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Today in Black America - January 5

POSTED: January 05, 2015, 11:30 am

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Today in Black History: Noted scientist Dr. George Washington Carver died on this date in 1943.

The New York Times

Republicans Say They’ll Act Fast to Push Their Agenda

Race and Voting Rights in Ferguson


Blow: Privilege of ‘Arrest Without Incident’


More Home-School Pupils, Less Regulation

G.O.P. Turns to the Courts to Aid Agenda


Edward W. Brooke III, 95, Senate Pioneer, Is Dead


Racial Bias, Even When We Have Good Intentions


Another Silent Protest of Mayor de Blasio as Officer Liu Is Laid to Rest

At 27, Balancing Her Social Life and a City’s Budget



The Christian Science Monitor

NYPD told not to turn backs on mayor again: Will ‘cold, steely silence’ prevail?

Are Mario Cuomo's ideals the Democratic Party's past, or its future?

Do GOP voters want Boehner out as speaker?



The Star Ledger


1993 Jersey City shooting now a homicide, and attackers may be charged again: authorities

Atlantic City, where they spent more money on parking employees than they got from meters, report says

PARCC leads N.J. schools to cancel midterms, finals

Atlantic City mayor predicts 2015 will be 'a year of healing' but expects another casino to close



Philly.com


Ex-judge on ticket fixing: 'I did it'


Family shocked by shotgun attack and suicide

Philadelphia Futures tries to help students soar

Teachers irked by in-service day scheduling


The Detroit Free Press


Film about Selma march takes America back to the future

Flu season turns deadly in Michigan

Detroit City Council: 10 memorable moments in 2014

Detroit saw fewer homicides in 2014



The Washington Post

McConnell’s goal for the GOP: Don’t be ‘scary’


Among police, anger grows toward elected officials

Why black protesters disrupt 'white' brunch

ESPN host ‘bulldozed’ the envelope, bringing phrases like ‘booyah’ to air


GOP field for 2016 starts to draw a crowd

For the first time since 2007, the economy wasn’t the top issue for Americans last year

Barack Obama’s presidency has been remarkably steady -- at least in his approval rating

Bowser appoints general counsel, other senior aides



The Los Angeles Times

#BlackBrunch brings peaceful protest to Oakland restaurants

For Republicans in California, goals come with a side of delusion

After two-year delay, construction on California's bullet train is set to start

Ex-convict savors freedom, seeks a job in unfamiliar world of 'society'

California colleges see surge in efforts to unionize adjunct faculty


The Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland authorities identify 10-year-old boy whose death remains under investigation

Attorney General Mike DeWine shrugs off Frank Jackson's criticism, stands by 2012 East Cleveland police shooting investigation

Meet your new Northeast Ohio legislators


USA Today


Rep. Dave Brat: Boehner won't have my support

Feds charge 2 from U.S. in attempted Gambian coup


The Road to 2016


The Chicago Tribune

CPS inspector general: Employee orchestrated $870,000 billing fraud

Park District may offer S. Side land to city for Obama library

U. of I. proposes first tuition freeze in 20 years

Quinn signs small-business retirement plan bill into law


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


DeKalb school board member balks at system’s background check










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