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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 - January 25

POSTED: January 25, 2018, 8:00 am

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Today in Black America: Legendary late songstress Etta James was born on this date in 1938.


The New York Times

National

Police Fired 9 Times in Fatal Shooting of Virginia Driver, Video Shows

Baltimore Police Officer Charged With Fabricating Evidence in Drug Case

Trump Says He Is Willing to Speak Under Oath to Mueller


As U.S. Trumpets ‘America First,’ Rest of the World Is Moving On

Europe Is Back. And Rejecting Trumpism.


Trump Suggests a Path to Citizenship for ‘Dreamers’

Gymnasts’ Doctor Sentenced to Up to 175 Years for Sexual Abuse

Michigan State President Resigns Over School’s Connections to Nassar


Politics, Tech and Race Clash in San Francisco’s City Hall



Local


Mayor Delays Plan to Renovate 33 Subway Stations

Seeking to Curb Jail Violence, Bronx Prosecutors Set Up Shop on Rikers Island

New York Detective Guilty of Lying About Drug Arrest


Campaign Donor Pleaded Guilty to Trying to Bribe Mayor de Blasio


Philly.com


'It's the generational curse.' How farhers and sons wind up in prison together.

Has bold reform plan helped shrink Philly's prison population?


Could City Council block Kenney's proposed safe injection sites?


The Detroit Free Press


MSU President Lou Anna Simon steps down amid fallout from Larry Nassar case


State leaders react to Lou Anna Simon resignation as MSU President


John Conyers' son files to run for his father's Detroit seat in House



The Star-Ledger


See the latest foreclosure numbers for all 21 N.J. counties, ranked

Phil Murphy makes pick for leader of N.J.'s Economic Development Authority

N.J. orders shut down of 'failed' charter school despite $17M renovation

I've covered NJ Transit for 20 years, here's what I think Gov. Murphy may find in his audit


N.J. nuclear bill returns today -- with new controversy


The Chicago Tribune

Video shows bar fight involving Chicago cop who also fatally shot 2 people in separate case

Preckwinkle, Fioretti won't rule out further tax hikes for Cook County, clash over Berrios

Proposed law would ban tackle football for kids under 12 in Illinois


Chicago priest's hunger strike in support of 'Dreamers' passes 10 days


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Cleveland closer to hiring firm to clear hundreds of unfinished cases involving complaints against officers

'I can't wait for justice,' says mother of 4-year-old Cleveland boy found dead at vacant house


College of Wooster students end sit-in; will continue discussing concerns with officials

ECOT students rushing to other e-schools but trickling back to districts



The Los Angeles Times


No charges for off-duty LAPD officer who fired gun during dispute with teens in Anaheim

Metro CEO 'extremely disappointed' by LAPD treatment of woman pulled from subway train


We updated our California congressional race rankings. A lot has changed


Memo to Orange County: Forcing homeless people off a river trail doesn’t actually solve homelessness

Councilwoman says Red Line subway isn't safe and won't ride it with her daughter


The Washington Post

Trump offers to speak under oath to Mueller in Russia investigation


FBI lost texts from thousands of phones in glitch that affected former members of Mueller team


House Democrats write memo to counter GOP’s take on Russia probe, attacks on FBI

Trump puts path to citizenship for some ‘dreamers’ on the table in immigration deal

Trump’s 24-year-old drug policy appointee to step down by month’s end


‘America First’ is a hard sell in Davos


Ex-Justice Dept. lawyer offered to sell secret whistleblower lawsuits to targets of the complaints

Their school deleted an article on a teacher’s firing so these teens published it themselves

Perspective: This year’s severe flu exposes a serious problem with our medical system

Who’s against limiting money’s power in D.C. politics? Perhaps the Democratic mayor.

Baltimore Police officer who turned off body camera charged with tampering with evidence

Former Maryland schools superintendent indicted on four counts of perjury

Video shows Park Police fired nine shots into Bijan Ghaisar’s Jeep at close range, killing him


USA Today


New lawsuit alleges Russell Simmons raped an aspiring filmmaker in 2016

1968: Yearlong project captures the moments that transformed the nation







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