today in black history

April 17, 2024

Zimbabwe, formerly Rhodesia, gained independence on this date in 1980.

Today in Black America - May 18

POSTED: May 18, 2015, 8:00 am

  • POST
    • Add to Mixx!
  • SEND TO FRIEND
  • Text Size
  • TEXT SIZE
  • CLEARPRINT
  • PDF

T


Today in Black History: In 1896, U.S. Supreme Court upholds Plessy v. Ferguson, beginning Jim Crow or de jure segregation and ending Reconstruction.

The New York Times

Editorial: Justice Reform in the Deep South


Blow: Unaffiliated and Underrepresented


Don’t Be So Sure the Economy Will Return to Normal

Action and Dysfunction in the U.S. Food-Safety Effort

Connecting the Dots Behind the Candidates

Black Leaders Show Signs of Frustration With de Blasio


Editorial: Housing Apartheid, American Style

Perils in Trade Deals When Factories Close and Towns Struggle

Conservative Support Aids Bid in Nebraska to Ban Death Penalty

Class-Action Lawsuit, Blaming Police Quotas, Takes On Criminal Summonses

Justice Department Reviewing Inmate Abuse by Attica Guards

Cuomo Promotes Tax Credits for Families of Students at Private Schools

Police Search for Group of Youths in L Train Beating


The Christian Science Monitor

Amtrak: Just how bad is America’s infrastructure? (+video)

Bullying declines in US schools as more students embrace diversity, tolerance (+video)

The Monitor's View Reimagining Africa as innovator

Southerners push new 'SEC primary' to raise Dixie’s presidential profile


The Star Ledger

Bill Nye talks climate change, racial conflict at Rutgers graduation

N.J. corrections officers demand same off-duty protections as police

Children who grow up in Essex, Camden counties much less likely to marry, report says

Obama highlighting Camden police accomplishments that Christie also touts


The Detroit Free Press

Land deal with Detroit, bridge company moving forward

Attorney insists one shot hit Terrance Kellom in back

4 Detroit police, teen suspect hurt in pickup crash



The Los Angeles Times

Obama to limit military-style equipment provided to local police departments by the federal government

White House steps up warnings about terrorism on U.S. soil

Nine killed, 18 wounded in Texas gunfight involving five biker gangs


Budgeting 101 for new college grads

Q&A: Understanding education tax breaks

Unity urged at memorial for man killed by police on skid row



The Chicago Tribune


49 people shot this weekend across Chicago


Mayor, aldermen to be sworn in today; meet city council's 50 members


U.S. Steel lays off another 285 workers at Gary Works mill



USA Today

Stephanopoulos, ABC have not fully disclosed Clinton ties: Schweizer

Insults to injury: Military sexual-assault victims endure retaliation

Police: Site of biker gunfight refused to help prevent it


The Washington Post

Mass shootout among rival biker gangs in Texas leaves 9 dead; 192 arrested

Sensing a voter shift, Clinton tacks to the left

Clinton is banking on the Obama coalition to win

Dozens of Ferguson-related reforms were proposed in Missouri. Just one passed.

America’s biggest city halls have more gender balance than Congress, but it’s still pretty low

Baltimore’s riots drew attention, but endemic violence is hardly noticed

In this Arlington middle school class, teaching math really is an art


Philly.com

Democratic candidates court church crowd


Camden County struggling to keep police officers


President to share post-Ferguson policing ideas

S.J. regional-jail study marred by misunderstanding

Inquirer's endorsements for Tuesday's election


The Cleveland Plain Dealer


Boosting Ohio's police training hours will come down to money

Random drug-testing of high school students is misguided idea: Gary Daniels, ACLU of Ohio

Parents can keep kids home after Brelo verdict if they think it's safer, Cleveland schools say












Some clips might require your registering for the paper's website. Sites like The Chicago Tribune are free while The New York Times and others have a pay wall that will allow you to see a specific number of articles per month for free and require a paid subscription for further reading.

Related References