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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 24

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Today in Black History: Canada gives Blacks the right to vote on this date in 1837.

The New York Times

Names of Health Plans Sow Customer Confusion

Paul Has Ideas, but His Backers Want 2016 Plan

Rhode Island Legislators Vie to Fill Speaker Post After Hasty Resignation

Editorial: Willfully Endangering Drivers


Beneath Cities, a Decaying Tangle of Gas Pipes

Students See Many Slights as Racial ‘Microaggressions’


School Data Finds Pattern of Inequality Along Racial Lines

From de Blasio, Gentler Words About Charter Schools

Hurricane-Damaged Boilers Will Be Replaced in New York Public Housing


The Christian Science Monitor

Why heroin is spreading in America's suburbs (+video)

Could 2014 be the year the housing market really recovers?

Teen couple struck by California train: Tragedy points to growing problem (+video)


The Star Ledger

Protesters keep heat on Christie over bridge scandal

Toms River, Jersey City and Cherry Hill residents are gambling online the most

Rutgers-Newark law school starts unique fellowship offering low-cost legal help

'True goals' of Christie office's pricey, taxpayer-funded lawyer are questioned by critics

'Boys to Men': Montclair State hosts event to inspire urban teens to go to college


Campaign capsules in races for N.J.'s 12th Congressional seat and Trenton mayor


The Detroit Free Press


Sources: FBI reviewing secret recording from Novi judge's chambers

Kevyn Orr confident of Detroit rebound from bankruptcy


Michigan's expanded Medicaid could be a model for other states


Urban League to honor 5 for work on civil rights


Philly.com

4 city Dems implicated in sting seeking reelection

A 3-year saga: How the sting unfolded

Program offers students a look at various scientific fields

Some parents having their children opt out of PSSA exams


The Washington Post


Cantor carefully pushes House GOP toward softer pitch

Another HealthCare.gov hurdle still looms for some


Republicans could retake the Senate. But can they keep it?

Here's how you support the Koch brothers

Study: Black girls suspended at higher rates than most boys

For Muriel Bowser, it’s unite and conquer


Court says Montgomery County violated law in campaign


Ex-prisoner vote could tip D.C. mayor’s race



The Chicago Tribune

CTA train derails, hits platform at O'Hare

Alternative schools' basketball values fair play, not wins

Ruling offers hope to some imprisoned as youths

CPS has 3 schools on 'turnaround' list


Fat-heart disease findings confusing, enticing


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


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

STEM classes teach students skills that help in all areas, panelists at STEM conference say

The path to a college degree is not always at one institution, report says: Higher Education Roundup


The Los Angeles Times

After setbacks, tea party members vow to reinvent movement

DMV investigating potential breach in credit card processing

Hudley-Hayes' academic degrees raise questions


USA Today

Obama sends aid to find Joseph Kony

Tennessee plans executions in secret

Lingering impact of Exxon Valdez oil spill




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