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Today in Black America - October 17

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USA Today

Is there a new speaker of the House yet? Republicans brace for infighting

Community mourns boy killed amidst growing fears of anti-Muslim hate

Judge in election conspiracy case sets limits on Donald Trump comments


The New York Times


Jordan Inches Closer to Speakership, but Republican Holdouts Remain

There is still no House speaker. What happens now?

Justice Barrett Calls for Supreme Court to Adopt an Ethics Code


The Washington Post

Behind closed doors, Marines struggle with a glaring diversity problem


Trump placed under limited gag order in Jan. 6 election obstruction case in D.C.

Race isn’t real, science says. Advocates want the census to reflect that.


The Associated Press

Lawyers, Trump and money: Ex-president spends millions in donor cash on attorneys as legal woes grow

Trump scheduled to be questioned in lawsuits from ex-FBI employees who sent negative texts about him

Math disabilities hold many students back. Schools often don’t screen for them


The Baltimore Sun

Baltimore County Council to study potential expansion after passing resolution

Baltimore County Council passes amendments to plastic bag ban two weeks before its start

Graduation behind bars: University of Baltimore students are first to earn degrees at Jessup Correctional Institution


The Los Angeles Times


Editorial: The gag order on Trump isn’t an overreach. There’s a real threat of intimidation


Opinion: Why Louise Jenkins Meriwether, the Black author and activist, should be a household name

Laphonza Butler knows how to amass quiet power. Will she win in the public arena?



NJ.com

N.J. 18 year old arrested in airport killing of Philadelphia police officer


N.J. tech school must teach Black hair styling to cosmetology students, AG says

‘SNL’ takes shots at Jersey, Menendez in Season 49 premiere


The Chicago Sun-Times


Plainfield man fatally stabbed 6-year-old Muslim boy after listening to conservative talk radio, prosecutors say

Thousands attend funeral for Palestinian American boy killed in Plainfield Township


More than 1,000 COVID-19 relief loans went to city employees — and many look fraudulent, city’s watchdog says


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Storied Black Atlanta company reemerging with help from Magic Johnson

4 inmates, including murder suspect, escape from Georgia jail


Slave descendants suing to fight zoning changes they say threaten their island homes off...



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