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Today in Black America - September 30

POSTED: September 30, 2014, 8:00 am

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Today in Black History: James Meredith, escorted by federal marshals, enrolls as the first Black student at the University of Mississippi in 1962.

The New York Times

Armed Intruder at White House Got to East Room

Many Missteps in Assessment of ISIS Threat


Supreme Court Blocks Order to Restore 7 Days of Voting in Ohio

Weekly Quandary: Talking Racism and Sexism With Children

Trial Opens in Atlanta School Cheating Scandal


De Blasio’s Executive Order Will Expand Living Wage Law to Thousands More

In Rare Rebuke for Rikers Officers, Judge Urges Firing of 6 Who Beat Inmate



The Christian Science Monitor


Turkey shifts tone on Islamic State. Will it join US-led coalition?

Atlanta cheating scandal moves to the courtroom (+video)

Detroit bankruptcy judge says he can't stop water shutoffs


Ferguson charging media high fees to obtain documents, as tensions flare (+video)


Africa's best states in 2014 are Mauritius and Botswana: Ibrahim Index

Is student debt preventing 414,000 home sales?



The Star Ledger


'This is not life': At vigil for Newark mother, a call for an end to violence

Wal-Mart blames Tracy Morgan for injuries because he didn't wear seat belt


N.J. legislature approves bill requiring hospitals to teach family how to care for discharged patients

Pro sports leagues sue over Christie's sports betting plan; Lesniak readies repeal of state ban

Joanne Chesimard still at large as N.J. court rules on co-defendent's parole in 1973 trooper murder


Philly.com

NFL player flagged for Muslim prayer

Source: Woman slain for helping police

Pepper spray causing confusion for cops, women


Schools to collect guns, drugs



The Detroit Free Press

Snyder defends record on economy in 1st town hall at WMU

DPS board votes to get rid of emergency manager


Judge rules he can't stop Detroit water shutoffs

Davis can sue Detroit council over Orr tenure deal

5 wounded after shooting in Detroit, police say



The Washington Post


Fence jumper made it deep into the White House

Ebola-stricken Liberia is descending into economic hell

One chart showing how federal jobs are less deadly than private-sector jobs


These maps show the Internet is getting faster in (almost) every state


Ex-Va. senator Jim Webb takes on his party’s hawks. And maybe Clinton.

A record five black women are running for state office in Georgia

Mayor touts infant-mortality plan, but bureau eyed for cuts



The Chicago Tribune

Quinn anti-violence grant hearings get green light from federal prosecutor

Mom: Boy, 13, shot dead running from gang members. 'Quit doing this'


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

FDIC discloses which local banks are gaining customers, which ones are losing them

New early voting schedule released in wake of Supreme Court order

Ohio among the most teacher-friendly states in the nation, study says


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Defense of DeKalb CEO Ellis will present witnesses Tuesday


1 arrested, 1 sought in DeKalb couple’s kidnapping and fatal shooting

3 people sentenced to prison for Section 8 fraud in Marietta



The Los Angeles Times


Ferguson drug bust stalls after earning Officer Darren Wilson an award

Drought-conscious residents turn the water tables on public agencies

Trial begins in lawsuit over AIG's $182-billion taxpayer bailout

Civic and business leaders urge L.A. school board to keep Supt. Deasy


USA Today

Cases involving Ferguson police officer on hold


Staff failures blamed for detention center escapes









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