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Today in Black America - April 7

POSTED: April 07, 2022, 9:30 am

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The Associated Press

Senate poised to confirm Jackson to Supreme Court

Notable opinions by high court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson


Police: Sacramento shooting was gunfight among gang rivals


The New York Times

‘We Belong in These Spaces’: Jackson’s Successors Reflect on Her Nomination


House Votes to Find Two Trump Aides in Contempt in Jan. 6 Inquiry

Grand Jury Indicts Nurse, but Not Jail Officers, in Death of Black Man


The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore attorney Ken Ravenell seeks new trial, says jurors weren’t given proper instructions

Morgan State University receives approval to buy old Lake Clifton campus, fanning area revitalization hopes

Maryland has $400 million plan for Commanders, but it won’t build a stadium


NJ.com

Gov. Murphy says N.J. mayor who admitted using racial slurs should resign immediately

In video, N.J. mayor apologizes, acknowledges using racial slurs

‘Allow me to be your proof that the virus is still among us,’ Murphy says in first post-COVID appearance


USA Today

Schumer: Senate to vote on Supreme Court nominee


Secret Service members put on leave, tied to scheme providing rent-free apartments to feds

South Georgia cleans up from destructive storm


The Washington Post

Why Biden’s executive order on policing is still up in the air

Trump discusses Jan. 6 call logs and how he wanted to march on the Capitol

Editorial: A slaveholding president’s estate faces a modern racial controversy



The Los Angeles Times

Years of simmering gang violence escalated to shooting, officials say


Editorial: L.A. Unified fails to get kids the tutoring they need


Kidd Creole, a founding member of Grandmaster Flash, is convicted of manslaughter



The Atlanta Journal Constitution

Smaller Georgia colleges grapple with declining enrollment


The Jolt: Immigrant groups unhappy with Warnock criticism of new border policy

Opinion: State and local politics set bad example for Georgia children


The Chicago Sun-Times

Barack back home: Obama warns Chicago audience of ‘anger-based’ journalism and social media cashing in on conflict

Ray Lopez running for mayor; City Council critic to give up seat to challenge Lightfoot

Lightfoot’s gas and transit giveaways hit rough patch — even after income threshold reduced






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