at homes in Pa. town



The Chicago Tribune


2 dead, 10 injured in separate Chicago shootings


Emanuel delays major police speech in search of right message

EDITORIALS: Health, taxes and more: What should candidates disclose?



The Detroit Free Press


Drugmakers, allies fight efforts to limit opioid prescriptions


State's cowardly act: Changing the rules for Flint

Trump, Clinton each face challenges courting African-American vote in Detroit


Corrections officers reach tentative deal with state



The Washington Post


Black man fatally shot by Tulsa police was unarmed, chief says, as ‘disturbing’ video is released

Attacker’s family in shock as authorities search for answers in Minnesota mall rampage


Minn. Somali community condemns mall stabbings

At the country’s most elite — and liberal — colleges, some Trump supporters stay quiet


Explosives in New York and New Jersey were pressure cookers and pipe bombs linked to cellphones


Homeland Security finally shows employee morale improvement, though still rates low


Here’s some perspective on the current spate of confusing presidential polls


Charlotte not budging on ordinance that spurred N. Carolina bathroom law


Baker to decide on gubernatorial run after presidential elections

American U. students protest race-related incidents



The Los Angeles Times


UC Berkeley reinstates controversial course on history of Palestine

Heat is on L.A. school board over later start for classes

What does California State University need to do to move the needle on graduation rates?


USA Today

1 day, 2 shootings in spotlight: Terence Crutcher's death prompts outcry


David Simon catches more flak than Trump on 'black issues' town hall






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